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My Billionaire Fiancé's Hidden Wife

Chapter 2 

Word Count: 851    |    Released on: Today at 17:54

Morri

the front door echoed

bathroom and turned on the faucet. I cupped the freezing water in my hands and spl

nox's leather briefcase hit

as laced with exhaustion, but carefully dipped in

ands. I took a breath, pasting that br

ed out, my voice

across the mahogany floor. Knox was standing by the

his arms, a picture-perfect

embrace and wrapped my arms around his waist. *I held my breath. Just like I did when I

d loudly. "The interns at the MIT lab are completely

uit jacket. It was a bespoke Italian cut. I

head, his lips parting, aiming straight fo

an inch. His lips landed off-center,

rk annoyance crossed his eyes

my cheek. "I just put on that La Mer serum. It

affectionately pinched my nose. "You and your

r to the crystal bar cart. He poured hi

taking a sip. "I need to secure a few more publi

smiled and nodded, but my eyes were diss

iding my gaze. "The submission fees and the... networking required f

do you need?" I asked smoothly. "I'll have my private b

face. He set the glass down and crossed the room, dropping t

my eyes. "Once I get tenure, Harper, we're gett

g eyes. His acting was so flawl

ftly. "I'll always

d up, rolling his shoulders. "I need a s

door clicked shut. Ten seconds later, the he

anished fro

elessly discarded. I slid my hand into the hidden inner breast pocke

sscode. I had spent ten years studying this man's habits

een unl

cept for one number. A contact saved simply as 'D'

cture of the screen. I locked the burner and slipped

red myself a glass of red win

out, a towel wrapped low around his

to him, my eyes utter

rling. I'll get every

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My Billionaire Fiancé's Hidden Wife
My Billionaire Fiancé's Hidden Wife
“My fiancé, Knox, was the man I'd spent ten years building a life with, the one I'd poured my family's fortune into. But then I found the lockbox. Inside, a photo of him smiling, his arm around a heavily pregnant woman, marked: *To my only wife Deana.* I'd been looking for a charger in our Boston penthouse closet when I stumbled upon it. The faded Polaroid showed Knox, younger, beaming, with a heavily pregnant stranger. Its timestamp: "Ten years ago"-the exact year I funded his Ivy League PhD. Flipping the photo, I saw Knox's familiar handwriting: *To my only wife Deana and our upcoming miracle.* My world crumbled. The man I'd loved had a wife, making me the unwitting mistress. My opulent life was built on his lies. His text, "Baby, I'm coming home to *our house*," twisted into a cruel joke. My tears froze. A decade of sacrifices, of family alienation-all for a man who used my money and trust-shredded in my mind. The fragile woman in me vanished; my eyes turned cold and clear. I relocked the box, smoothed the rug, and applied crimson lipstick. Practicing a flawless smile, I whispered, "Welcome home, my sweet liar."”