Caught in Bed with my Married Ex

rents waiting for him. His father sat on the sofa with a newspaper

liot," his fa

ever this is, it can

any idea what you've done? Your wife caught you

. "I know what happened, Mum. You

and the gravity of your stupidity!" his father thundered.

thriving for years. One scandal like this could destroy everything we've worked for. Her father could p

opped pacing

ps her mouth shut. Pray she doesn't tell

at's what you're worri

ried about everything! Your marriage, our reputation,

about that before forcing me into a ma

se to his feet. "Wha

e it was good for business and prejudice ,Nobody ca

disbelief. "Are you seriousl

ying that what happened wouldn't have

tone." His

Elliot shouted. "I'm done pretending that every

stared at h

at has gott

"You want to know what has gotten into me? I've

r her except my time and my love. She believed in me before this family started parading me

ight woman for you,"

d it wasn't about your business interest, if Claire

is father, his voice shakin

esponsible? Was she from a bad family? Did she lack an education? Did she

marriage is more compli

black? Was that the problem? Because every time I brought

closer, his voice

throw away everything your grandfather built for a relations

g always comes back to

e being

acist!"His mother's h

lio

didn'

dressed up your prejudice in expensive suits and called it family values. You hid it

age and furry , if only he had done this earlier , he would have be

his head . He took a long swallow, leaning back against the leather seat. He had never been the kind of man who drank to forg

ugh his contacts until he found the nam

ad already suffered enough because of him, and calling

he missed her so much t

d, he pressed the call button

wered so quickly th

beau

ief silence on

peated, more cau

's

Her voice softene

ouldn'

ragging a hand over his face. "You alway

u can go months without touching alcohol, and now you're

k you so

cour

e so much that you hated th

where a

ewhe

t. Tell me wh

going to come

thout hesitation. "So

g. Then he gave her the name

tructed. "Don't drink an

tayed away from him. After everything that had happened, the last thing either of them needed was another nigh

e loosened, his shirt sleeves rolled up, and a half-empty glass sitting in front of him. His usually neat

racked slightly. "I don't wa

is hurti

kno

go home and face

onight, I want to be somewhe

d, his fingers wrappin

to be wi