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Deceptive Marriage

Chapter 6 Happiness behind a Lying Date

Word Count: 1539    |    Released on: 07/08/2023

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up with red, swollen eyes? All questions received a vague, if not any, answer. Abigail just wanted to forget about the miserable night. For a split second, she was starting to grow a

iving at work, almost every other co-worker congratulates her once again for her engagement, and yet, Benjamin was nowhere in sight even though she knew he'd be working toda

creen and the other side of her desk. Her head lifts in surprise since s

n appropriate greeting. The look on her father's face didn't ease her anxiety. She's seen that ex

that creased his forehead were just as deep as his frown. "I haven't seen you co

Still, she forced a smile. "Everything is fine, Dad. It was just a late night last night. I'm a little sleepy is all. Besides, me and Benjamin are working on two completely separate things

ack at his daughter again. This time his eyes have an apologetic look in them. "Perks are your happiness, don't for

g her father to drop this on her. "What?? Bu

er shady with his affairs outside of business are always vague. Not much is in his background other than he comes fro

rry about me. As I said, work comes first and Benjamin understands that. He's be

"Alright, Abi. I trust you." He then walks over and gives her f

s office and as soon as he was gone, Abigail's smile immediately vanishes and she struggles to stop the tears that started to bead up on the corners of her eyes. She hated lying to her father, truly.

I just need to hold on a l

l has no idea what she's getting into. All she knows is that Benjamin was in the type of trouble that'l

hair. After a conversation with her father so sickening that it made her nauseous, she had to get out of her

nji

nd Abigail quietly moves over to the frosted glass window. Though she couldn't see the details, she could clearly make out that Benjamin was sitting behind his des

ack in his chair and crosses his arms. Though Abigail couldn't see the e

gives a feminine laugh as if something had just tickled her. "

to understand?" Abigail could hear an edge in Benjamin's voice. The m

ilence and Delilah scoots closer until she could easily sit on his lap if she wanted to. "If this isn't a prank f

w? Will he call off the wedding? Though her thoughts headed straight for the lie she was doing her hardest to make b

hours. And when Benjamin spoke, he gave nothing away through his tone. "Like I sai

ughing from a hilarious joke. "That's funny, coming from

han just intimate...? Was it

njamin's until it was hard to tell the two apart. The brushed her hand down his cheek slo

y runs her fingers through his hair. "I mean, you got m

. And flings eventually come to an end." Benjamin says blu

." She murmurs right before Abigail hea

kly walked away from Benjamin's office before she could see or hear

ing about us isn't real. So why shoul

an't get the nauseating feeling to go away. Lie or not, it still hurt k

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1 Chapter 1 Birthday party 2 Chapter 2 Mr Anderson 3 Chapter 3 Affair behind a Fake Marriage4 Chapter 4 Opposites Attract5 Chapter 5 Ice is blue 6 Chapter 6 Happiness behind a Lying Date7 Chapter 7 Our Painful Pasts8 Chapter 8 A Foreboding Silence9 Chapter 9 Vow of Lies 10 Chapter 10 Confessions11 Chapter 11 Falling in Love12 Chapter 12 The Unexpected 13 Chapter 13 Kidnapped14 Chapter 14 Separation15 Chapter 15 Who to Trust 16 Chapter 16 A friend in Need 17 Chapter 17 The Only Savior18 Chapter 18 Backfire19 Chapter 19 Envy's Touch20 Chapter 20 Trust Goes a Long Way21 Chapter 21 Envy's Touch22 Chapter 22 Waking Nightmare or New Protector 23 Chapter 23 Love At First Sight 24 Chapter 24 Kingpin's New Bride25 Chapter 25 A Shower with No Privacy26 Chapter 26 A Stolen Wife27 Chapter 27 The Real Problem28 Chapter 28 Benjamin's Capture29 Chapter 29 Deception30 Chapter 30 Be Brave31 Chapter 31 A Fighter To The Very End32 Chapter 32 The Final Bargain33 Chapter 33 The Unpredictable Kingpin34 Chapter 34 A Single Bullet35 Chapter 35 The Warehouse Shooting Aftermath36 Chapter 36 Concerns and Regrets37 Chapter 37 The Wrong Type of Celebrity38 Chapter 38 The Guiltiest Confession Benjamin was still in a coma by the time the39 Chapter 39 The Wife's Affair40 Chapter 40 A Widower's Determination41 Chapter 41 A Rashful father 42 Chapter 42 Deceptive Marriage Exposed43 Chapter 43 Love Conquers and Conquered44 Chapter 44 Reunited Love45 Chapter 45 Kiss It All Better46 Chapter 46 Secrets Behind Friend's Backs47 Chapter 47 Conniving Vixen48 Chapter 48 Unknown Oncoming Storm49 Chapter 49 Pregnancy Test Results50 Chapter 50 Exposed51 Chapter 51 Layla's Determination52 Chapter 52 Vacation Riddled With Lies53 Chapter 53 Uncertain Pregnancy Results54 Chapter 54 The Cost of Curiosity55 Chapter 55 Layla's Lies56 Chapter 56 Vexing Vixen57 Chapter 57 Resisting the Fox58 Chapter 58 Brought to Light59 Chapter 59 Morning Sickness or Stress 60 Chapter 60 Mr. Anderson's Reward61 Chapter 61 Unlikely Allies62 Chapter 62 Is this going to work 63 Chapter 63 Lies Turned into Secrets64 Chapter 64 Second Attempt65 Chapter 65 The Final Results66 Chapter 66 Truce Forged Alliance67 Chapter 67 Wife in Distress68 Chapter 68 Untrustworthy69 Chapter 69 Frustrating Runaway70 Chapter 70 Stuck in Shadow's Claws71 Chapter 71 To Be Forthright72 Chapter 72 Reunited Bond73 Chapter 73 The Runaway Girls74 Chapter 74 A Man Of His Word75 Chapter 75 Caught Red-Handed76 Chapter 76 The Bouncing CEO Title77 Chapter 77 Shady or Cheery Town 78 Chapter 78 Investigating the Shelter79 Chapter 79 Cocky Infiltration80 Chapter 80 Rude and Impatient Investigator81 Chapter 81 Suspicious Mothers82 Chapter 82 Infestation83 Chapter 83 The Next Step84 Chapter 84 Sinful Smiles85 Chapter 85 Manipulating Lust86 Chapter 86 Damn 87 Chapter 87 Secrets Revealed88 Chapter 88 Captive Found89 Chapter 89 Mother90 Chapter 90 A new Ally 91 Chapter 91 Poisonous Plan92 Chapter 92 Rashful Bravery93 Chapter 93 Bargain94 Chapter 94 Promises Broken and Kept95 Chapter 95 The Rescue!96 Chapter 96 Sacrifice97 Chapter 97 A Mother's Fate98 Chapter 98 Tragedy, Success, and Secrets99 Chapter 99 Just noticed 100 Chapter 100 Benjamin's Lies Behind Deception