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The Billionaire's Acting Wife

Chapter 3 Baby Steps

Word Count: 1000    |    Released on: 23/02/2025

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had done was

ss pressure from my father and stepmother. They had been pushing me to get mar

h to think straight. Too

pounding from the alcohol. I was confused, disoriented-unt

terrible h

motel manager, demanding to see the CCTV footage. I had

was. The unde

elf on a girl I

anything like that before. Even drunk, I had

estion, but even after it was gone, I found no peace. I couldn

ldn't sleep, couldn't focus on anythin

ake respo

cause I had to make things right. My father wanted me to settle down, and she... she had nothin

who treated her like a servant. A father w

her, I could help her. I could p

e, her hand bleeding because of me, I wasn't

ng the wound. My voice was quiet

a long moment, as if

she fin

es

. you won't h

said it, the way her voice w

eaning every word. "And I won't force

at felt like an eternity, she sighed. "I'll th

thing. A small crack in the wal

ll ha

o do the same and leave. Bu

pped her arms around my

s... I didn'

nd before I could stop myself, my arms

is feel...

Mabel, my girlfriend. But right now, as I held Mirabel in my

shaking, her b

I scooped her up

ter a moment, her expression softened, and

me in a long time, I

same time. Mirabel, the girl who had hated me just moments ago, was now leanin

ng her down. She looked up at me with wi

d, tucking a stray stran

. I pulled my hand back, sighing. "I know you don't trust me, and I do

ng up on the bed. "Then l

ened. "I can

ists on her lap. "Why?

d to protect y

offed, shaking her h

r. "From people who want to hurt you m

sion mixed with frustra

ow wouldn't change anything. She wouldn't believe

ight now," I said instead

laugh. "Trust you?

ck. "You should sleep

ave, but her v

her

around,

efore finally whispering, "Than

hed at how bro

nk me," I said softly.

I left the room, closi

presence lingered in my mind,

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1 Chapter 1 The Genesis2 Chapter 2 An Angel Or The Villain 3 Chapter 3 Baby Steps 4 Chapter 4 Whenever You're Ready5 Chapter 5 My Little One6 Chapter 6 Unexpected Turns7 Chapter 7 I'll Find You8 Chapter 8 That's My Girl9 Chapter 9 Living The Nightmare10 Chapter 10 Restless11 Chapter 11 Scared of the Unknown12 Chapter 12 A Raging Storm13 Chapter 13 Trust is Earned..14 Chapter 14 The Thorn Within15 Chapter 15 Power Well Played16 Chapter 16 Just the Beginning17 Chapter 17 Finding Our Way Back18 Chapter 18 Just how 19 Chapter 19 I Could Only Hope20 Chapter 20 Thank You for Understanding21 Chapter 21 Always a First Time22 Chapter 22 In Preparation...23 Chapter 23 Someone Stood, at Last24 Chapter 24 Crashing25 Chapter 25 Your Lips26 Chapter 26 Take Care of You27 Chapter 27 Shadows From the Past28 Chapter 28 A Dangerous Game29 Chapter 29 Unexpected Alliances30 Chapter 30 Unraveling Threads31 Chapter 31 An Hidden Agenda32 Chapter 32 A Gathering Storm33 Chapter 33 Partners in Crime34 Chapter 34 The Final Countdown35 Chapter 35 Balancing Act36 Chapter 36 New Horizons37 Chapter 37 What If 38 Chapter 38 The Weight of Secrets39 Chapter 39 Weight of Secrets 240 Chapter 40 Reminisce41 Chapter 41 Reminisce II42 Chapter 42 Goodbye Mother43 Chapter 43 De Ja Vu44 Chapter 44 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly45 Chapter 45 The Distance Between Us46 Chapter 46 The Name I Didn't Know47 Chapter 47 Brewing Obsession48 Chapter 48 The Bleeding Silence49 Chapter 49 Fault Lines50 Chapter 50 The Drive Back51 Chapter 51 Bye Past, Welcome Future52 Chapter 52 Secret Mission53 Chapter 53 First Things First54 Chapter 54 Night To Remember55 Chapter 55 Marry Me....Again56 Chapter 56 The World Knows57 Chapter 57 The Family Gathering58 Chapter 58 Rumor Has It59 Chapter 59 Old Wounds60 Chapter 60 Shadows Under The Lights