The Billionaire's Unexpected Contract Wife

offee in hand, her thoughts scattered across the events of the past few days. The press conference, the endless boardroom m

g the role of the dutiful wife. The woman who stood by Frank, no questions asked. Ever

armichael- Frank's most trusted confidant and someone who had become an unintentional friend over the last few weeks. Ethan was the one wh

. She was about to ignore it when

eet me at the offi

a mix of curiosity and drea

much about it, Regina

my

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t. Regina stepped out of the car, feeling the weight of the day pressing down on her as she walked through

ables and machinery accompanying her thoughts. She didn't know what Ethan wanted

floor, she stepped into the sleek, polishe

instincts kicked in. She wasn't sure why, but there was something unsettling about

He didn't look up at first, his fingers tapping against the wood. The tension in

tly, her voice breaki

his expression unreada

He closed the folder, folding his hands over

he started, his voice low. "But I've

he had a sinking feeling she wasn't going to

as if making sure no one was

. "What about Frank?" she ask

recent transactions involving offshore accounts. They don't add up. And I know Frank has been involved in

hat are you saying? Are you

ng him of anything. But something is going o

t this? This was a step into dangerous territory. The thought that Frank might be

voice urgent. "If we go public with this, it'll ruin hi

dy knew how ruthless it could be. If there was even a shred of truth to what Ethan was saying, i

me this?" she whisp

I don't think Frank sees it. And because you're

espond. The weight of Ethan's words hung heavily in the air, and

," she said quietly, her voice trembli

d. "Just be careful, Regina. Frank's a complicated man

ly, her mind spinning.

y breath, her hands trembling. She didn't know what she would do next. But one thing was certain-she couldn't ke

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e evening sun casting long shadows across the walls. Frank was sitting on the couch, his suit jacket discarded an

s voice calm but with an edge that hin

acing from her conversation with Et

brows furrowing.

ns. She could confront him directly, demand a

think there's more to this whole situation than I realized.

on hardened. "Wh

solve solidifying. "I need

anging heavily in the air. Frank's jaw tightened, and for the firs

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xt move. Regina could see the brief flash of uncertainty in his eyes, but it

ing," Frank said, his voice low and measured. "You d

ce, but the depth of Frank's response, the way his words seemed t

torm brewing in her chest. "I can't keep pretending everything is fine when I fee

? Fine. But understand, once I tell you, there's no going

was one of those rare times when everything could change in an instant. She had known Frank was a complicated man, a billiona

d, her voice barely above a b

ingers combing through the dark strands in frustration. "There are things about my bu

t he was about to say. The unease that had begun to coi

of the deals I've made, the people I've had to associate with, they don't follow the same rules. The world I've built isn't j

e you saying you've been invo

lization hit her hard. She had been married to a man whose empire wasn't built purely on business

egina asked, her voice shaking b

It's complicated, Regina. I've made mistakes, and some of them have come back t

eling. "By keeping me in the dark? B

who would do anything to see me fall, to bring down everything I've built. You don't underst

tood her ground. "I'm not afraid of you, Fr

as deafening. He looked at her as though seeing her for the first time, as if s

fter now, tinged with regret. "But I've crossed a line, and I

answers, but now that she had them, she wasn't sure what to do with them. The man she had married, the man

voice cracking. "You should have trusted me en

with the weight of unspoken apologies. "But I didn't think yo

man who has been hiding his entire life from me? The one where I have t

of her stomach. "I don't know who you are anymore, Fr

you want to leave, then go. But know this- everything I've done, e

e a slap to the face. She had always thought Frank's love for her was genuine, that he was just a man who

eve that anymore," she said

ld see the anger boiling beneath his surface, but she wasn't afraid. She had c

k said, his voice cold. "But if you lea

und. She wasn't sure what the future held, but she knew that

rned on her heel and walked out of

emained- was the truth enough to save the