The Wife He Betrayed

n flawless. He was the brilliant tech entrepreneur, the man who could have anyone, but he had chosen her. He built a world fo

ress his ear to her belly, talking to their unborn daughter. He read every baby book he could find and insisted on assembling the crib himself, ev

phone more often, a little smile playing on his lips that wasn't for her. He

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pointment is in an hour," A

suit. He avoided her eyes. "Ava, somethin

, her voice small. "You have

ng her a quick kiss on the forehead. It felt cold. "Chloe is handling the pre

e air between them.

sat on the examination table, feeling the cold gel on her stomach, and stared at the ultrasound screen. A tiny, perfec

But it was the picture that made her stop breathing. Liam was on a stage, a microphone in his hand. Standing next to him was a young woman, Chloe Davis. She looked plain, dressed in a simpl

ler," she had apparently said, her voice trembling with emotion. "I just want to do good work." The article praised her as

old wave. He abandoned his pregnant wife for this... this pe

e opened the safe, her hands shaking. On their wedding day, Liam had given her a file. He had laughed and called it an "insurance policy."

y, she would get a controlling share of his company, the house, everything. The man who wrote this, the man who love

about the cheating. It was about the lie. He had turne

her grief. She opened his laptop. She knew his business rival, Ethan Hayes

a short, d

t: Mil

in. It concerns a significant portion of shares in Liam Miller's

name. Ava Willia

hit

She didn't know what the next one would be, but she knew she co

r belly, a silent promise to

n, a cloth was pressed over her mouth and nose. A sweet, chemical smell filled her lung

lling of antiseptic. She was in a hospital bed. A sharp, r

utside the room, low an

asked. His voice was cold, strippe

. "The drugs will induce labor within the hour. It's premature, six months is very risky,

-in assistant,' a nanny to help with the preemie baby. No one will question it. T

into labor, risk their daughter's life, just so he could bring his mistress into their home. A wave

oing to tak

. She had scheduled it to send at this time. Right now, somewhere in the city, Ethan Hayes's phone was b