A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage (reese and hudson)

Chapter 4

The next morning. Hudson, despite his well known aversion to germs, tenderly cleaned and redressed my

wounds.

The home nurse watched with barely concealed envy. I felt nothing but emptiness.

His heart seemed to break when he saw my crying swollen eyes, that familiar look of worry crossing his face.

"Reese, I know you're grieving. Trust me, I am too. But you need to rest - I've lost our boy, I can't lose you too. Let me handle the funeral today."

Handle it? Like you handled murdering your own son?

Swallowing my bitter thoughts, I kept my voice steady.

"No. I need to say goodbye to my baby."

At the funeral home, I spotted them immediately - Valeria and a teenage boy, practically holding court with my mother-in-law Eleanor. They were making her laugh.

At her grandson's funeral.

Valeria - she'd chosen a

She fawned over them like they were her actual

shield them with umbrellas from the

"Oh Eleanor, sweetie, save the umbrella for poor

who

to me, her face

brat gone. Why the dramatic puffy eyes? So theatrical - you're

Val and Leon - they actually care about family. Rushed straight here off their flight to to

me this gorgeous jade bracelet. They're real

selfish ass."

Eleanor never accepted me.

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precious Hudson. During

resented how he

me, Now? He couldn't take his eyes off

triumphant smirk before clutching Eleanor's