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.

a skin-tight red dress. The

to notice or care. She fawned over them like they were

with umbrellas from

glittered when she saw me. "Oh Eleanor, sweetie, save the

the one who lost her child. And those

her face

puffy eyes? So theatrical - you're embarrassing

actually care about family. Rushed straight

this gorgeous jade bracelet. They're real family -

selfish ass."

Eleanor never accepted me.

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good enough for her precious Hudson. During my years of infertility, she called

resented how he always defended

Now? He couldn't take his eyes

triumphant smirk