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.

But not Valeria - she'd chosen a skin-tight

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

shield them with umbrellas from the mild

Eleanor, sweetie, save the umbrella for poor Reese

one who lost her

her face

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

- they actually care about family. Rushed straight

brought me this gorgeous jade bracelet.

selfish ass."

Eleanor never accepted me.

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wasn't good enough for her precious Hudson. During my years of infertility, she called me

Noah came, she resented how he always defended me,

couldn't take his eyes off

flashed me a triumphant