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

Chapter 5

Leon's appearance echoed his father's.

He gave me a contemptuous once-over, "God, you're a mess."

Then he turned to Hudson, hand extended expectantly,

"Dad, about those birthday presents you promised when Mom and I got back?"

"Eighteen in two days. Last year I got ninety-nine presents. Let's make it an even hundred this time."

Hudson ignored Leon's insult toward me, ruffling his hair with indulgent affection.

"Of course,"

He pulled out the protection pendant, carefully placing it around Leon's neck with a tenderness he'd

never shown Noah,

As if that wasn't enough, Hudson snapped his fingers.

sports cars in garish

much

nose playfully, wrapping herself around Hudson's arm. "Hey, what about mama? Don't tell me the boy's your favorite now, hmm?" Hudson tweaked her nose with a grin. "As if I could

of people emerged from the cars, carrying dozens of jewelry sets. Each piece was museum-worthy, including

his cheek,

aren't these from that royal auction in Europe? Each set

whole collection? Baby, you're too

had become their obscene show of

black suit, bare-faced and puffy-eyed, looking like a

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Hudson had ever given Noah wouldn't equal the

new cars.

finally remembered my

Valeria and Leon are just used to European customs. And Mom's adopted Leon as her grandson, so

birthday coming up,

he could finish, Valeria stumbled dramatically into his arms. "Hudson... I feel faint.

up. "This is exactly why I bought you the