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.

of sports cars in garish colors

Know how much you love making a

the boy's your favorite now, hmm?" Hudson tweaked her nose with a grin. "As

emerged from the cars, carrying dozens of jewelry sets. Each piece was museum-worthy, including one that had belonged to European

kissed his cheek, playing the

from that royal auction in

whole collection? Baby, you're too much... though I

son's funeral had become their obscene show of

stood in my basic black suit, bare-faced and puffy-eyed, looking

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Noah wouldn't equal

new cars.

remembered

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

birthday coming up, and that

he could finish, Valeria stumbled dramatically into

dropped my arm like it burned, scooping her up. "This is exactly why I bought you the