Alpha’s Regret Pregnant Rejected Luna

Chapter 78

Bella could feel her irritation rise as she continued listening to the man..

“Listen…” he was about to continue when, at that very moment, the door swung open and Ethan stood there. Bella ripped the phone from her ear immediately, her head snapping to the open door where Ethan stood, a questioning look etched on his face.

He stepped into the room, and Bella stood, attempting to appear composed, the phone clutched tightly in her hands.

“You’re home early,” she stated almost breathlessly, her words carrying a hint of surprise attempting to deflect any suspicion that might arise from the abrupt end to her secretive conversation.

“Yes,” he replied, his eyes searching her features with a discerning intensity.

“Is something wrong?” he asked, his brows furrowing suspiciously, as if sensing a disturbance in the atmosphere.

“Huh?” she asked, looking up with wide, innocent eyes, a practiced guise of normalcy.

“No nothing,” she denied immediately, attempting to deflect any scrutiny.

You sure? You sounded like you were having an issue.” he queried, his gaze briefly flickering towards her phone, catching the subtle unease in her demeanor as her grip around it tightened even more.

“It’s nothing, just one of the artists. He’s demanding to be paid more for the exhibition where we’re displaying his paintings,” she explained,her attempt at casualness at odds with the tight grip on the phone, casting shadows of secrecy in the room.

Ethan’s features relaxed as he processed her explanation.

“You should arrive at a decision before starting; that’s not legal. Do you need my help? Need me to step in?” he offered, displaying a genuine concern for her predicament.

“It sounds serious,” he observed, his attention fully on her.

her denial quick and

the name of this artist?” Ethan probed, seeking more information to

It’s nothing,” she laughed anxiously, attempting to downplay the severity of the issue. Ethan,

in his gaze.

she had to sound. convincing to dissuade Ethan from delving further into

care of this myself,” she insisted, her words laced

uncomfortably under his piercing gaze, the room hanging heavy with unspoken

breaking the silence, his lingering gaze leaving a trail of unanswered questions. With that, he turned and headed towards their

the door he had left ajar. The click

connected, a lingering thread connecting her to the shadows of her clandestine

dutiful husband, too bad.” he added, his words dripping with sarcasm. “Stop it, Bella

you lie? I thought you said you were done?” he sneered, reveling in the apparent contradiction of

he continued, breaking into

evident in her voice as she tried to

taunts.

chuckled, seemingly finding amusement

little transactions and wanted to come clean,” he chuckled more then broke into full

demand cutting through the

use my regular accounts; I’ll use the company’s own, so it doesn’t arouse suspicion. But it has to be tomorrow,” she explained, attempting to reach an agreement and

of how to have the amount wired to his account. She flung her phone away in frustration, releasing

You said fifty before!” she thundered the moment he

interest, of course, twenty thousand,” he stated gleefully, his tone indicating a twisted satisfaction at the complications of their

struggling to comprehend

so what else do

frustrated sigh, she hung up the phone, tossing it away as if trying to distance herself from the infuriating