Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 150

Chapter 150

Luca helped her out of the car later that afternoon. His hand steady at her lower back as they made their way up the front steps. He could see she was still tired and clearly still in pain. The doctor had told them Sutton could be in pain for at least another month–not only from giving birth to Miles but also from her fall.

When they got inside, Sutton went straight to the room they were going to use for Miles when he got home. He watched her turn on the light and stand in the middle of the room looking around.

He could feel her pain from here. Every day she left the hospital without Miles was heartbreaking for her and him. More so because her pain was there for all to see.

“We’ll bring him home soon,” Luca said beside her, putting his arm around her waist. “We’re so close.”

Sutton nodded and leaned into him for a second before she turned away and headed toward the kitchen. She needed water. Maybe a sandwich. But she wouldn’t cry.

She was halfway through filling a glass when she caught his reflection in the kitchen window… she could sense something, the way she had since he had come to the hospital… His shoulders were stiff, jaw tight, and he wasn’t talking much.

“Okay,” she said finally, turning around, glass still in hand. “Spit it out.”

Luca looked up.

“You’ve been itching to say something since we left the hospital. What is it?”

He exhaled through his nose and crossed the room. “Nicole’s gone.”

Sutton blinked. “Gone? As in what, exactly?”

“As in on a plane to Rome. There isn’t a return ticket.”

“What?” She stared at him. “You let her go?”

“She’s gone, Sutton.”

“That’s not what I asked.”

I’d pushed for jail time here, she might’ve served two, maybe three years max. Out on parole before that… Miles will not even be walking by the time she could be free. But this way, her leaving the country under pending charges means she’s done here. For good. If she tries to come back into the country, they’ll arrest her. And this time she’ll face

“So, you just… decided that? On

every favor I had. After she paid off the hacker, she wasn’t left with much–she’d be lucky to get a job flipping burgers without being

Luca what Blair had often called Roman. But she was

Luca blinked.

don’t get to play chess master with my life and our son’s life

every word of it. He knew this would happen when she found

get to protect me from the truth just because it’s inconvenient for you to

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with you I get why you did it. But next time you involve me, do you

from the truth,” he said calmly. “I was protecting our family. Nicole behind bars wouldn’t have kept you or Miles als She would’ve thought of ways

crossed her arms. “You didn’t

a say?”

didn’t think you needed the burden of

still in the hospital.”

to make.” Sutton was feeling frustrated because they had already had a

he agreed. “But I made

it was so disarming, so Luca, that it knocked the heat out of her anger. He was an arrogant

of worry under his eyes. While

them safe.

she comes back?”

keeping tabs on her. You

“And if she does?”

better. But if she does…” He paused. “Sending her to jail might’ve made her angrier, hungrier for

what to say. The man in front of her was

really believe this is safer?” she

“Yes.”

one of the kitchen stools. “Unless you had her

Luca didn’t smile.

didn’t laugh. He