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.”

this wasn’t going to go over well. “If 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,

eyes narrowed. “So, you just… decided that? On your own? Without talking to me again,

she landed. I called in 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

man.” Sutton called Luca what Blair

Luca blinked.

with a loud clink. “You don’t get to play chess master with my life and our son’s life and just drop

every word of it. He knew this would happen

don’t get to protect me from the truth just because it’s inconvenient

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Chapter 150

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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 to come after us. She would’ve found someone to manipulate. Someone to use. This way, she has nothing.

crossed her arms. “You didn’t think

a say?”

didn’t think you needed the burden of

still in the hospital.”

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

“But I made it,

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

him and could see the lines of worry under his eyes. While she had been

them safe.

she comes back?” she asked

tabs on her. You don’t need

“And if she does?”

jail might’ve made her

of her was ruthless, controlled,

believe this is safer?”

“Yes.”

on one of the kitchen stools. “Unless you

Luca didn’t smile.

laugh. He