Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Chapter 30

Chapter

30

"You've been staying at a hotel; my father will eventually figure that out. The house he gave us has been sitting empty. I already had your luggage brought here, Nicolas said casually. Thea considered his words and found them reasonable. She agreed.

While staying at a hotel kept her away from the Rowland family, it didn't feel entirely safe.

When they arrived, Thea headed toward the guest room with her suitcase. Suddenly, Nicolas took it from her and walked straight to the master bedroom.

Startled. Thea followed him. "Mr. Hendrix, it doesn't feel right for me to stay in the master bedroom when you're not here."

"There's nothing wrong with it. You're my wife, legally speaking. This house was given to both of us by my father. You have as much right to it as I do," Nicolas responded calmly

He opened the walk-in closet. I had some clothes brought in based on your preferences. If something doesn't fit or you don't like it, toss it. If you need anything else, just let Darwin know." felt a a wave of mixed emotions at his thoughtfulness.

Theat

seven years she had been with Jake, he had never shown her even a fraction of this consideration, and Nicolas had done it all so effortlessly.

In the seven

Judging by your expression, Jake never did anything

curved slightly into a smirk, and he let out a quiet,

throat felt tight as she pressed

handle basic decency as a fiancé, Jake's more useless than I thought, Nicolas remarked, his tone carrying a

The usually cold and distant Nicolas suddenly seemed much kinder, even protective. Later, after her shower, Thea stepped back into the room, surprised to find

a moment, then hurried over, lowering her voice and glancing

looked at him. The clean scent of soap lingered on her skin. Nicolas's hand tightened briefly, a flicker of something crossing his face as he leaned back. I took

side of the bed. After a

it left her lips, feeling like she sounded far too

"Yes, Nicolas replied simply,

grew even redder, leaving her momentarily at a loss for

business trip tomorrow. Darwin

trouble.

of relief, though her cheeks still burned with embarrassment. She quickly climbed into bed. pulling the covers over her. "Goodnight, Mr. Hendrix. Without Ford's

morning. Darwin arrived right on schedule. As they go into the car, Nicolas turned to Thea and said, "This trip might last a week or two. If you'd rather

after she reported Madelyn. This trip was the perfect escape, and the thought of not having to deal with Jake and Madelyn for a while filled her with unexpected relief. However, to Nicolas, her reaction à seemed I like e hesitation. His eyes darkened a little, and he

luggage when she suddenly continued, "Mr. Hendrix, I'd love to go! If there are more trips like this in the future, please take me along I love traveling for work." Her enthusiastic sponse caught Nicolas off guard. He looked

the neighboring state. To avoid the hassle of flying or taking the train, Nicolas had Darwin drive them. It

stopped at a convenience store. Thea went in to grab

Rowland has really moved on from Jake Nicolas looked away from Thea, his expression unreadable. "She is my wife in name, after all. It wouldn't look