Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Suzanne took a deep breath to steady herself before answering tentatively, her voice soft, "Hello?"

Austin's husky voice came through the phone. "What are you doing?"

Maybe it was the distance created by the phone line, but his voice seemed especially deep and magnetic. Suzanne always had a thing for charming voices and felt her heart skip a beat.

She gripped her fork tighter, trying to compose herself. "Having dinner," she replied, her tone neutral.

Immediately, she realized how curt that sounded, so she quickly added, "Have you eaten yet?"

Austin murmured, "Yeah."

The brief exchange left Suzanne feeling awkward. She wondered why he called if

he had nothing to say. Still, since he hadn't hung up, it didn't feel right for her to end the call either. The silence between them was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

Finally, she forced herself to ask, "Did you... need something?"

She had expected him to brush it off with a simple no, but instead, Austin answered softly, "I do."

However, he seemed to be implying something in his tone, and Suzanne felt her nerves tighten. What could he want? Was this about the hospital? Her mind flashed back to the events yesterday. Considering Austin's influence and his no- nonsense approach, it made sense that he had heard about it by now.

Since they were already married, she thought clearing up any misunderstandings was the right thing to do. Her voice was hesitant but earnest. "Jenson and I are over. There's absolutely nothing between us anymore, so please don't overthink it

She hadn't even finished when Austin interrupted her.

"I didn't expect my wife to be Jane Smith," he said flatly, his tone giving nothing away.

Suzanne froze, her surprise evident. She hadn't thought he would bring up her identity.

I come from a powerful

quietly focus on doing the things she loved. If Austin decided to interfere, it would put her in an impossible position. She knew how important reputation and decorum

tone softened as

by his response. Her grip on her phone tightened slightly, and she couldn't stop a small

you," she said

genuinely made her happy

short-lived. Almost immediately,

don't want to

froze, realizing that he was mad. She cleared her throat lightly and quickly said, "I... I'm still

she had

flickering in his eyes.

in mid-air. Surprised, she asked, "What? Didn't you

documents on his desk, his tone calm as he explained, "I can wrap things up early. Besides, it's

hand, hitting the plate with a crisp sound. Her heart skipped a beat as she quickly picked it

this day would come, but she hadn't expected it

not ready

her current

little to ease Suzanne's tension. Meeting his family

"Okay," Suzanne replied absentmindedly.

He could tell she hadn't taken his words to heart. She was probably overthinking things,

would calm her down, so he softened his voice and

a brief exchange, they ended the

Instead, she curled

phone and scrolling

to bring when meeting the

were all over the place, and none

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