Chapter 62
The man’s eyebrows arched with a hint of mischief, his lips curling into a sly grin. “Are you getting all snarky becauen you’re jealous? Weren’t you the one planning to hit the road after a year?”
He rubbed his chin, wearing a faux expression of concern. Tve got to think for the kid and myself. The baby gonna need a mom, and I can’t be without a woman by my side forever. I think Elaine’s pretty decent
hitney harely had time to curse him out. Since when does a man die without a woman?
Pes words snagged her attention, drawing her gaze to her still–flat belly
The seed was sprouting, silently and unseen. It was the first time she considered the stepmother issue after the baby would be born.
A pang of discomfort suddenly prickled her heart.
Was this man already planning to find the kid a stepmother, just waiting for her to pack up and leave?
Whitney clenched her fists. She always talked about keeping her distance, not wanting to fall too deep, yet she hadn’t anticipated his pragmatism!
A stepmother for her child? Over her dead body.
Fear and loss flickered across her face, her eyes glistening with tears.
Ludwik paused, wondering if he’d gone too far with his harsh medicine.
She was young, still not fully grasping the gravity of the situation with the child.
His hand reached out, gently squeezing her ear as he asked indifferently, “What’s wrong?”
Whitney, sullen and annoyed, pushed him away. “I’m just a house worker, right? Don’t touch me.*
His gaze darkened with amusement.
Elaine swayed over, having caught the tail end of his flirty touch on Whitney’s hair.
Ludwik was usually frosty to the core. Elaine had only seen him ruthless in business, a cold–hearted king with no regard for kin, even toward her and his close friends.
Rare was the moment he’d dote on a woman like that.
Elaine’s fingers tightened, her smile masking the storm within. “I’ve got the tickets! Oh, I forgot the worker’s. Should I go back and get another?”
need to bother, thanks!” Whitney had no intention of
them together was more than she could bear. She shrugged off his hand and bolted
Elaine’s eyes brimmed with
Ludwik had given Whitney was long gone, leaving Elaine to doubt
he sauntered
rooted; her
why should this interloper matter? It was all a sham marriage, a contract. Did Whitney even understand her place with Ludwik? Elaine’s lips curved into a devious smile, her eyes
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barbecue party, European style tables, and grills laden with an assortment
Treats
Whitney wrapped herself in a cozy apricot sweater dress, soft but hardly
it’s so cold out
attention. Beneath an umbrella, Ludwik lounged with his legs crossed. Elaine
frowned at
with a smile,
Ludwik turned to look.
Rather than avoiding it, she coldly observed the two. Despite attempting to feign indifference, her cherry lips were subtly tightened, and anger
eyebrows raised. He casually accepted
“Oh, you
“Did I?”
voice echoed in Whitney’s ears, creating a lump
draping his coat over Elaine’s shoulders with tender care, “You said you were cold; don’t freeze.”
his coat enveloped her, she blushed theatrically, her eyes sparkling with feigned affection,
along with a detached
away, Whitney’s face paled as she realized she had
like a gust of icy wind. He knew about her pregnancy
What a philandering jerk.
arrangement, a fake marriage, and yet, why did it hurt
bowed, she suddenly stood and walked away, finding herself a
a handful and sat down on
and
rolled against her foot and nudged
turned to find Ludwik towering over her, his brows knitted
“What are you eating?”
Whitney retorted, tossing the corn cob he’d kicked over right back at his
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