Mr billionaire's regret chasing his irresistible wife by Gabby Emmanuel

Chapter 4

Trouble in paradise

(ARIELLE'S POV)

While Sofia clamped her mouth shut, startled by Jared's sudden appearance, I slowly rose from the chair, still reeling from the shock of all I had heard.

My heart ached-it wasn't just what Sofia had said, it was the fact that I had to hear it from her, not Jared.

I got to Jared and ignored him completely as I walked past, but he tried to talk to me.

"Arielle, please listen-" he said, trying to reach for me.

I shrugged his hand off and walked upstairs, my eyes welled up with tears. I got to the room and collapsed on the bed, numb, exhausted and disappointed.

Just then, a text arrived on my phone. It was from Jared. "I'm sorry," it read.

I stared at the screen for a moment, then switched off my phone, unable to deal with his apologies. Sleep didn't come easily, and when it finally did, it was restless and full of turmoil. The next morning, I woke up to an empty bed.

It meant one thing; he didn't sleep in our room last night. He probably slept in the visitor's room adjacent to our room. He always does, whenever we had a fight.

"Or, did he sleep in the same room as Sofia?" A voice whispered in my head.

I stopped for a moment to think about the possibility of that, but quickly thought against it. I might be having doubts about Jared because of recent occurrences, but I still am aware of what he was capable of.

I soon finished preparing and walked downstairs only to find Jared waiting for me at the foyer.

"Good morning," he said, planting a light kiss on my cheek as though nothing had happened.

"Yeah, good morning," I responded, trying to act cool too.

"Arielle, about yesterday..." His voice was calm, almost too calm. "Sofia's just struggling with the pregnancy. It's her first, and it's making her... needy. Please, don't take everything she said to heart. She didn't mean any harm."

Instead of softening my heart like the words were intended to, they only made me bitter at the fact that my husband was in defense of another woman.

prioritized his ex over me on the day I was supposed to break

husband lied to me? That you left me to comfort another woman in the middle of

composure slipping just slightly. "I wasn't lying. I did spend the night at the office. Picking her up was

Jared. But hiding things from me? That's different! I don't even

my head, feeling a lump rise in my throat. "I'm going to work. And when I

of cooking and cleaning, and soon it was closing time. I was in my office wrapping things up

outside for you with

I quickly

hand. For a moment, I was taken aback.

it's not some mystery hunk-it's just my husband. I know, I feel sorry too." Rebecca's eyes widened. I wouldn't blame her, Jared had only visited my new place of work the day

smile warm but

eyebrow. "What are you doing

he said smoothly, stepping closer, "for being a jerk. Arielle, I should have told you about Sofia a long time ago. I have no excuse, and I know I messed up.

at the bouquet, then back at me. "To make it up to you, how about a weekend

my heart soften instantly. That place

days and who knows, it could be the perfect place to break the news of my pregnancy to Jared. "So, what do

does know how to please a woman," I

brushing against mine. "And for accepting the offer." He handed

the penthouse, the

Sofia? I have to say, your taste has definitely improved in

said

couldn't help but blush, a soft croon escaping my lips

house. It was located

what it is and a few seconds of racking my brain brought it to my cognizance. There was a light on, in one of the rooms which was strange. "Jared, I think someone is in the

me a

pointing up to the room that had its

paranoid. You probably forgot to turn off the lights the last time

open. There, standing in the doorway with a bright, smug smile on her face,

I froze,

you doing here?" I snarled

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