Rebirth After Being Betrayed by My Husband by Isabella Reed

Chapter 40

Your heartbeat..A man’s chuckle came through the phone.

Lily’s eyes flew open, and she quickly glanced at the caller ID. An unknown number.

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“Mr. Heartbeat, I think you’ve got the wrong number, she said, ready to end the call. But before she could, the man spoke quickly, his tone almost pleading

“Hey Lily, don’t hang up! I have something really important to tell you…”

Her curiosity piqued, Lily’s sleepiness evaporated. How does he know my name? she thought. She squinted, trying to focus as she asked, “Who are you?”

“Did you hear it?” the man asked cryptically.

“Hear what?” Lily replied, confused.

“The sound of my heart breaking. The man’s voice shifted to a sorrowful tone. “Lily, how could you forget

me?”

“Are you going to tell me who you are, or not?” Lily asked, growing impatient.

“We met yesterday, Lily… How could you forget me so quickly? I’ve been thinking about you nonstop, but you can’t even remember me… How could you forget our kiss?” The man continued, his voice laced with a hint of drama.

Her eyes widened in shock as she gripped the phone tighter. A kiss? Her mind raced. “So, it’s CEO Ethan…” she muttered, realizing who it was.

The man on the other end laughed. “So you do remember me.. I was starting to get worried. How could you forget my amazing kiss, right Lily?”

Lily rolled her eyes, exhausted. “Whatever, CEO Ethan. You’re disturbing my beauty sleep… Have a bad night!

“Wait!” he called out before she could hang up. “I need to tell you something important.”

“What is it?” she yawned, feeling her eyelids grow heavy despite the conversation.

look really cute in those blue

what I’m wearing? She glanced around her room, her heart skipping a beat. “How do you know? Did you bug my

If he had put cameras in here, she wouldn’t let him get away with it. The man

you know what I’m wearing?” she demanded,

window,” he replied casually. “Look to your

nearly stopped. She quickly turned her head and saw the silhouette of a man waving outside her window. If she hadn’t known it was him, she would’ve thought it was a thief or a ghost. Trying to calm

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doing outside?” she asked,

you…” he answered with a grin, showing his white

mix of disbelief and

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wanted to see you. I wanted my goodnight kiss,” he confessed, a

shook her head. “As expected

in first,”

a chance,” she replied

asked, his voice tinged with

house, my rules,”

pipes just to see you, and

I tell you to climb the

Then you can yell at me as much as you want. It’s freezing out here..” he said, his voice now shivering as if to

for a moment, weighing her options. He was certainly persistent, but there was no way she was letting

Without saying a word, she reluctantly opened the window. “Come in,” she said

second time here. As Lily shut the window, she raised an eyebrow. “Couldn’t you just use

a playful grin. “Nope,” he

without a second thought. “Why are you just standing there? Come sit,” he said,

she thought to herself. Does he think he owns the place? But despite her annoyance, she walked over and sat beside him, feeling suddenly exhausted after

way

about the incident, wanting to help in any he could. But he knew she was strong enough to handle things on her own. Hearing about that scumbag’s visit, though, had ignited

you going to kiss me or not?” Lily suddenly asked, breaking

with a mischievous smile, planting a gentle kiss on her

surprise. Wait, what? She had expected him to kiss her