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.

blue pajamas,” he said, surprising

froze. How did he know what I’m wearing? She glanced around her room, her heart skipping a beat. “How do you

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

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

outside your window,” he replied

him, she would’ve thought it was a thief or a ghost. Trying to

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she asked, her voice full of

answered with a

a mix of disbelief

Finished

my goodnight kiss,” he confessed, a playful tone in his

head. “As expected of a shameless

me later, just let me in first,” he said, sounding a little desperate.

chance,” she

his

my house, my rules,” she

he exclaimed. I climbed all these pipes just to see you, and this is how you

Did I tell you to climb the pipes for

at me as much as you want. It’s freezing out here..”

He was certainly persistent, but there was no way she was

outside, Lily felt a twinge of guilt. Without saying a

only his second time here. As Lily shut the window, she raised an eyebrow. “Couldn’t

her a playful grin. “Nope,” he replied simply.

plopped down without a second thought. “Why are you

the place? But despite her annoyance, she walked over and sat beside him, feeling suddenly exhausted after a long day. “Just take

way

since hearing about the incident, wanting to help in any he could. But he knew she was strong enough to handle things on

kiss me or not?”

a gentle kiss on her

She had expected him to kiss