Secret Wife, Real Billionaire
Chapter 49
Chapter 49 Her end of the bargain
Ten minutes later.
Renee sat in the back of the Maybach, her hands placed demurely on her knees, resembling a child caught in a
misdeed.
“So, Mrs. King, was that your idea of a discussion?” Marcelo’s fingers drummed on the armrest.
Renee, rolling her eyes, muttered, “Didn’t you leave?”
“I returned to fetch my wife,” retorted Marcelo.
But Rence was skeptical.
She shot him a doubtful look, unconvinced by his pretext.
Ina
In their sham marriage, trust was a luxury, and she suspected his true motive was to keep her away from Andrew.
“Well, I intended to have a constructive conversation with Catherine,” She explained, redirecting the conversation and justifying her actions. “However, she was uncooperative, so I had to resort to that.”
Marcelo knew Renee was a woman of strong will and that intrigued him a lot.
Catherine always ended up overpowered in Renee’s presence.
Yet now, Renee portrayed herself as having no other option, sounding almost wronged.
She was such a mischievous liar, eh!
After giving her explanation, Renee noticed Marcelo’s lack of response. She looked up, only to see him resting with closed eyes, evidently uninterested in further discussion. She exhaled in relief. Being caught in a conflict was certainly not ideal.
Especially because Renee had consistently cultivated an image of gentleness and decorum, her facade effectively disarmed those in her presence.
As they approached a junction, Renee announced, “I need to visit the hospital. If it’s out of your way, you can drop
ine off here.”
She was prepared to hail a taxi.
Luke, who was driving the car, instantly sensed the tension emanating from Marcelo in the back seat.
Marcelo seemed upset.
Yet, when Luke glanced over, his face was impassive, betraying none of the mounting pressure,
“Head to the hospital, “Marcelo instructed.
“Right away,” Luke acknowledged.
Renee stole a glance at Marcelo, puzzled.
His considerate attitude tonight was… strange.
her a
that he spent
halted at the entrance of the hospital’s
thanked Marcelo and
hospital’s entrance, as though he could see Rence through the walls. Noticing Marcelo’s reluctance to leave, Luke inquired, “Should we wait for
shifted his focus to Luke. “How long do
pondered, knowing Renee’s dedication
be there for
proposed a wager. “Place a bet with your
bonus was double his salary, paused
Marcelo,
deft flick of his slender index finger, tapped
small gesture subtly revealed
made a reluctant guess, going against his
a faint smile,
Ten minutes?
highly unlikely
held back his doubts, not wanting to offend
such would imply Renee didn’t prioritize Marcelo, a notion that Luke reluctantly
accurate.
glanced
the ten–minute mark, Renee, clad in her gradient purple dress, hurried
seemed uninterested in conversing with
expression conveyed a mix
like a stray animal, alone and
thought, Renee didn’t notice Marcelo’s steady gaze until she was nearly
He didn’t leave.
affirmation;
Ten minutes earlier.
to Nana’s room, Renee was halted by Grace,
Grace’s eyes held contempt as she surveyed Renee. “Such
Inappropriate?”
still in her evening dress, replied, I was at an event. I’ve got
ever critical, sneered, “So, the party’s over, and now you’re here to play
felt her anger
herself was no model of devotion,
respond, Grace drew her to the ward’s door, pointing through
been able to find other
witnessed on Naomi’s face throughout
remarked, adjusting her hair. “You’re not her family, Renee, you don’t need to come
Not her family?
a shiver through
staring at Rocco
she aware that Rocco refused to help in
she aware that Rocco’s daughter had
“But where were
doesn’t matter.She worked for us not
duplicity, Renee inhaled deeply, fighting to keep her anger at
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