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.

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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

he happy that he spent

the entrance

thanked Marcelo and

The smoke framed Marcelo’s striking features, his deep eyes fixated on the hospital’s entrance, as though he could see Rence through the walls.

focus to Luke. “How

knowing Renee’s dedication to

would likely be there

wager. “Place a bet with

his bonus was double

Marcelo,

slender index finger, tapped the

subtly revealed his

made a reluctant

a faint

Ten minutes?

highly unlikely

doubts, not wanting to

prioritize Marcelo, a

accurate.

he glanced

the ten–minute mark, Renee, clad

couldn’t resist praising, “Wow, Mr King, how did you know

uninterested in conversing

was fixed on Renee, whose expression conveyed a mix of loss

a stray animal, alone

in thought, Renee didn’t notice Marcelo’s steady

He didn’t leave.

presence was a silent affirmation; he had expected her

Ten minutes earlier.

to Nana’s room, Renee was halted by Grace, who was lingering in

held contempt as she surveyed Renee.

Inappropriate?”

replied, I was at an event. I’ve got a

and now you’re here to play

her anger

herself was no model of devotion,

to

hospital bed, encircled by Rocco and other members of her family.It turns out that the Hudsons had been able to find other relatives of Naomi. Despite her allment, her face lit up with a smile, evidently pleased by

something Bence hadn’t witnessed on Naomi’s face throughout her

hair. “You’re not her family, Renee, you don’t need

Not her family?

phrase sent a shiver through

Naomi staring at Rocco

that Rocco refused to

she aware that Rocco’s daughter had put her in this

were you and her ‘family‘,

worked for us not you in the past. Know

duplicity, Renee inhaled deeply, fighting to keep her anger

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