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.

offered her a ride to the

happy that

halted at the entrance of

Marcelo and

at Marcelo, who had just lit a cigar. 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. Noticing Marcelo’s reluctance to leave, Luke inquired, “Should we wait for

to Luke. “How long do

Renee’s dedication to

would likely be

a wager. “Place

as his bonus

Marcelo,

flick of his slender index finger, tapped the cigar,

gesture subtly revealed his

hours?“Luke made a reluctant guess, going

with a faint smile, countered,

Ten minutes?

highly

his doubts, not

Renee didn’t prioritize Marcelo, a notion that Luke reluctantly

accurate.

he glanced at his

minute hand neared the ten–minute mark, Renee, clad in her gradient purple dress,

praising, “Wow, Mr King, how did

seemed uninterested in

whose expression conveyed

disoriented, like a stray animal,

Renee didn’t notice Marcelo’s steady gaze until

He didn’t leave.

a silent affirmation; he had

Ten minutes earlier.

halted by Grace, who was lingering in the

are you here?” Grace’s eyes held contempt as she surveyed Renee. “Such attire

Inappropriate?”

replied, I was at an event. I’ve got

ever critical, sneered, “So, the party’s over, and now you’re here to play the doting

felt her

of devotion, yet dared to judge

to the ward’s door,

that the Hudsons had been able to find other relatives of Naomi. Despite her allment, her face lit up with a

smile was something Bence hadn’t witnessed on Naomi’s

matter,” Grace remarked, adjusting her hair. “You’re not

Not her family?

a shiver through

Naomi staring at

aware that Rocco refused to help

she aware that Rocco’s daughter had

not her family,” Renee retorted icily. “But where were you and her ‘family‘,

we were doesn’t matter.She worked for us not

duplicity, Renee inhaled deeply, fighting

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