The Billionaire Husband's Betrayal by Nancii Agosto

Chapter 1: Claire’s POV

At 3 AM, I had awoken to the ringing of a phone, rustling of the sheets and the thunder humming outside my bedroom window.

It didn’t take long to recognize the ringtone I heard and understand what was happening in that moment.

That was Charlotte’s ringtone.

Charlotte was my husband Leonardo’s childhood sweetheart, and she had made a habit of calling my husband to her side at every opportunity even in the most impromptu hours of the night.

And Leo had made a habit of being completely available after every call – explaining why he had personalized her ringtone in the first place.

I listen at his side silently, waiting for the moment he would refuse to run to her side. A wishful thought I knew would never come to fruition.

“Don’t cry, I’ll be there soon.” After a few simple words, Leo quickly got up and prepared to go out. He hadn’t noticed I had been listening or conscious at the moment.

a yawn. Being pregnant made me especially tired lately, not that Leo had noticed

single moment to sit next to me and caress my face. His touch was warm and comforting. But it

at my expense. It was a horrible feeling watching your husband be readily available

the window and see the faint rain littering the sill and the sky lighting with streams of electricity. This weather was no match for the dedication Leo had to Charlotte. The dedication I longed for as his

morning?” I say in a small voice preparing for the worst of reactions when I see his face turn cold and stern. He pulls his hand away almost as if

is disabled and she needs my help. How could you be so selfish?” He says this coldly,

have been married to Leo for five years but when it comes to Charlotte – I

this weather.” And knowing Charlotte has 24 hour dedicated medical staff and Nannie’s, I saw no reason

my throat. I’m not a person made for confrontation. It made me feel small and my

me to hear it.” He seethed at me. I curled my knees close to my chest as I watched him change his clothes – facing his back towards me with disgust.

the nightstand and see that it’s well past 3 AM now.

down in tears.

Leo on every occasion and important moment of my marriage. And she would succeed every time. Leo would run to her side, leaving me

in an accident that left her unable to walk. I’m not exactly what happened being that Leo always refused to say more but it

as they much less enjoyed having to utter a single word to me. They hated me for reasons I still don’t know. What I do know is that

outweighed mine in the

as I pull out a pregnancy test I had hidden in the nightstand. A clear indication that a baby was on the