The Billionaire Husband's Betrayal by Nancii Agosto

Chapter 47: Claire’s POV

Chapter 47: Claire’s POV

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We spend the rest of our time automating Matthew and asking him about Starla. It was the only way to make light of the conversation we had previously and I could see that it did that for Matthew. His eyes lit up at the thought of her and becoming a father. An opportunity I never got to experience. After a few minutes, a guard arrives.

“Time’s up!” He says abruptly. I see Matthew lower his head and rise to his feet to be chained back up and returned to his cell.

“Matthew.” I say as I jump up to hug him. It pained me to see what he had to go through.

I’m sorry for everything I put you through before.” I didn’t know if it was his current position that made him vulnerable or if that was something he just never had the courage to

to release him and I stand there – watching as they take him away. Every

his seat, watching our whole encounter and I break. He runs to my side, wrapping his arms around me and holding my head against

I’ll do everything in my power to make sure of it. It’s going to be okay.” I feel him stroking

because loss was eminent in the last few months that had become my life. I lost my husband long before the divorce, I lost my anniversary to a woman that shouldn’t have mattered more than me, I lost our child

this has no care for the hurt they’ve caused and maybe

Leo cup my face.

and move my face to make eye contact with