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Angie’s PerspectiveThe next morning, Reed barely spoke to me. He came downstairs quietly, already dressed.He didn’t kiss me on the forehead, he didn’t smile. Not even a “good morning.”“Hey,” I said softly, standing by the kitchen counter.He poured coffee and nodded. “Morning.”That was it.No eye contact. No questions. Just silence.I tried to stay calm, I had already apologized a few times the night before. But it didn’t change the fact that he walked in on something that looked terrible. Even if it wasn’t what it seemed.Even if I didn’t mean for it to happen.“Reed, can we talk?”“I have errands,” he said, grabbing his keys.“Errands?” I asked, stepping closer. “Are we going to keep ignoring this?”“I’m not ignoring anything,” he said. “I just need space.”That hurt more than I expected.He walked to the door, paused, then turned back slightly. “I’ll be back later.”And just like that, he was gone. The silence left behind was too loud. I sat down slowly on the cou
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Chapter FifteenAngie’s POVThe sound of the doorbell made me jump. I wasn’t expecting anyone. Reed had gone out again, Michelle was busy. I pulled my sweater closer and walked to the door. When I opened it, I froze.“Dad?”He smiled, holding a paper bag. “I brought your favorite. Tuna melt from Carson’s.”I stepped aside. “Come in.”He walked inside like he owned the place…which, technically, he did. The apartment was his wedding gift to us. At the time, it felt like a fresh start. Now it just felt like another place I was slowly falling apart in.We sat in the kitchen. I opened the bag, but my appetite was gone.“You haven’t been eating,” he said, watching me closely.“I’m fine.”“No, you’re not.”I looked down.“Is it Reed?”I nodded slowly.My dad sighed. “Tell me what happened.”“It’s complicated.”“So explain it to me.”I picked at the bread crust, trying to find the words.“He saw Giovanni kiss me.”My dad raised an eyebrow. “What?”“It wasn’t planned,” I sai
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Chapter SixteenAngie’s POVI held the note in my hand for a long time.“I’ll explain soon.”I didn’t know what it meant exactly. But just knowing Reed had written it… knowing he cared enough to say something, that was enough to make my heart soften again. I walked downstairs slowly, unsure if he was home.The lights in the living room were on. And there he was, sitting on the couch, elbows on his knees, staring at the floor.When he heard my footsteps, he looked up.Our eyes met.For a moment, neither of us said anything. Then I walked over and sat beside him, the note still in my hand.“I got this,” I said softly.He nodded. “I figured.”I studied his face. He looked tired and sad. The walls were down, even if just a little.“I don’t need you to tell me everything tonight,” I whispered. “But I need to know that I matter. That we matter.”“You do,” he said without hesitation.My heart clenched.He reached for my hand. “I’ve been cold and distant. It wasn’t fair to you.
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Chapter 18Reed’s POVThe next few days passed by in a blur. I returned to Angie.Angie was getting ready for the big concert, the one I knew she had been working toward for months. The excitement in her eyes was contagious, even though part of me hated the thought of her being away. But I knew it was important for her…this was her moment.I tried to stay focused on the tasks I had to take care of for the family business. But all I could think about was her.She left early that morning, and we shared a brief kiss before she went to the airport. There was something about the way she kissed me…soft, lingering, like she wasn’t sure when she’d see me again. It made my heart race, and the ache of knowing I couldn’t tell her the truth about myself felt like a weight on my chest.“I’ll call you when I land,” she said, looking at me with those big, hopeful eyes. “I’ll miss you.”“I’ll miss you too,” I said, though I couldn’t shake the thought of the lies I was still carrying.After she
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MARRYING THE HIDDEN BILLONAIRE CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Chapter FifteenAngie’s POVThe sound of the doorbell made me jump. I wasn’t expecting anyone. Reed had gone out again, Michelle was busy. I pulled my sweater closer and walked to the door. When I opened it, I froze.“Dad?”He smiled, holding a paper bag. “I brought your favorite. Tuna melt from Carson’s.”I stepped aside. “Come in.”He walked inside like he owned the place…which, technically, he did. The apartment was his wedding gift to us. At the time, it felt like a fresh start. Now it just felt like another place I was slowly falling apart in.We sat in the kitchen. I opened the bag, but my appetite was gone.“You haven’t been eating,” he said, watching me closely.“I’m fine.”“No, you’re not.”I looked down.“Is it Reed?”I nodded slowly.My dad sighed. “Tell me what happened.”“It’s complicated.”“So explain it to me.”I picked at the bread crust, trying to find the words.“He saw Giovanni kiss me.”My dad raised an eyebrow. “What?”“It wasn’t planned,” I sai
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Angie’s POVBreakfast was quiet, it was too quiet.Reed sat across from me at the table, sipping his coffee slowly. I pushed my eggs around my plate, not really hungry. This silence was getting louder every day.“Did you sleep okay?” I asked, trying to make conversation.He nodded without looking up. “Yeah.”He didn’t follow up. There was a wall I couldn’t get past.I cleared my throat. “I was thinking… maybe we could go out later. Just walk around the city. Get some air.”He took another sip, then shrugged. “Maybe.”Maybe.That was all he ever gave me lately.The kiss with Giovanni…that moment I didn’t stop him fast enough…was still between us like a ghost. I could feel it every time Reed looked at me and then looked away.I wanted to scream, or cry, or shake him and tell him to stop pretending he didn’t care.Because I knew he did.But instead, I just got up from the table and walked away.Later that afternoon, my phone rang. It was Chloe…my manager.“Angie! I’ve got a
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Chapter TwelveMitchell (Angie bestfriend's) POVI needed to get out.Between Angie’s drama and my own stress, my head felt like it would explode. So I did what I always did when life got too much… I went out. The club was loud, wild, and full of strangers. Just how I liked it.I danced, drank and I let the music drown out everything.For a while, I didn’t think about Giovanni, or Reed, or the fact that Angie’s life was spinning like a movie. I just let go. I was at the bar ordering another drink when I saw him.He was tall, he wore a sharp suit. His hair looked like it had been touched by a professional stylist. Not the usual kind of guy I found here. He looked like he didn’t belong in a place like this. But he didn’t look uncomfortable.He looked like he owned it. Our eyes met for a second. He raised his glass slightly, smirked, and looked away.Okay. Mysterious stranger energy. I was into it.I turned to get my drink and forced myself not to stare. But curiosity got the bett
MARRYING THE HIDDEN BILLONAIRE CHAPTER ELEVEN
Angie POVReed walked in slowly, like he didn’t want to be there. His eyes didn’t leave mine. He looked calm… but I knew better.He was mad.No… he was hurt.“Reed,” I started, taking a small step toward him. He didn’t say anything.Giovanni stood behind me, his eyes full of fake confidence. “Look who finally showed up.”I turned quickly. “Giovanni, don’t…”Reed dropped the bag fully and walked past us without a word.“Hey!” Giovanni shouted. “You think you can steal my girl and just walk away?”I spun around, shocked. “What?! Giovanni…”“You did this,” Giovanni pointed at Reed. “You made her hate me. You ruined us!”Reed froze, his back still turned. He didn’t say anything. Not yet.Giovanni stepped closer, his voice rising. “You think you’re better than me? Just because you play the good guy?”“Stop it!” I snapped. “You need to go.”Reed finally turned, his eyes colder than I’d ever seen them. “She left you because you cheated. Don’t blame me.”Giovanni laughed, but th
MARRYING THE HIDDEN BILLONAIRE CHAPTER TEN
Chapter TenAngie's POVI woke up with a smile on my face. It had been a long time since I felt this warm, this… happy.Last night was different.We had laughed. Talked. Shared a meal like two people who weren’t pretending anymore. There was something softer in the way Reed looked at me, something I hadn’t seen before “Where do you keep disappearing to at night?” I asked him after he kissed me. But he stop and looked at me, his jaw tight. “It’s nothing important.”I frowned. “I didn’t ask if it was important. I asked where you went.”Then, just like that, he leaned in and kissed me. Again.His lips were warm. Soft. A little rough from being outside in the cold earlier. But they made me melt.I wasn’t expecting it, but I didn’t stop him either. I kissed him back. We didn’t sleep together. But it got intense.He pulled me onto his lap, and our hands were all over each other. His lips moved down my neck, and I felt like the whole world disappeared. He didn’t say a word. Just kep
