All Chapters of My Rented Husband is a Secret Billionaire: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

~Rosemary~I ran into my study and turned on my computer. After accessing the home monitoring system, I located the surveillance footage from last night. The video clearly showed Amani behind the wheel of her car. She had paused in front of the house, revved up the engine, then drove right through the picket fence. I edited bits of the footage, concealing mine and Gerald’s face. Thereafter, I sent it to an Instagram gossip blogger through my burner account. The anonymous blogger posted the video on his/her over a million followers page in less than an hour. The tag read, “Influencer and billionaire, Max Smith’s wife, Amani captured driving into a building intentionally. Was she drunk?”The video gained thousands of views and hundreds of comments in a few minutes. Many people slammed Amani. One said: I can’t believe this! How in the hell is she roaming free after such an act? I just saw her entering a cafe when I went for my morning run.Another wrote: Does the law not apply to rich

~Rosemary~“Let go of me! How dare you!” My mother struggled to pull free, but Gerald held on tight. I turned to him, only to see that the corners of his eyes were twitching.“Ger—“ I began, but his shout interrupted me.“Don’t ever attempt to hit my wife! Otherwise, you will bring out the devil in me. Understand?”My mother’s eyes widened in shock. She looked at Max whose mouth was agape. “Do something, Max. He’s going to break my arm.”“Let her go, you loser!”At Max’s command, I saw Gerald’s eyes slant even more. He kept glaring at my mother. “I said, do you understand!”“Yes, yes! I understand,” she cried, nodding her head.Finally, Gerald let go. I saw a red mark on her wrist instantly. The fearful expression on my mother’s face disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. She held up her hand. “Look at what your gangster of a husband has done to me, Rosemary! I regret having a child like you. Had I known you would bring me so much pain, I wouldn’t have had you. I should have only

~Gerald~“Huh? What do you mean?” I was genuinely confused. Rosemary folded her arms and jerked her chin towards the fallen men. “Where did you learn how to fight like that? I thought you were a softie?”I smiled, picking up her purse. “That was a long time ago.”“So what changed?” Rosemary took the purse from me. “Why did you become tough?”I gazed at her. Seeing the curiosity written all over her face, I took her hand. “Let’s get you out of here first.”“No!” She pulled away. “Why are you always shying away from my questions? You still haven’t told me why you lied to me!”I bit my tongue with regret. Maybe I should just tell her a little about my past. I glanced at the men to make sure they were still down, and then, I said, “Let’s just say that after getting my arms broken by the school’s basketball team, after my head was shoved in the toilet bowl every day, and after I was forced to eat lunch alone in the bathroom, I finally realized that no one was going to save me except me.”

~Rosemary~I blinked and did a double take. The instant I realized that it was a real gun, I staggered back and then ran for my life. I looked around for a place to hide, but there was none. I was like an exposed mouse in an open field.The car continued to close in on me. Each time I glanced back, I saw that the gun was still pointed at me. I was running towards the end of the jogging track now. There was no soul here.Suddenly, I came to a huge fallen tree. When I tried to jump over it, I stubbed my toe on its bark and fell forward. My forehead hit a branch, sending the nastiest pain throughout my head.I cried out, holding the spot as I attempted to get up. I heard a screeching sound again, then the sound of a door opening and closing. When I opened my eyes, I saw the tall figure walking over with the gun.My heart leaped to my throat. I dragged my butt on the rough ground, pulling backward. As the masked figure came even closer, I screamed, “Please don’t kill me! Please!”The man

~Rosemary~My heart was filled with hope as I swiped the phone screen. “H-hello…”“Thank goodness you answered!” she said.“W-why did you call, Mom?”I heard the ruffling of wraps from the other end before her voice came again. “I’m gonna send you an account number now. Transfer the sum of 152k there right away.”“What!” I thought I must have heard wrong.“Send 152k to the account number I will text you. I’m currently shopping in Paris, but there's something wrong with my card and I can’t reach Max or Amani. They must be busy celebrating Amani’s birthday.”My heart dropped to my stomach. I choked on a sob, “Mom, have you forgotten that today is my birthday too? Why do you hate me yet want my money?”“Don’t even start. Just send me the money and I will buy you a gift.”At her audacity, I scoffed, “You want me to pay for my own gift? You must really take me for a fool—”Suddenly, a hand snatched the phone from me. “She will not send you shit!”I looked to the side and saw Gerald standin