All Chapters of The billionaire's pretend wife: Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

ETHAN'S POVMy assistant Rodriguez trailed after me as I walked into my office the very next day, adjusting his glasses frequently.“...potential risk for the company” he kept babbling as I sat down on my black swivel chair behind my large mahogany desk.“Rodriguez, you've been following me around like a duck for the last ten minutes and I can't even understand what the fuck you're saying when you won't even give me some breathing space” I breathed out, opening one of the files on my desk.The man straightened his posture immediately and stood next to my table. “Mr warner, the thing is we've been receiving lots of comments about your marriage and it's only a matter of time before the negative ones come in. This is a big risk to the company” he explained, pushing his glasses up his thin nose bridge again.I signed the papers on my desk, flipping through the other pages methodically as I signed them. “Who's the one in charge again, Rodriquez?” I asked not raising my head from my current

ALEXANDRA'S POVOh my fucking god.Was there a way for the ground to open up and swallow me? Because that was the only viable option for me. I was in a fit.We stood there for a moment, nobody speaking, nobody moving, nobody even blinking, my eyes were fixed on his dark blue orbs that seemed to darken even further in anger.“What? Trying to familiarize yourself with every nook and cranny of the house and its owner?" Ethan's deep voice cut through the tension, his words laced with sarcasm.I jerked my hand back, my face burning with embarrassment. "Oh, no, I... I was just..." I stuttered, unable to form a coherent sentence.Ethan's expression remained unyielding, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Save it, Miss Thompson. You're clearly exploring more than just the house." Then he simply raised his hand and felt the wall, switching on the lights. He was still dressed the same way he left the room but he was now holding a book in his hand.Piper's voice echoed from the phone, still clutched i

ALEXANDRA'S POV“Get in,” Ethan said in a monotone after the paparazzi had finished flashing their lights in our faces in their attempts to take a picture.“Well pardon me for being this slow to get in when I'm half blind” I muttered, knowing that he had heard me judging by the snort that escaped his lips.He went over to the other side of the car after making sure I was in then he got into the driver's seat, switching on the ignition.As soon as we pulled out of the venue, I let out a heavy sigh of relief.“Finally…” I muttered, leaning my head back against the headrest.He looked at me briefly through the mirror before focusing back on the road. “Are you all right?” He asked.“What? Why?” I asked tired.“You look like you just run a mile” he muttered with a frown on his face.“Feels like it too” I replied with sarcasm in my tone.“You'll get used to it” he assured referring to the never-tired paparazzi.“Yeah if I don't lose my sight and sanity before then. Depends on which one come

ALEXANDRA'S POV“Lexi!” Piper called from behind me as I walked over to the receptionist at the hospital to check in with her when the surgery would be done.I had left the house a few hours back and now I was at the hospital with Piper who was breathing down my neck and trying to ask me questions.I wasn't nervous. She would live. Sage would live. The other surgeries were successful, this one had to be too.“Oh god, what?” I asked exasperatedly as I went over to the chairs in the waiting room after confirming that the surgery would end in 30 minutes approximately.“Okay, I know this is a really bad time but you kept me in the dark since that time. What happened that night? You didn't want to talk about it and you cut my tour of your house short” She huffed, her boots clicking against the tiles as she walked over to me and sat beside me, her short flayed skirt resting on her thighs.She always looked the part, I preferred more simple clothing which was why I was wearing a simple black

ALEXANDRA'S POV“Welcome home, Mrs warner,” the doorman said with a bow as I walked past him into the mansion.The sun had dipped below the horizon and the sky had turned into a dark mass filled with glittering orbs.Stars.A look of sadness settled on my face. The surgery went well but she… she was in a bad state.The doctor said that she would be in a coma for a while and he didn't know if she would ever wake up.I had begged for him to do anything, I was willing to spend it all on her, every single dime I had but the doctor had just pried me off him before explaining to me that whatever happened from then on was entirely up to her and I just had to hope that she would overcome it.She was a fighter. Just like my mum was. Just like my mum tried to be.As soon as I walked into the house, I went straight to the kitchen to grab something light from the fridge when I spied Ethan leaning on the counter, his back to me as he stared at the post-its on the fridge.I was late for dinner. He