Chapter152 Can we start planning the nursery?（Julian）
Julian
"Your wife is stable," the doctor said, and something that had been clenched tight in my chest finally began to loosen. "The pregnancy appears to be progressing normally, and we've detected a strong fetal heartbeat."
My knees nearly gave out with relief. For a moment, the clinical waiting r...
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Chapters
1. Chapter1 One Dollar for My Ruin
2. Chapter2 Have we met before?
3. Chapter3 I had to be his wife in every way
4. Chapter4 The Touch
5. Chapter5 You blocked me
6. Chapter6 I'd Rather Marry a Cripple
7. Chapter7 I'm scared that now you have him, you won't need me anymore
8. Chapter8 Sleep? Impossible
9. Chapter9 Walls Have Ears
10. Chapter10 She Slept Her Way In
11. Chapter11 Breaking Point
12. Chapter12 Silk
13. Chapter13 Midnight Return
14. Chapter14 Here goes nothing
15. Chapter15 Envy and Shadows (Mia)
16. Chapter16 God help me
17. Chapter17 I'm scared too
18. Chapter18 You're mine（Julian）
19. Chapter19 Sweet, but suffocating
20. Chapter20 My husband was my boss
21. Chapter21 I'm going to figure out what it is
22. Chapter22 Julian Astor is going to ruin me
23. Chapter23 That was my first mistake
24. Chapter24 Dangerous Attention
25. Chapter25 Jealousy and Control（Julian）
26. Chapter26 Who Makes You Happier?
27. Chapter27 Lunch Break
28. Chapter28 Your husband might not appreciate finding out his wife is sneaking around with some pretty boy
29. Chapter29 I literally felt like I was being broken up with
30. Chapter30 When did you get so wise?
31. Chapter31 You're preparing to leave
32. Chapter32 She loves you
33. Chapter33 You've always tried to protect everyone around you
34. Chapter34 Accepting help isn't weakness. It's wisdom.
35. Chapter35 I press call（Vivienne）
36. Chapter36 Just a story
37. Chapter37 You seem almost pleased that I'll be gone
38. Chapter38 I'm going to miss you
39. Chapter39 Teenage complicated
40. Chapter40 The true queen
41. Chapter41 Don't choose him over me.
42. Chapter42 I've told you I'm not a good man
43. Chapter43 Nowhere near enough
44. Chapter44 Your turn
45. Chapter45 Tell me everything
46. Chapter46 You're my brother!
47. Chapter47 Don't make me wait too long
48. Chapter48 I just... I wanted to give him something
49. Chapter49 What if that woman was Chloe?
50. Chapter50 She is a pawn
51. Chapter51 The razor
52. Chapter52 Thank you. For thinking of me.
53. Chapter53 Ready?
54. Chapter54 That was the only evening plan he wanted（Julian）
55. Chapter55 Every second felt like an eternity（Julian）
56. Chapter56 The bedroom fell into shadow
57. Chapter57 You'd face-plant within five minutes
58. Chapter58 You got here by being good in bed
59. Chapter59 The spell broke
60. Chapter60 Stop trying to talk me out of it
61. Chapter61 Like a pig（Mia）
62. Chapter62 Hugging my wife. Not a crime
63. Chapter63 Is this a reward?
64. Chapter64 That's assault, Chloe
65. Chapter65 Loosen up. I don't bite
66. Chapter66 Silly girl
67. Chapter67 Thinking about my legs all day?
68. Chapter68 None compare to my husband
69. Chapter69 To formally announce our marriage
70. Chapter70 It would be a reckoning
71. Chapter71 You got married and didn't even tell your own mother?
72. Chapter72 A twin sister
73. Chapter73 People don't change. They just get better at hiding what they are（Mia）
74. Chapter74 I'm losing him
75. Chapter75 No one is reliable
76. Chapter76 We're not alone anymore
77. Chapter77 So tight around me, Chloe
78. Chapter78 Love you anyway
79. Chapter79 It's too small—clearly not made for me
80. Chapter80 Ten
81. Chapter81 Our baby
82. Chapter82 Now, The Gala
83. Chapter83 The higher you climb, the harder you fall
84. Chapter84 Whatever happens, I've got you
85. Chapter85 You fucking bitch!
86. Chapter86 Only forward
87. Chapter87 My husband
88. Chapter88 Chloe, please! We're family
89. Chapter89 Perfect husbands are boring（Julian）
90. Chapter90 You've changed, Julian
91. Chapter91 I can think of better ways to start the morning
92. Chapter92 First impressions matter in our circle
93. Chapter93 See, bro? That’s how you network
94. Chapter94 Beauty means nothing if your soul is ugly
95. Chapter95 I’m actually going to get pregnant
96. Chapter96 I want to fuck you under the stars until you can’t walk straight tomorrow
97. Chapter97 I’m nowhere near done spoiling you
98. Chapter98 Last night we went seven rounds
99. Chapter99 Every single day for eighteen years, you chose her
100. Chapter100 I like taking care of you
101. Chapter101 What if she doesn't want to be found?
102. Chapter102 My marriage and my career are separate matters
103. Chapter103 Anyway, Congrats you on the marriage
104. Chapter104 Does she... does she know about me?
105. Chapter105 Don't let fear rob you of that opportunity
106. Chapter106 The lie came easily, smoothly
107. Chapter107 You're jealous
108. Chapter108 Not every expression of gratitude came without strings attached
109. Chapter109 She's lying
110. Chapter110 Away from you and your secrets and your need to control everything
111. Chapter111 About the kind of life I wanted to build
112. Chapter112 Either way, I was going to hurt her（Julian）
113. Chapter113 Anywhere but with Julian
114. Chapter114 You think I'm sleeping with her?
115. Chapter115 A well-timed explosion
116. Chapter116 One cage for another
117. Chapter117 You spent the night at another man's apartment
118. Chapter118 Just... please. Come home
119. Chapter119 Where's all this money coming from?
120. Chapter120 Was it before or after you kissed her?
121. Chapter121 Mrs. Harrison is asking for her daughter
122. Chapter122 The machines went silent
123. Chapter123 You're pregnant
124. Chapter124 Real love isn't about holding on. It's about knowing when to let go
125. Chapter125 Handsome. Now go knock 'em dead！（Ethan）
126. Chapter126 I Need To Find Her
127. Chapter127 Anger is good. Anger keeps you fighting
128. Chapter128 I'm not good enough（Kim Harper）
129. Chapter129 The lie we all maintained, the fiction that I was really part of this family（Kim）
130. Chapter130 Time for you to start paying dividends（Kim）
131. Chapter131 The West Seattle Community Center
132. Chapter132 I just need five minutes—
133. Chapter133 Just promise me you'll call if you need help
134. Chapter134 Take these fuckers down
135. Chapter135 This is such a special evening for us
136. Chapter136 This is slander!
137. Chapter137 Your family owes her
138. Chapter138 Because we're twins
139. Chapter139 Now we get to do more than just survive. We get to live
140. Chapter140 Now come here and let me kiss my wife
141. Chapter141 This one is cute
142. Chapter142 What your mother had to say before she took her last breath
143. Chapter143 Mia was just the bait
144. Chapter144 You're bluffing
145. Chapter145 You're in no position to make demands, Mr. Astor
146. Chapter146 He can always find another wife
147. Chapter147 His empire, or you
148. Chapter148 I couldn't let my mom hurt her（Julian）
149. Chapter149 Let me look at you
150. Chapter150 We're going home（Julian）
151. Chapter151 If I lose her now...（Julian）
152. Chapter152 Can we start planning the nursery?（Julian）
153. Chapter153 That's what husbands are for
154. Chapter154 To family
155. Chapter155 You can't control how this plays out. You can only control your part in it
156. Chapter156 She's not you, Chloe
157. Chapter157 You're going to be the death of me
158. Chapter158 How much I want to be inside you properly
159. Chapter159 After the first trimester, we can... explore more options
160. Chapter160 You’re so soft. So full here
161. Chapter161 Blood was dripping from his nose
162. Chapter162 I wanted to wait until after the baby—
163. Chapter163 I want to bury myself inside you until neither of us can think straight
164. Chapter164 I am not a sex toy
165. Chapter165 We’re doing this together
166. Chapter166 We’re not having another one
167. Chapter167 Let’s start again
168. Chapter168 The night was far from over
169. Chapter169 Ready, Mrs. Astor?
170. Chapter170 We’re trying to start over
171. Chapter171 His cum leaking out of me
172. Chapter172 Your exclusive sex toy is your husband
173. Chapter173 They’re actually engaged now?
174. Chapter174 This body’s been working for you
175. Chapter175 A dark apron tied around his waist
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