All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Pretend Wife : Chapter 111 - Chapter 117

Arielle Sylvia screamed and kept smashing the phone beneath her heels.Over and over. The sound echoed through the abandoned building like a hammer striking concrete. Pieces of plastic were scattered across the floor until Ryder finally stepped forward and grabbed her arm. She jerked away from him and looked at me. “Pray he shows up,” she said coldly. “Or consider this the last day of your life.”A shiver crawled down my spine. My breathing remained uneven as I stared back at her. At this point, I hated both of them. There was no difference. Both of them were monsters. “You had Ryder steal Darius’s phone at the club, didn’t you?” I asked bitterly. “I knew that text didn’t come from him.”Sylvia's jaw tightened. She didn’t answer. That alone was enough. I laughed humorlessly. “So it was you?”My eyes narrowed. “But why send the message to Tessa’s phone instead of mine?”The question slipped out before I could stop it. How much did they know about me? How much had they been watch

Arielle “I should go see her," I said after sitting for barely a minute. “No.”Darius's hand closed gently around my arm. “She just had surgery,” he said. “She needs rest. It’s best not to wake her.”Frustration tightened my chest. “But I need to see if she’s okay.”“I’ll handle it. You can trust me.”Trust him? After everything that had happened?Yet before I could argue, he called out a nurse. Darius looked at her. “This is my wife. She’s not feeling well. I’d like you to examine her.”My wife. That word caught me off guard. My eyes moved to him immediately. He said it so naturally, as if we weren’t standing on the ruins of a situationship that neither of us could fix. The nurse smiled politely. “Of course, sir.”Then she turned to me. “Please come with me, ma’am.”I looked between them. “Don’t I look okay?”The nurse chuckled softly. Darius didn’t. “You’ve been through enough today,” he said. “Let her check you.”Something in his voice made me pause. He wasn’t pretending lik

Arielle Darius stayed silent for a moment before finally answering. “It was my mother.”My expression softened immediately. “How is she?”A faint smile appeared on his lips. “She’s fine. She wanted to speak with you.”I blinked. “Why?”“I don’t know,” he shrugged lightly. “I keep giving her excuses because…”His voice trailed off. “Yeah,” I finished quietly. The separation. Just thinking about Lisa made something warm settle in my chest. She had always been kind to me. Patient. Understanding. Everything my own mother wasn’t. I lowered my eyes and unlocked my phone, trying to push the thought away. For the first time all day, I finally had the chance to go through my missed calls and messages. The first thing that caught my attention was the number of notifications. Tessa. Several missed calls. That made sense. Then Emris. My heart skipped. Multiple texts and calls. I quickly looked away from the screen. Next was Mrs. Lilith.Even more calls. Then one particular message caug

Arielle A new number flashed across my screen. I frowned. Who could this be?Without thinking much about it, I declined the call and slipped my phone back into my bag. When I looked up, Leo was already watching me. A smile tugged at his lips. He leaned forward, resting his elbows lightly on the table. “You know…” he said, shaking his head. “You look beautiful every single time I see you. Like…what’s going on?”I laughed softly. He sighed dramatically before blowing me an exaggerated kiss. “You’re perfect.”“Oh, my God,” I laughed harder, covering my face. “The way you make that expression gets me every time.”“I can’t help it.”“You really can’t.”We both laughed, the tension dissolving almost instantly. Before I could open up my menu again, my phone vibrated. The same number.My smile slowly faded. Leo noticed immediately, but he didn’t ask any questions. “I’m sorry,” I said, standing. “I should probably take this.”He offered an understanding smile. “Of course, go ahead.”“Th