All Chapters of Billionaire’s Twin Deception : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

JANICE'S POVThe article is supposed to come out tomorrow morning.Strangely, I'm not thinking about tomorrow.I'm thinking about the way Eden quietly slips the envelope back into his jacket before anyone else at the party notices, then reaches for my hand beneath the table without looking at me, his fingers warm around mine like he's already made a decision I haven't heard yet."We're leaving," he says softly.I blink."What about the party?""They'll survive.""The anniversary—""They'll survive that too."Amanda appears beside us before I can argue."I heard my name."Eden doesn't even hesitate."I'm taking her home."Amanda studies both of us for one long second before smiling in that annoyingly knowing way she has."I figured.""You're not even going to ask why?""I've met both of you.""Fair."She gently squeezes my shoulder. "Go."The drive back is unusually quiet, but not the uncomfortable kind. The city lights slide across the windshield while soft music plays through the sp

JANICE'S POVI don't even realize I've said it until the words are already floating through the apartment."Our family needs groceries."Silence.I freeze halfway through writing a shopping list.Eden looks up from the couch.Jack slowly lowers the dinosaur comic he was reading."Our family?" Eden repeats carefully.Heat rushes into my face."I meant…… I…..."Jack jumps off the couch before I can embarrass myself any further."I like that one!""What one?""Our family."He grins so brightly my heart almost gives up."We should keep it."Eden looks at me."So…..." I hide behind the shopping list. "......Don't.""I wasn't going to say anything.""You were absolutely going to.""I was."Jack claps once."Good. Family meeting."Neither of us remembers agreeing to one.Ten minutes later Jack stands in the middle of the kitchen wearing my apron that nearly reaches his ankles while holding a wooden spoon like a microphone."I've decided," he announces proudly, "that tonight I will cook dinne

JANICE'S POVIt isn't Chloe's ring, it's mine.I stare at the small velvet box resting in Eden's hand while the ferry glides quietly across the water, and for several long seconds my brain refuses to catch up with what my eyes are seeing."Eden…...."He smiles nervously."I know.""No…... you don't.""I probably don't.""You definitely don't."He laughs under his breath."I had a speech.""You had a speech?""I practiced it.""For how long?""Three days."I blink. "You're serious?""I even timed it.""Oh no.""I forgot all of it."That makes me laugh, the kind that makes my shoulders shake.He rubs the back of his neck."I liked you better when you were crying.""I'm not crying anymore.""I noticed.""Now I'm laughing at you.""I also noticed."He opens the box.Inside is a simple diamond ring.Elegant and new.Untouched by anyone else's memories."I didn't buy this because I wanted to rush you," he says quietly, looking at the ring instead of me. "And I didn't buy it because I expect

JANICE'S POVThe first clue that Eden has unofficially moved into my apartment isn't the suitcase.It's the toothbrush.I walk into the bathroom early the next morning, reach for mine, and stop.There are two.Mine and his, standing side by side like they've been roommates for years. I stare at them for a second before smiling to myself."Well." A sleepy voice drifts in from the hallway. "I was hoping you'd notice."I turn around. "You're awake.""Barely."He leans against the doorframe with messy hair, wearing an old T-shirt and looking so comfortable in my apartment that my heart quietly forgets how to behave."You left it on purpose.""I did.""You could've asked.""I was going to.""What happened?"He shrugs."I got distracted.""By what?""You."I roll my eyes."That was smooth.""It wasn't.""It really wasn't.""Can I try again?""No.""Fair."Before I can walk past him, he gently catches my wrist."So…...""So?""Can my toothbrush stay?"I pretend to think about it."I'll allow

JANICE'S POVThe first thing I hear on my wedding day isn't birds.It's Chan shouting."I refuse to accept those flowers!"Someone shouts back."They're roses!""They're positioned aggressively!"I sit up in bed laughing before I even open my eyes.Amanda walks into my room carrying a garment bag over one arm and coffee in the other."I see you're awake.""I think the entire hotel is awake.""Chan has declared war on floral arrangements.""Who won?"Amanda takes a sip of coffee."The flowers."I laugh again."You don't look nervous.""I haven't had time.""Oh, don't worry."She smiles far too sweetly."I'll fix that."She unzips the garment bag.The wedding dress appears.I stop breathing."Oh…..."Amanda's smile softens. "I know."I reach out carefully, running trembling fingers across the fabric."It's beautiful.""No."She gently squeezes my shoulder. "You are."An hour later the bridal suite is overflowing with people.Hair stylists.Makeup artists.Celine carrying pastries becaus