Semua Bab The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity : Bab 11 - Bab 14

Again today, I woke up to silence. No angry phone calls, no reporters camping outside my apartment, no fresh scandal waiting to ruin my day. It felt... unnatural.I stepped out of the bathroom, rubbed a towel through my damp hair when my phone buzzed on the bed. Mrs. Kingsley.I smiled broadly before I even opened the message.Wedding Gown Fitting — 2:00 PM.The appointment details were attached beneath it. My eyes drifted to Liam's chat, still nothing. His last message was from yesterday — “ignore social media.”I stared at the screen for almost a minute before forwarding the appointment. “Please be there.” The message was delivered instantly. I waited a few seconds, but no reply. I sighed and placed the phone face down."Well... at least I tried."My gaze wandered around my apartment…Today would probably be the last morning I'd wake up here.I looked at my tiny living room, This apartment had watched me become every version of myself. The hopeful girl, the broken woman, and now…the

I hurried after Liam, and the door clicked shut behind us. "You promised separate rooms.""At Blackthorne City."Liam loosened his tie without looking at me."You didn't expect my mother to know we needed separate rooms."The words knocked the argument right out of me.He was right."I'll take the sitting room," he said simply.That ended the conversation. I let out a quiet breath and disappeared into the bedroom.The bathroom smelled faintly of lavender. I stood beneath the warm shower longer than necessary, hoping it would calm the strange feeling sitting inside my chest.By the time I crawled into bed, exhaustion claimed me almost immediately.The next morning, sunlight slipped through the curtains and settled across my face. I stretched lazily before remembering where I was. Santorini.A smile tugged at my lips. The bathroom door suddenly opened. I instinctively pulled the duvet up to my chin.Liam stepped out with a white towel wrapped low around his waist. Water droplets slid f