Billionaire's Pregnant Ex-wife novel Chapter 99

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I looked at him with my mouth slightly parted open. He always surprises me with his sudden and unexpected questions. I take so much time answering him, fearing my tongue might slip and he would discover the truth if I’m not careful with my response.

I swallowed hard. Summoning my voice, I replied, “No, he isn’t.”

“Are you in love with him?” he asked without looking at me, his soft voice thick with

resentment.

I could lie at that moment, but I chose to tell the truth and said no. “I will eventually learn

how to love him back in time,” I added, much to his chagrin. *Just like the way I’m learning

to stop loving you right now,* I honestly thought to myself, feeling so damn lucky he couldn’t read my thoughts right now.

“Now that I know you aren’t his yet, I’m letting you know I’m not going to give you up,

Lily. I will fight for you with all the strength and every single ounce of willpower I possess. I

will fight for you until you make your decision, and only then will I stop pursuing you when someone else puts a ring on your finger. But until then, I’ll keep showing you how I feel over and over again, no matter how many times you push me away.”

Grey said nothing more after that. He just continued to drive the car quietly. I was silent the whole time too, as his words reverberated inside my mind. *I’ll keep showing you how I

feel over and over again, no matter how many times you push me away…* Those words left

an imprint in my mind.

What does he feel about me? I asked myself. Frustration nagged inside me because I couldn’t find the answer. I’m not a fortune teller to guess how he feels about me.

We’ve been married for years before we divorced and drifted away, but I still couldn’t understand this man. He was like a closed gate, letting no one see what’s inside him.

My bubble of thoughts erupted into the air when the car pulled to a stop. I peeked through the open window and saw we had reached the house.

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“Thank you for coming with me tonight, Lily,” Grey spoke.

Tearing my eyes from the window, I turned to him and smiled. “It was a splendid evening. I would like to thank you for inviting me out, although we haven’t discussed the real reason why we went out for dinner.”

He heaved a sigh. “About that, I’m sorry we weren’t able to discuss tonight what we should have discussed… Catrina arrived, and I’m not comfortable talking about our private life in front of her, even if she’s my cousin.”

I gave him a reassuring smile. “I understand,” I told him. I wasn’t comfortable talking about Dylan in Catrina’s presence. On the other hand, Catrina wouldn’t want to listen as we talked about our dead son. She’d be put off and would feel uncomfortable.

Grey finally smiled at me. It must have been the reflection of the lights, but his hazel–green eyes looked as though they were glowing jewels. The look in his eyes made my breath hitch in my throat. I tried to look away, but his gaze captured mine, holding me still like powerful magnets.

His face began to inch closer. I made no move to look away. I found myself slowly closing my eyes as his warm lips captured mine. The kiss was gentle yet powerful enough to turn my world upside down. Within seconds, it was over, but I could still feel the warm tingling sensation on the bottom of my lips, as though his lips were still there.

Grey pulled away. He got out of the car to open the door for me. I collected my scattered wits and willed myself to get out of the open door.

“Goodnight, Lily,” he whispered close to my ear before climbing inside his car and maneuvering away.

He was gone, and yet I stood in place with my heart racing inside my rib cage. I felt like a silly teenager who had just had her first kiss. Grey had always had that effect on me. I hadn’t reacted to any other man the way I reacted to him. I just confirmed one thing tonight: I was still stupidly, madly, deeply in love with him.

*Stupid of me to still love him after all these years… If only I could teach my heart to love

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Just like the lyrics of my favorite song go,

*Forgetting him was like trying to know

Somebody you never met…*

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*Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you…*

With a sigh, I finally turned to the gates and entered. For once, I successfully pushed Grey out of my thoughts as I hurriedly made my way to the house where I knew my precious

Isabelle was waiting for me.

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The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes the next morning was the bouquet of fresh flowers lying on the table inside my room. One of the servants must have slipped them

inside while I was still asleep.

Stretching my legs, I climbed out of bed and picked up the flowers. The sweet scent of red roses wafted to my nose. I took a deep breath, savoring the soothing freshness as the scent permeated my nostrils.

I looked at the note attached to the flowers and read the handwritten message:

*Good morning, cupcake. Have a nice day ahead!*

The note was simple, but it made my heart race like crazy inside my chest. Hugging the flowers close to my chest, my eyes fluttered closed. The memory of the kiss from last night

flashed in my thoughts. Instantly, my cheeks turned crimson.

Abruptly opening my eyes, I realized I wasn’t alone in my room anymore. My mom was inside. I hadn’t heard her enter. I must have been so preoccupied with my thoughts that I didn’t realize she had come in.

“I knocked, but you didn’t answer,” she explained. “I thought you were still asleep, so I

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For the first time, I noticed she was holding a vase. Seeing where I was looking, Mom raised the vase and pointed to the flowers in my hand. “It’s for the roses.”

“Oh,” I mumbled under my breath, realizing that Mom was the one who had brought the flowers inside the room, which meant she had read the note too and knew who sent the

flowers.