Claimed by the Powerful Billionaire (Charlotte and Matthew) novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Her Tongue Pried His Lips Open

When Matthew woke up, his head felt like it was about to split apart.

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He’d drunk way too much with Calvin last night. He couldn’t even remember how he’d

gotten back to his room.

Back to his room?

Lace-trimmed bedding. Pink curtains. A delicate, vintage-style pink bed with carved details. The whole place was drowning in a princess vibe.

This was Isabella’s room.

And it hadn’t always looked like this.

After moving in, Isabella had people redo everything. She even replaced the bed.

Because Isabella didn’t like the bed Charlotte had slept in.

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But right now, he didn’t know why-he missed how the room used to be. Simple, but

warm.

The woman beside him suddenly turned over to face him.

Matthew glanced once, then immediately looked away.

Her nightgown had slipped down, and her full chest was right there in front of him.

Because she was nursing, Isabella was terrified she might smell off, so she kept herself

obsessively clean. Right now, there was only a faint, fresh scent on her.

Any normal man would’ve been tempted with that kind of heat lying next to him.

But Matthew felt nothing. No desire at all.

He lifted the blanket, about to get out of bed.

Isabella let out two soft, sleepy hums and woke up.

“Matt, you’re awake.”

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Her voice was soft, boneless, laced with temptation.

Matthew wanted a cigarette.

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But thinking about how the nanny would bring the baby over later for feeding, he forced

himself to hold back.

“Why am I sleeping in your room?”

Isabella looked utterly satisfied.

“You and Dad drank too much last night. You were stumbling and walked straight

toward my room. I had no choice but to let you sleep here.”

She giggled. “My dad’s still passed out in the guest room.’

Matthew didn’t doubt her for even a second.

And Isabella dared to tell that lie because she had something to lean on.

Everly.

Matthew had been drunk last night.

But after he got drunk, he’d gone straight to sleep.

It was Everly who had people carry Matthew into Isabella’s room.

The intention couldn’t have been more obvious.

Too bad Matthew had been out cold. No matter what Isabella might’ve wanted, she

couldn’t pull it off.

So all she could do was hold him and sleep beside him all night.

Matthew looked down at the pajamas on his body.

“My clothes… did you change them?”

Isabella said, “Yeah. I know you’re a neat freak, so I wiped you down and changed you

into clean pajamas.”

Matthew’s brows drew together slightly.

“Don’t do that again.”

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Isabella sat up, staring at him with wide, pleading eyes. “Matt… did I do something

wrong?”

Matthew let out a quiet sigh. “No.”

“Then why do you look like you’re unhappy?”

Matthew fell silent for a moment.

“I just think… this isn’t appropriate. After all, you’re John’s wife…”

Isabella’s eyes reddened.

“Matt, do you know why I didn’t want to remarry, why I insisted on staying with the

Russell family?”

Matthew was distracted.

“Wasn’t it because you love John?”

Isabella shook her head. “No. It’s because I love you.”

Matthew froze completely.

“What did you say?”

Isabella suddenly threw her arms around him.

“Matt, I’ve held those words in for so long. I wanted to tell you so badly, but I was

scared. I was scared if I said it, you’d look down on me, you’d kick me out.”

“Matt…” Isabella clung tightly around his neck. “Being with you, seeing how good you’ve been to me… I couldn’t control my feelings. Little by little, I realized I fell in love with

you.”

Matthew still hadn’t processed it.

Isabella’s lips moved in close.

And without warning, she kissed him.

Her lips were soft. The feeling was… good enough that, for a moment, Matthew forgot to

push her away.

Until her tongue pried his lips open.

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That snapped him back to reality. He grabbed her arms with both hands and shoved her

away.

His voice rose before he could stop it.

“Bella! What the hell are you doing!”

Isabella gazed at him like she was drowning in him.

“Matt, I love you.”

Matthew’s mind was a mess.

“Bella, what nonsense are you talking about!”

If this had been before-if he’d heard her say she loved him back then-

He would’ve been thrilled.

But now, no matter how he tried, he couldn’t feel happy.

Isabella grabbed his hand.

“Matt, I’m not talking nonsense. I mean it. I really fell in love with you, and… and you like

me too, right?”

Did he like her?

Matthew couldn’t tell anymore.

Was it liking her… or was it just pity?

“Bella…”

“Matt.” Isabella cut him off. “I won’t ask you to marry me. I won’t make you divorce and

marry me. I just want to stay by your side and love you properly. Is that okay?”

Matthew’s emotions twisted into something complicated.

Regret.

Regret that he shouldn’t have walked into this room last night. Shouldn’t have slept on

this bed.

And also a kind of ache.

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Because Isabella looked wronged and pitiful right now.

But there was guilt too.

He hadn’t forgotten he had a wife.

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And his wife had only been gone for one day-yet somehow, he already missed her.

Matthew stared at that fragile, pleading face, his sigh heavy and obvious.

“Bella, I admit it-I liked you before. But that’s in the past. And now I have a wif—”

“Matt.” Isabella reached up and covered his mouth. “Don’t say it. I get it.”

“I understand your responsibility to your marriage. I understand you don’t want to be a husband everyone spits on. So I won’t hope for anything. I’m only asking you to let me

stay by your side.”

“Even if…” Tears fell from Isabella’s eyes. “Even if it’s only as your sister-in-law.”

Matthew didn’t know how he walked out of that room.

His mind was chaos.