Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 408

“I changed into Madison’s clothes. She had been so worried that someone might try something now that I’m pregnant, so she made a special detox tonic just for me. Without that, I probably would’ve actually fallen for your little trap today. So, maybe it’s fate. I guess luck was on my side. Madison helped me out without even realizing, and then there’s Conrad’s guys, Nikolai and Drake. They’re definitely not the fools you think they are. Without all that, I really would’ve lost today.”

Hearing Madison’s name, fake Annette’s face went completely white. “It was her… so it was all because of her! No wonder you didn’t yell for help, no wonder you never even looked scared. I was too cocky, I underestimated you… All those questions earlier, you were just trying to get me to slip up, to make me admit Ms. Clements was the real one behind this! Wiona, you—”

Fake Annette tried to get up, but Nikolai stepped forward and knocked her right back down.

“Still trying to lie your way out?” he said, cold. “Do you even realize who you messed with today? You really thought you could scheme against the lady the Sullivan Group’s head cares about most? You tried it, and you even used these disgusting tricks. Now it’s your turn to deal with the mess you made.”

He didn’t wait for a response. Nikolai helped Wiona out of the room. Before leaving, he even lit another stick of that drugged incense, almost as a warning. Then he led Wiona into the next room to hide out for a while.

Wiona handed him the porcelain bottle, and he quickly swallowed the antidote. Drake was still on the floor, totally out thanks to the drug. Luckily, the first time Wiona sensed something was off, she and Nikolai had ducked out to the courtyard, and she’d secretly slipped him one of Madison’s antidote pills. She’d already taken one herself, just in case. After that, Nikolai’s collapse had all been an act to help sell the story.

Wiona shook her head. “Don’t worry about me. I have no idea what’s actually in that antidote.” She couldn’t risk it. It was meant to counteract the incense, but what if it had something other ingredients that could hurt the baby? She wouldn’t take that risk, not for anything. Even though she could feel the strange discomfort spreading through her, she kept her face calm. Thankfully, Madison’s tonic seemed to help at least a little, so she wasn’t struggling nearly as much as the fake Annette in the other room.

“By the way, did you get a message out?”

Annette had called earlier and told her not to tell Conrad. But at this point, things had gone way beyond keeping the peace in their family. Wiona even started to wonder if her own mother-in-law had been in on this whole plan. If Annette knew, or if she’d played a part herself…