From His Invisible Wife to the World's Icon novel Chapter 49

"Mom, is that really a good idea?"

"What's wrong with it? It'd be even better if that ungrateful bitch walks in on you and dies of a heart attack."

Lydia had walked away with a stone-cold expression. She grabbed the bag of wet clothes from the private dining room, drove to the hospital, and spent the rest of the day finalizing the settlement with the injured worker's family.

It was the dead of night. She sat on the balcony of her Moonlight Cove penthouse, her eyes empty as she stared at the city skyline.

Sierra had to literally drug Frederick to get him into bed...

Joanna's words echoed in her mind.

What if Frederick and Sierra hadn't actually slept together? What if he was only tolerating her because he promised her a child?

That day in the rain, seeing them crash into the sofa from a distance didn't definitively mean they had done anything.

Had he really never touched Sierra?

Lydia glanced over and saw the terrifyingly elegant man standing on the adjacent balcony. It hit her with absolute clarity—Xavier Ford lived right next door.

Remembering his ruined trousers, she went inside, pulled the pants from the bag, and bent down to toss them into the washing machine. As her fingers brushed the expensive fabric, her mind flashed back to the luxury boutique—to Frederick's dangerously dark eyes, the turbulent rage beneath them, and the burning sensation of his hand violently gripping hers.

She threw the pants in, slammed the washer shut, marched to the entryway, grabbed her car keys, and left.

The Porsche shot onto the highway like an arrow.

Even though they were divorcing, he had saved her life once. She couldn't just sit by and let someone force themselves on him.

The car screeched to a halt at Tidal Crest Manor.

Gable hurried over to greet her. "Ma'am, you've been working so hard lately, and it's your time of the month. I brewed you a tonic. Drink it while it's hot."

"Where is he?"

"He's upstairs."

"Is he alone?"

"Ms. Sutton is with him... Oh, Ma'am, don't go up there yet... I need to tell you something..."

She didn't stop. She sprinted up to the second floor. Hearing Sierra's sickeningly sweet voice, her hand shook as it gripped the master bedroom doorknob. She was terrified she was about to witness them tangled together in her own bed.

The crushing weight on her chest made her heart feel like it was about to stop.

But she pushed the door open anyway.

The sight that hit her nearly brought her to her knees.

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