I Carried My Husband’s Mistress’s Baby and Walked Away novel Chapter 24

Chapter 14

The Whitmore Group’s deal collapsed.

The reason? Chase had picked a fight in public. The potential partner thought he was unstable and chose to walk away.

“I’m sorry.” Nora apologized as she dabbed iodine on Dominic’s wound. “I only suggested provoking him because I was out of options. I didn’t think he’d lose control like that….

Dominic looked at her steadily. His throat bobbed, but his voice remained calm. “It’s fine. What he did… really was

inexcusable.”

Nora was a little surprised.

Dominic added, “But your idea worked. Provoking Chase to make a scene was far more effective than our original plan.”

A bright smile spread across Nora’s face, lighting her up from within. It landed squarely in Dominic’s heart.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, “Actually… I think we can keep using this strategy.”

“What do you mean?” Nora didn’t quite follow.

Dominic looked a bit awkward. “I mean you telling people you’re my fiancée.”

“Oh.” Nora nodded. “Faking a fiancée thing-sure, makes sense.”

“It’s not pretending.” Dominic cut in. “What I mean is… you can say it to others. But maybe you could… also consider

making it real.”

Nora looked up at him in shock.

Dominic quickly turned his head, his ears flushed red.

“I… you…”

Nora stumbled over her words, utterly flustered.

“Let’s talk later!” she blurted, practically fleeing the room.

She hadn’t expected Dominic to harbor feelings like this for her.

Their mutually beneficial partnership had suddenly taken a sharp turn.

She needed time to process.

Meanwhile, back at the Whitmore residence, Chase had just received a contract termination notice from his former

business partner-along with divorce papers delivered straight from the County Clerk’s Office.

The documents clearly outlined the division of assets and custody of their daughter.

Assets: split fifty-fifty.

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“You? Bored?” Nora raised a brow. “With money and time like yours, the world’s at your feet.

Dominic looked at her, his gaze teasing but serious underneath. “Sure, but I still don’t have someone to do all that with

“If this company had a lady boss by my side, that’d be even better.”

He stared right at her as he spoke.

Nora’s heart jumped. She quickly tried to change the subject, but Dominic gently pulled her right back.

“Nora,” he said softly. “I mean it.”

At the top of the hotel, lights shimmering across the city like spilled gold, Dominic finally confessed:

“Nora, I’ll admit-at first, I approached you with an agenda. But the more time I spent with you, the more I saw the real

you. You’re an amazing woman. Kind, strong, resilient.”

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