My Boss's Hidden Heir (Elara and Marcus) novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Elara’s POV

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The bedroom door opened and Marcus walked in looking like he’d been through hell. His shirt was wrinkled, his hair was a mess, dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep.

Elara stood in the middle of the room with her arms crossed, her entire body rigid with anger and hurt.

“Elara,” Marcus started, closing the door behind him. “I know how this looks…”

“Why is she wearing your shirt?”

Marcus stopped. “What?”

“Your shirt, Marcus. Aurora is down there wearing your white dress shirt like she just rolled out of your bed. So I’m asking you, why is she wearing your clothes?”

“She spilled coffee on herself this morning. I gave her the shirt so she could…”

“Stop.” Elara held up her hand. “Just stop lying to me.”

“I’m not lying…”

“You spent the night with her! You were down there all night, alone with your ex-girlfriend who’s been trying to get you back since the moment she showed up! And now she’s walking around in your clothes looking like you two just…” Elara’s voice broke. She took a breath, trying to steady herself. “I can’t do this.”

Marcus took a step toward her. “Nothing happened. I swear to God, Elara, nothing happened. I slept on the couch. I woke her up every two hours like the paramedics said. That’s it.”

“That’s it? That’s all you did? You didn’t talk? Didn’t reminisce about old times? Didn’t let her get close to you?”

“We talked, yes. But it was just small talk. Nothing important.”

“And the shirt?”

“I told you, she spilled coffee…”

“I don’t believe you!” Elara’s voice rose. “I don’t believe that every single thing that happens with Aurora is just an innocent accident. The wine spill, the towel drop, the concussion, now the coffee? At what point

do the pattern, Marcus?”

“I see it. Trust me, I see it. But what was I supposed to do? Let her walk around covered in coffee?”

“You could have told her to go back to her own place and change! She lives here, Marcus! She has an entire guest house full of her own clothes!”

Marcus ran both hands through his hair, frustration clear on his face. “You’re right. Okay? You’re absolutely

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right. I should have handled it differently. I should have set better boundaries. But I was exhausted and not thinking clearly and I just wanted to come home.”

“Well, you’re home now. Congratulations.”

“Elara, please. Don’t do this. Don’t shut me out.”

But Elara was already moving, grabbing clothes from her dresser and shoving them into a bag. She needed to get out of here. Needed space to think without Marcus standing there looking at her with those eyes.

“What are you doing?” Marcus asked, alarm creeping into his voice.

“I’m going to stay with Mimi for a few days.”

“No. Elara, no. We need to talk about this.”

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