The Stranger Behind My Orgasm novel Chapter 204

Chapter 204: HIS PEACE

Finnegan

I sat in the back of the car outside the sleek media building. My jaw was clenched so tight I could hear my teeth grinding together.

My hands were fisted on my thighs as I stared at the entrance, waiting for Victoria to emerge.

The press conference she had just held was already detonating across every news channel.

My marriage, which I had kept hidden for years to protect Angel, was now public knowledge and the crazy woman had done it all on purpose.

Wasn’t it enough that she cheated on me for years, belittled me, and worked with my mother to try to ruin me? Now she was after my little girl?!

James kept the engine running, and I was bloody grateful that Connor had called in sick this weekend, or I would definitely have fired him if he’d so much as muttered a word to me.

The rage simmering inside me was that volatile.

Finally, Victoria stepped out, beaming triumphantly for the cameras flashing around her. The moment she spotted my car, her smile widened.

Wonderful. She knew I’d come. She knew I wouldn’t let her run this circus without confronting her.

She slid into the backseat beside me, shutting the door with a soft click. The car pulled away from the curb.

"If I knew that was all I had to do to get your attention, darling, I would have done this a long time ago," she purred, leaning toward me with that false, saccharine smile.

I didn’t move. I didn’t even look at her. God knows what I would do if I did.

"Cut the crap, Victoria," I snapped. "Really? Using our daughter like a pawn on national television? All this just to cling to a marriage you never wanted?"

She tried to lean in and kiss me. I shoved her away, hard enough that she sprawled back against the seat.

"Finnegan," she whined, smoothing her dress.

"It’s not like that. I’m trying to save our family. The world deserves to know the truth about us."

I laughed bitterly. "Save our family? You’ve been cheating on me for years. You turned our home into a battlefield. How dare you use my daughter?"

"How dare you expose her like that?! What kind of mother are you? And did my mom put you on this?"

"Is she trying to inherit the company? What does your staying married to me accomplish exactly?"

Victoria’s eyes flickered with fear for a second, but she quickly masked it.

"You’re being dramatic," she said lightly. "Just bear with me until after your birthday, hmm? Then I’ll be out of your life for good."

My eyes narrowed. "Why? What have you planned for my birthday?"

Her eyes widened for a split second, and I realized that was a slip. She wasn’t meant to let that out. So, they were planning something after my birthday?

She tried to cover with a sweet smile. "Nothing, darling. Just... give me a little more time?"

I demanded answers, pressing her again and again, but she refused to utter another word. The rest of the drive was silent and thick with tension. I dropped her off at her residence without another glance.

As the car pulled away, I called River.

"Where are you?"

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