Unwanted Fake Wife The Top Billionaire novel Chapter 181

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Nathan stayed silent, his jaw tight, his expression unreadable.

Victoria watched him for a moment, then lost her patience. “Are you seriously not going to say anything?”

Nathan exhaled sharply, clearly irritated. “Can you just give me a minute and let me think?”

The tone caught her off guard.

Victoria froze, then her face crumpled as she started dabbing at her eyes. “What did I do to deserve this? I’m only saying this because I’m worried about you…”

Nathan pressed his fingers to his temple, the headache pounding harder by the second.

He didn’t respond.

Instead, he turned and walked upstairs, leaving her standing there.

At the Hart house, things weren’t any better.

“Mom, is Nathan really going to divorce me?” Camille asked, her voice trembling. “Mom, you have to help me. I can’t lose him.”

She clung to Catherine like a lifeline.

In her world, Nathan meant everything. The idea of losing him was something she couldn’t even bring herself to imagine.

Richard looked at her, frustration written all over his face. “He’s already treating you like this, and you still can’t let go?”

Catherine shot him a glare and immediately pulled Camille closer. “How is this her fault? If anyone’s to blame, it’s Elena.”

In her mind, everything had been under control before Elena interfered. Even if the pregnancy had been fake, Camille and Nathan had still been together, and

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eventually, it could have become real.

If Elena hadn’t exposed it early, none of this would have happened.

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“Exactly,” Camille said, wiping her tears as she leaned against Catherine. “She’s the one sneaking around with Alexander, so of course she doesn’t want me and Nathan to work out. Mom, you have to stand up for me.”

“I will,” Catherine said immediately, her voice full of determination. She cupped Camille’s face gently, her expression softening. “You’re my daughter. My priority. The way Victoria and Nathan treated you today? It’s unacceptable. Honestly, maybe you should just walk away from him—”

“No.” Camille cut in without hesitation.

“I love him.”

Catherine paused, then sighed, clearly conflicted. “You really are stubborn…”

She knew there was no point trying to change Camille’s mind.

If persuasion didn’t work, then she would have to find another way to fix this. And the first person she thought of was Elena.

If it weren’t for her, none of this would have happened.

The resentment settled deep.

Elena stood on the balcony, the late afternoon light stretching across the floor.

Her phone buzzed in her hand.

Nathan.

She glanced at the message, her lips curling into a faint, sarcastic smile before she locked the screen without replying.

Once was enough. I’m not falling for that again.

The first time, she had been caught off guard.

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If it happened again, that would be on her. Behind her, she heard the door open.

She turned slightly. Alexander had come back.

There was a faint scent of alcohol on him, not overwhelming, but noticeable. The contract she had drafted had already been signed the night before.

Now that everything was official, being alone with him felt different in a way she couldn’t quite explain.

Because now, there was an end date.

One year. She had been the one to suggest it. But a thought she didn’t want kept creeping in.

What if I get used to this… to him… and then I don’t want to leave?

That would be a mess.

“I’ll run you a bath,” Elena said, turning toward the bathroom.

She didn’t wait for a response.

Alexander followed her in. Then, without a word, he closed the door behind him.

Elena stilled for a fraction of a second. She knew exactly what that meant.

Her lashes trembled slightly as she looked up at him. The distance between them wasn’t even three feet.

I’m not in the mood tonight,” she said.

The rumors about him being distant and self–controlled were honestly ridiculous. From her experience, Alexander was anything but restrained.

Ever since they signed that agreement, he had barely given her a night off.

Even if he was the one doing most of the work, she still felt like she was the one paying the price.

“I am,” Alexander said.

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His voice was low, edged with something darker than usual, the alcohol softening his control just enough to make it obvious.

He stepped closer.

Elena was sitting on the edge of the tub.

He bent slightly, closing in, his intention clear. She turned her head.

His lips brushed past her cheek instead of landing where he intended. For a brief moment, he didn’t move.

Then he straightened.

“I’ll handle it myself. You should get some sleep,” he said.

Elena didn’t argue. She left immediately, almost relieved. Back in the bedroom, she hesitated for a moment.

Then she grabbed a pillow and a blanket and walked out again, heading for the guest room next door, the one Alexander had used before.

Martha had kept everything in place, so the bed was ready.

Elena lay down, pulling the blanket tightly around herself, forcing her eyes shut. But sleep didn’t come easily.

Her mind refused to settle, thoughts circling back again and again. It took a long time before exhaustion finally pulled her under.

When she woke up the next morning, she stared at the ceiling for a while before remembering where she was.

The guest room.

Alexander hadn’t come looking for her.

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