Unwanted Fake Wife The Top Billionaire novel Chapter 227

Chapter 227 Saying It Out Loud

Elena trusted her judgment.

Alexander wasn’t that kind of person. The line went quiet.

“Gideon?”

She could still hear his breathing, steady and faint. He hadn’t hung up.

“If you don’t want to-”

“Elena.”

He cut her off. “Are you in love with him?”

Elena’s grip on her phone tightened.

Gideon’s voice stayed even, but there was no softness in the question.

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“We haven’t seen each other in a while, but I know you. Ever since we met again, anytime something negative comes up about Alexander, you push back. And earlier, at the restaurant, you kept looking outside at him.”

He didn’t rush the next words.

“So tell me honestly. Are you in love with him?”

Elena’s lashes trembled. Her lips parted slightly. She wanted to say no.

She really did.

ButI can’t even lie to myself.

“…Yeah,” she said quietly. “I am.”

The answer came out steady.

Because it was true.

Somewhere along the way, in all those ordinary moments with him, she had fallen for Alexander without realizing when it started.

On the other end, Gideon felt something sink heavily in his chest.

“Have you really thought this through?” he asked. “Alexander isn’t someone you can control.

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What if this turns into another Nathan?”

Elena didn’t hesitate this time.

“I’m not going to punish myself for someone like Nathan.”

Her voice was calm, but firm.

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“He already took five years from me. I’m not letting that take the rest of my life too. I’m not giving up my chance at something real just because I got burned once.”

Gideon had nothing to say to that.

After a long pause, he exhaled quietly. “…Alright. I get it. I’ll meet him.”

The call ended.

Elena sat on the bed, her phone still in her hand as her thoughts slowly drifted. There was a time when she truly believed this kind of life was enough, a steady job, financial independence, good friends, a life that felt full on its own, and back then, love had never seemed necessary.

But then Alexander showed up.

Maybe…

Maybe she was allowed to want more.

He’s worth it. Loving him won’t be a mistake.

A knock sounded at the door. Elena pulled herself together and went to open it.

A staff member stood outside holding a box.

“Dinner’s ready downstairs,” she said. “Mr. Kingsley asked me to give you this.”

Elena took it.

The logo on the box was instantly recognizable.

Her favorite bakery.

She opened it.

Inside were three small cakes, a strawberry one just like the one she had given Alexander earlier, plus a green grape and a blueberry.

On top sat a small card.

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She picked it up. “Makeup for one. Times three.”

Elena laughed out loud.

She set the cakes on the table, grabbed her phone, and took a picture.

Then she posted it.

“Too much sugar isn’t great for you, but life deserves a little sweetness.”

Less than a minute later, a like popped up.

Alexander.

Then a comment.

[Exception granted today. You can finish all three.]

They had plenty of mutual connections.

Since joining Velmora Media, she’d added quite a few people from Pinnacle Group.

After Alexander commented, her notifications started blowing up. Likes, replies, reactions.

Sophia jumped into the thread.

[Can I get an exception too?]

Alexander replied almost instantly, [Out of budget.]

Elena stared at her screen. She was speechless.

Sophia followed up with a meme, then messaged her directly.

“Hey, my brother wants to know where that bakery is. Those look insane.”

Sophia was downstairs. Elena sent her the location.

She was just about to head down when another message came in.

“Are you coming to dinner, or are you planning to live off cake tonight?”

Elena smiled and typed back quickly.

“Coming!”

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