Unwanted Fake Wife The Top Billionaire novel Chapter 279

Chapter 279 Distance

The calmer Elena sounded, the tighter Alexander’s expression became, as if her composure

ly made the distance between them feel more real.

relationship, nothing was more dangerous than asking for time. Problems did not sappear just because people stepped away from them. If anything, distance only gave those oblems more room to grow, until they became something neither side could easily fix.

That’s not going to work,” Alexander said, rejecting her without hesitation.

He looked straight at her, his tone firm. “Come back with me. As for everything else, give me some time, and I’ll explain it all to you properly.”

Elena paused for a moment before asking, “How long is your ‘some time? Alexander, from the day we argued until now, it’s already been more than a few full days. That’s enough time for a couple to walk in and out of a courthouse more than once.”

She didn’t want to overthink things.

But when it came to Alexander, she couldn’t find anything that felt like trust. Every time she thought about him and Fiona appearing together, side by side, it felt unbearably sharp.

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“About your mom, thank you for explaining things for me,” Elena continued, keeping her tone steady. “Once Landon’s situation is resolved, I’ll go back and explain it to her myself.”

She looked directly into his eyes, her voice calm but unwavering.

“But right now, I just need you to leave.”

Silence fell between them.

They stood less than six feet apart, yet it felt as though an invisible gap stretched endlessly between them, something neither of them could cross,

Alexander looked at her for a long time, as if trying to memorize her face, as if he wanted to hold onto this moment. In the end, he gave in.

He set the cake box down on a nearby shelf without another word.

Then

exander said. “I’ll come see you tomorrow.”

need.

er saying that, he turned and walked down the steps,

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Elena let out a quiet sigh.

She didn’t take the cake. Instead, she stepped into the elevator.

Her thoughts were in complete disarray.

Leaning against the elevator wall, her mind kept replaying the look in Alexander’s eyes, the hurt he hadn’t hidden. But no matter how much that affected her, she couldn’t simply overlook the fact that he had kept things from her.

Not everything in a relationship can be brushed aside like it doesn’t matter.

If a marriage didn’t even have the most basic honesty, then what exactly was it?

If Alexander had never said he liked her, she could have treated everything as if nothing had happened, as if they were nothing more than partners bound by circumstance.

But he had said it.

The elevator chimed as it reached her floor.

Elena stepped out, and the moment she did, her expression changed slightly.

Two tall, broad-shouldered men stood near the elevator, staring at her coldly.

“Come with us,” the man on the right said as he stepped closer. His tone was low but threatening. “If you don’t want to disturb the people inside, you’d better cooperate.”

A knife pressed lightly against her abdomen.

Elena’s breathing faltered.

She gave up the idea of calling for help.

Only Julian and Iris were inside. If she caused a disturbance, she would only put them in danger.

She gave a small nod, agreeing, then reached out and pressed the elevator button again, stepping back inside on her own.

The man pulled the knife away slightly and signaled to his partner.

Both of them followed her into the elevator.

Inside the narrow space, Elena tried to steady her breathing before speaking.

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“Landon sent you, didn’t he?”

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The man’s expression remained cold. “This is what happens when people don’t mind their own business.”

Elena kept her voice calm as she spoke. “If Landon’s scandal continues, at most, the Hawke family and the Sterling family will protect him. He might spend a few years in prison and be pushed out of the industry. But if this turns into kidnapping someone connected to the Kingsley family, things won’t stay simple. Are you sure you want to make this impossible to fix?”

After she finished speaking, she noticed both men’s expressions stiffen slightly, as if they were weighing the consequences.

Elena continued, “If I’m not mistaken, Landon’s parents probably don’t even know you came after me. Is it really worth going this far for him?”

Their expressions grew even darker.

Whether Landon’s parents knew or not, they didn’t know.

What they did know was that if they didn’t deal with Elena, the debts hanging over them would never be repaid.

“Shut up,” one of them snapped, anger surfacing as he pressed the knife against her waist again. The blade was hidden beneath the loose fabric of her sleeve, making it look as though he was simply holding her by the waist.

“Say one more word and I’ll stab you right here.”

Elena fell silent.

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