The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband novel Chapter 736

Chapter 736

They had been cautious, but they couldn’t stop Kailee’s cunning scheme.

“Tell me!” Laney cried out, desperation evident in her voice. “Did you know about the affair between Garrett and Kailee? Why did you all lie to me?”

At that moment, the baby began to babble, indicating that she was waking up.

As Laney looked at the sleeping baby beside her, she bit her lower lip, trying to hold back her tears.

Ian couldn’t bear to see the grief-stricken look on her face any longer. “We didn’t mean to lie to you,” he confessed. “We had our doubts about this matter. It’s very likely that Kailee planned everything. Mr. Harding might not have had an affair. We wanted to gather irrefutable evidence before telling you the truth.”

“The truth? What truth?” Laney’s voice was cold as she picked up the photo and waved it before Ian. “Don’t tell me Kailee kidnapped Garrett and forced him to take the photo on bed!”

Ian let out a sigh. “Mrs. Harding, you used to be a top professional bodyguard. You should have seen through these schemes.”

Laney managed to force a smile and said nothing.

As a professional, she should have been able to analyze the situation rationally, but she was still an ordinary person, affected by her emotions.

She had also just given birth and was not prepared to hear that her husband had cheated on her. How could she have possibly reacted calmly to that kind of information?

The recording, which revealed that Garrett married her out of sympathy, only added to her heartbreak.

She had her doubts whether Garrett married her out of pity.

But now she knew the heartbreaking truth.

Even if Ian was right and Garrett had been framed, Laney couldn’t understand why he had hidden it from her. Was she so untrustworthy? The more she thought about it, the more exhausted she felt.

Laney didn’t want to argue about the truth but rather wanted to calm down. “I’m tired,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper. “You can go now.”

“But, Mrs. Harding…” Ian hesitated, concerned for her well-being.

I’ll be fine,” Laney said, her head lowered in sadness. “Don’t worry about me, I just need some time alone to calm down. Please don’t tell anyone that I saw the photo.”

Once Ian had departed, Laney reclined on the bed, her expression a mix of blankness and despair. The bittersweet memories of her and Garrett, from the moment they met to the blossoming of their love, cascaded through her mind.

But now, with the photo and the damning recording as her companions, the memories had lost their luster, tainted by newfound heartache.

Laney was uncertain how long she had been immersed in her thoughts when the baby’s cry snapped her back to reality.

The room was enshrouded in darkness, with only the gentle touch of moonlight stealing in through the window.

Determined, Laney switched on the light, briskly patted her cheeks, and mustered the strength to face her responsibilities. She tenderly cradled her daughter and began to feed her.

As she drank, the infant’s cries subsided.

The baby girl eagerly drank her mother’s milk, her wide eyes gazing up at Laney’s weary visage.