Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Nolan made a noncommittal sound and pulled his arm away from her. The paperwork still clutched in his hand was mostly forgotten.
“I mean, I know it’ll be difficult for anyone to see me as anything but an improvement compared to the rogue you currently have by your side,” Felicity continued, her voice dripping with disdain. “But I still want to make sure people understand that I’m going to be far better suited to be Luna than her. She’s completely unqualified for the role – not to mention her jealousy would get in the way of any attempts to be professional p>
Nolan glanced at her, but his eyes seemed far away as Felicity kept talking. She flipped her hair over her shoulder, tilting her chin up proudly.
“I mean, just look at the dress she’s chosen. It’s shameful. She’s obviously just trying to show off her body – which, let’s be honest, isn’t really anything to brag about p>
“Felicity, we have a lot of work to do,” Nolan cut in, his tone not sharp but exasperated.
“I know. That’s why I came to help,” Felicity said quickly.
“I need to deal with this paperwork,” Nolan said. “If you want to help, then wait here
– I’ll find something for you to do p>
Her smile faltered, but she forced it to remain in place. “Of course. You know I always love to help you any way I
can p>
With that, Nolan turned and left the room. He was distracted, lost in thought – he couldn’t get the image of Ellie in that dress out of his head.
The way that pale blue material complemented her skin, the slit up the side showing just enough of her hip to be enticing… It wasn’t the kind of thing she would ever wear – even when she was trying to get his attention. It was too bold, too confident for her.
And he couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Even as he handed the stack of papers off to the Beta and confirmed the details for the party, his mind kept drifting back to Ellie – to the way she cocked her hip when she was angry, showing just a little more skin in that dress. It was getting to him, and he hated himself for it.
Back in the office, Felicity sat behind Nolan’s desk with an angry huff. That heated look in his eyes was something she couldn’t mistake – Nolan liked that dress on Ellie, and it made Felicity’s blood boil.
She could be a thousand times more attractive than Ellie – far more useful, more elegant, more socially aware. She was higher status – that much was certain. Why Nolan was even giving Ellie a second look was beyond her. She certainly didn’t deserve it.
“Stupid, spoiled, rude little rogue,” Felicity muttered to herself.
She noticed that a drawer on Nolan’s desk wasn’t closed all the way and opened it out of curiosity. Inside were a pair of folders marked with medical seals. One was stained with coffee, the other crisp and new. Felicity pulled them both out, flipping them open curiously.
Her heart stopped as she stared at the contents —
Ellie’s name at the top of each page, along with the date of
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her hospitalization after the accident. The information about her concussion and bruising was all there, but there was one major difference.
In the undamaged document, the bloodwork results were clear: pregnancy test negative. Obviously, Felicity thought-
— that had to be the truth. Ellie had never been able to get pregnant, no matter how much Nolan had tried. It was just one more way she was a useless wife to him.
But the other one – the coffee-stained document – Felicity held it up close to her face to read the smudged ink. She could swear it said “positive,” but that just couldn’t be true.
This had to be some kind of trick some kind of forgery that Ellie had created to manipulate Nolan. Was that the reason he had changed his mind about the divorce? It had to be.
Ellie must be faking a pregnancy to keep Nolan around. Well, as much as that disgusted Felicity, she knew that soon enough it would become obvious.
And yet she couldn’t help the sick feeling in her stomach as she considered what would happen if it wasn’t fake. What if Ellie really was pregnant?
She’d never convince Nolan to get rid of her then. If she could give Nolan the heir he so desperately wanted, then Ellie would have a place by his side forever.
And Felicity just could not accept that.
If the unthinkable was true – if Ellie really was pregnant – Felicity would find a way to make sure it didn’t last.