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Deceptive Marriage

Chapter 7 Our Painful Pasts

Word Count: 1118    |    Released on: 07/08/2023

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way his experienced lips massaged hers made a quiet moan escape her and she barely managed to gain the strength

te just manhandled his baby girl. Benjamin cleared his throat with an “ahem” and settled himself in his seat as well. Another extremely rare moment, the stone-cold man blushing in awkward embarrassment. “Right… so,” it so

omething

he poor waitress. She could still tell that Benjamin was still holding a grudge over the fresh stain to his new shirt but at least he wasn’t pissed off about it anymore. Abigai

she catches the handsome man becoming w

atisfied with what he saw so

the way Benjamin kissed her. She was tempted to ask what that was all about but she didn’t have the nerve

tides that rolled in and out. The sky was a beautiful shade of orange, gold, and red. The amber sun half-drowned into the sparkling ocean. T

il was taken off guard but still sat down on the sand when he did. Their silence turned awkward as she began to draw in the sand on the opposite side of

she says, her irritation fades as she looks back out at the water. Her chest tightens as memories unravel along with words she didn’t mean to announce. “M

” he then reaches into his shirt and pulls out a thin, chained necklace with an engagement and wedding ring on it that clearly belonged to a woman. Abigail was surprised since she didn’t even see the chain around his neck at all, it was neatly hidden beneath the collar of his shirt the whole time. Now that it was exposed, she could see a

guessing this is the r

le. He looks at her with watchful eyes as she speaks

rt again but he surprisingly didn’t pull his hand aw

earned a scoff from him. Before he could say what she knew he was going to say, she q

and tightens on hers. “Abigail… when I said no attachments, I meant having no links to me what

aving eyes on his back. Again, she begins to feel nervous and uncertain about how much trouble he’s really in. By his tone, chosen words, and look in his eyes, she could tell that she was right. It is dangerous. And yet, this bitter, s

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1 Chapter 1 Birthday party 2 Chapter 2 Mr Anderson 3 Chapter 3 Affair behind a Fake Marriage4 Chapter 4 Opposites Attract5 Chapter 5 Ice is blue 6 Chapter 6 Happiness behind a Lying Date7 Chapter 7 Our Painful Pasts8 Chapter 8 A Foreboding Silence9 Chapter 9 Vow of Lies 10 Chapter 10 Confessions11 Chapter 11 Falling in Love12 Chapter 12 The Unexpected 13 Chapter 13 Kidnapped14 Chapter 14 Separation15 Chapter 15 Who to Trust 16 Chapter 16 A friend in Need 17 Chapter 17 The Only Savior18 Chapter 18 Backfire19 Chapter 19 Envy’s Touch20 Chapter 20 Trust Goes a Long Way21 Chapter 21 Envy’s Touch22 Chapter 22 Waking Nightmare or New Protector 23 Chapter 23 Love At First Sight 24 Chapter 24 Kingpin’s New Bride25 Chapter 25 A Shower with No Privacy26 Chapter 26 A Stolen Wife27 Chapter 27 The Real Problem28 Chapter 28 Benjamin’s Capture29 Chapter 29 Deception30 Chapter 30 Be Brave31 Chapter 31 A Fighter To The Very End32 Chapter 32 The Final Bargain33 Chapter 33 The Unpredictable Kingpin34 Chapter 34 A Single Bullet35 Chapter 35 The Warehouse Shooting Aftermath36 Chapter 36 Concerns and Regrets37 Chapter 37 The Wrong Type of Celebrity38 Chapter 38 The Guiltiest Confession Benjamin was still in a coma by the time the39 Chapter 39 The Wife’s Affair40 Chapter 40 A Widower’s Determination41 Chapter 41 A Rashful father 42 Chapter 42 Deceptive Marriage Exposed43 Chapter 43 Love Conquers and Conquered44 Chapter 44 Reunited Love45 Chapter 45 Kiss It All Better46 Chapter 46 Secrets Behind Friend’s Backs47 Chapter 47 Conniving Vixen48 Chapter 48 Unknown Oncoming Storm49 Chapter 49 Pregnancy Test Results50 Chapter 50 Exposed51 Chapter 51 Layla’s Determination52 Chapter 52 Vacation Riddled With Lies53 Chapter 53 Uncertain Pregnancy Results54 Chapter 54 The Cost of Curiosity55 Chapter 55 Layla’s Lies56 Chapter 56 Vexing Vixen57 Chapter 57 Resisting the Fox58 Chapter 58 Brought to Light59 Chapter 59 Morning Sickness or Stress 60 Chapter 60 Mr. Anderson’s Reward61 Chapter 61 Unlikely Allies62 Chapter 62 Is this going to work 63 Chapter 63 Lies Turned into Secrets64 Chapter 64 Second Attempt65 Chapter 65 The Final Results66 Chapter 66 Truce Forged Alliance67 Chapter 67 Wife in Distress68 Chapter 68 Untrustworthy69 Chapter 69 Frustrating Runaway70 Chapter 70 Stuck in Shadow’s Claws71 Chapter 71 To Be Forthright72 Chapter 72 Reunited Bond73 Chapter 73 The Runaway Girls74 Chapter 74 A Man Of His Word75 Chapter 75 Caught Red-Handed76 Chapter 76 The Bouncing CEO Title77 Chapter 77 Shady or Cheery Town 78 Chapter 78 Investigating the Shelter79 Chapter 79 Cocky Infiltration80 Chapter 80 Rude and Impatient Investigator81 Chapter 81 Suspicious Mothers82 Chapter 82 Infestation83 Chapter 83 The Next Step84 Chapter 84 Sinful Smiles85 Chapter 85 Manipulating Lust86 Chapter 86 Damn 87 Chapter 87 Secrets Revealed88 Chapter 88 Captive Found89 Chapter 89 Mother90 Chapter 90 A new Ally 91 Chapter 91 Poisonous Plan92 Chapter 92 Rashful Bravery93 Chapter 93 Bargain94 Chapter 94 Promises Broken and Kept95 Chapter 95 The Rescue!96 Chapter 96 Sacrifice97 Chapter 97 A Mother’s Fate98 Chapter 98 Tragedy, Success, and Secrets99 Chapter 99 Just noticed 100 Chapter 100 Benjamin’s Lies Behind Deception