Wife You Discarded is a Billionaire's Crush novel Chapter 140

A sudden chill woke her as Cedric pulled the blanket off her. His hand, with its calloused palm, rested on her waist, his fingers gently brushing against the soft skin of her lower back. The light touch sent a shiver through her.

She forced her eyes open and saw him sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the small pill bottle. The birth control pills.

She was wide awake now, a sharp pain piercing her heart. She pushed herself up, tipped a pill from the bottle into her palm, put it in her mouth, and washed it down with the water from the nightstand. The whole time, her eyes were fixed on Cedric, and his cold, indifferent gaze was on her. Neither of them looked at the pill.

She had been obedient. Cedric put the bottle back and went to his study. Liliana had noticed he was busier lately. Whenever Mirabelle was out of the country on business, the time difference meant Cedric had more late-night video conferences.

The pill had chased away all her sleepiness. She got up, took a quick shower, and got back into bed. It took a long time for her to feel drowsy again. Just as she was about to drift off, her phone rang. She instinctively reached for it, pulling it out from under the adjacent pillow and answering without looking.

"Cedric…"

"Hello…?"

They both spoke at the same time. The voice on the other end was Sylvia's, soft and weak. In the dead of night, it had a seductive quality. Liliana's own voice was hoarse and gravelly, the sound of someone who had just been thoroughly… used.

A dead silence fell over the line.

Liliana opened her eyes and realized she had answered Cedric's phone.

The bedroom door clicked open. Cedric walked in and saw her with his phone.

His expression changed instantly. He strode over and snatched the phone from her hand. "How dare you answer my phone?"

He pulled so hard that she was yanked forward, landing face down on the bed. Her hair fell around her, a messy tangle. She looked up at him, stunned. Why was he so angry? As if her answering the phone could somehow break up him and Sylvia.

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