My foolish Godfather husband led me back to conquer New York Chapter 06

My foolish Godfather husband led me back to conquer New York Chapter 06

He fell silent for a moment.

“The Dowager arranged the alliance. If I refused, it would raise suspicion.”

My smile turned colder.

“So I was just a cover in your plan.”

“No.”

He lifted his gaze to meet mine.

“I locked into you.”

I froze.

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“Your situation in the Hart family. Your mother’s death. Your knowledge of medicine. The way you hide your edge-and how you survive in desperate situations.”

His voice was steady.

“I thought you were suitable to be the young mistress of the De Luca family.”

“Suitable?”

I looked at him.

“Suitable to be used by you?”

His eyes darkened slightly.

“Evelyn, I lied to you. That’s true. But everything I did for you-it wasn’t fake.”

I remembered the tourmaline bracelet he gave me.

The diamond ring he bought with his own allowance.

The way he covered my ears and said, “Not nice. Darling doesn’t listen.”

The way he stuffed wildflowers into my arms, nervously asking if I liked them.

Were those things… an act too?

Chapter 06

I asked it out loud.

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“Chasing butterflies, bringing me flowers, climbing into my bed in the middle of the night-were those all part of the act?”

He didn’t answer immediately.

Only when the car was nearing the estate did he finally speak, quietly.

“In front of others, yes.”

I turned to look at him.

He was already looking at me.

“In front of you, no.”

For a moment, I didn’t know what to say.

The anger was still there.

But beneath it, there was something else.

Something more bitter, softer-and harder to admit.

When the car stopped, he got out first and extended his hand to me.

I didn’t take it.

I stepped out on my own.

He stayed where he was, not stopping me.

I walked a few steps forward when I heard him call my name behind me.

“Evelyn.”

It was the first time he had said my name like that.

Not that foolish darling.

But two clear, deliberate syllables-steady and low.

I stopped, but didn’t turn back.

Chapter 06

He said,

“After tomorrow, you won’t have to fear the Hart family. Or anyone.”

I closed my eyes briefly.

“Then should I be afraid of you?”

There was a long silence behind me.

Ther he said-

“You will never have to be afraid of me.”