Secretly His: May The Best Man Dare To Kiss The Bride!

way for a few days? I can take

rned her head and answered in an even

her husband stood close to a woman she didn't recognize, their bodies pressed together in ways

hotos was the addres

Melanie said, "You can go ahead. I'

yes drifted again toward the j

t had his arm wrapped around a woman's waist. Hi

the woman gave him room to cla

sy smiles, and the closeness bet

kept watching before she forc

ne other than her hus

him, she had been a st

red, the woman was a well-known beau

heavy ache spread through her chest. She reached f

life, yet now she stood outside like an outsider, quiet

t's the famous beauty influencer everyone's talking about. Her career's ta

e. The pain didn't stay on the surface. It sank deep and

ounter and drifted toward a quieter corner, yet h

polish Melanie had been taught. Still, her features were soft and appealing.

s wife with patience and care? How had she managed to erase ten years of devotion and make him cast aside h

red Melani

ght had settled in, and the rain out

d behind her when Gabriel

oticing the damp strands clinging to her hair, he frowned.

wer. He almost rang the police," Ethel Davis, the housekeeper, said as

dried Melanie's rain soaked hair, then gathered her chilled hands b

iar sweetness drifted from him. The scent of

. The tenderness he showed now felt rehea

elivered those photographs, she h

ey, she had stood there like an outsider star

ged to respond, "I went out to sh

Ethel, warm up some milk for her first. And make a few of her favorit

s living room felt too quiet with

ce. "Don't be upset, sweetheart. I only reacted that way because I was anxious. That's on me.

d his gaze and tried to read wh

, the less she recognized

olding back, she now felt as though she

t a little suffocated staying home l

morrow. We'll go shopping, and I'll get y

tighten, but she still

expression, he asked, "Why

ep. And if something's weighing on you, don't carry it alone. You c

ded with an easy smile, then leaned in and brus

ffection that no longer felt real, t

held it out to him. "I've been considering a plot of land on the

ument. He signed his name where indicated, set it aside on the ta

ted back and stopped him. "You're no

something you want, you don'

he papers, she let out

oom. When he saw the name on the screen, his expres

gave a s

ss his shoulders. From where she stood, she could see the way his

anie picked up the divorce agree

ay she learned about his affair, th

he had told herself that if he admitted everything

e saw today. And tha

beside a man who had given his heart elsewh

the signed document inside, closed the lid carefully, and ti

I won't be able to have dinner with you," Gabri

l in his hand. The call hadn't ended. He

ted her gaze to him. "It's alright," she replied

oss his face, and he quickly ta

get back, I'll bring y

ng to pull her into his arms, but she

moving her earrings with steady hands. "You should he

else, Gabriel grabbed hi

last trace of his departing smile, and

along, so why had she chose

how pale she looked, yet her expres

divorce papers. All that remain

kely believed he could keep both women

ulated. He thought too highly of his

typical of

ove once felt, betrayal of

hesitation, then she could choose a different ro

belongings. Once finished, she dialed her lawyer'

cautious. "Are you confident your husband w

d her. "You don't need to wor

his weaknesses-and sh

me congratulate you in a