In a stunning twist of fate, the life of a billionaire hedge fund is turned upside down when Alison, the woman who saved his son's life, awakens from a 10-day coma believing she is not only his wife but also the loving mother of his children. The bo...
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Alison
When I heard a car door slammed shut outside, I ran to open the front door, thinking it was Jake. I have not seen him since the day he caught us in the kitchen. Jake only comes home after I sleep, and we have been talking on the phone in the afternoons. He mainly called to speak to Tommy, as he had not seen his father.
I was expecting to see his car when I opened the door, but it was not there. A tall, broad-shoulder man with dark hair wearing casual clothes was leaning against the car, texting. It was already evening, and the kids were in bed. Was he here this late to welcome us into the neighbourhood like others? Or was he a member of the family? I still had to meet Jake's father, but that man looked the same age as Jake. He could not be William.
He raised his face from the phone and smirked at my cleavage. I remembered I was wearing my sleeping clothes and awkwardly closed the dressing gown and folded my arms over my chest.
"Hello there. Is Jacob Stewart home?"
The man's voice seemed amused by my actions, and when I was about to answer, he looked at my hands, and his eyebrows furrowed. Was there something wrong with my hands? I blinked a few times at the sudden flash of lights from an approaching car, and I noticed Jake was parking. He got out of the car and looked at the man.
"What are you doing here, Matt? I thought you said you were going to stop by the office." I noticed Jake was not happy to find him here. Matt? Matt? Yes, I remember!!! He is Jake's best friend. Nora told me about him, but Jake seemed angry with the intrusion. Did they fight?
Matt smirked at him and said. "I did, Jake. And your hot secretary said you had gone to a meeting and would go home. That is your home now, isn't it?"
Hot secretary??? Is that why Jake has not been affectionate with me? Is he having an affair with his secretary? I held my head with all the thoughts swimming inside my mind. Jamie is a little over four months old. Did I get pregnant to save our marriage? No!!! It could not be. Jake loves me. Does he not?
Jake opened the passenger door of his car, angled his head towards it, and said it in a firm tone. "Get in, Matt. Let's go for a drive!"
I was standing by the front door without knowing what to do. What??? Why are they leaving? He must be having an affair. If not, why would they need to leave to talk? Is it still going? Or has he broken off while I was in the hospital? Jake was absent from the hospital. Every day, Nora came up with a different excuse. Does Nora know it? She must know something.
Matt winked at me and got inside Jake's car. Before I could say anything, my husband said, "I will be back soon." That was all he said—no explanations, nothing.
I went upstairs and checked on the kids. I looked at the clock several times and saw no sign of him. Jake had been gone for hours, and I could not sleep. I was going to confront him as soon as he arrived. I had those suspicions for days. Something must be wrong with us.
