Chapter 3
Nancy froze momentarily before meeting my gaze.“This wasn’t our agreement when we made our deal. Are you having second thoughts?”
Yes, I was.
I lowered my eyes, suppressing the bitterness in them.“I’ve disappointed you.”
Nancy closed her eyes briefly and sighed.“Very well. If that’s what you want, go ahead and divorce him. I gave you the opportunity. But you can’t win Jaxson over. Now our family owes you nothing more.”
A heavy weight settled in my chest.“Thank you,” I replied hoarsely.
Returning to Havenwood Apartments, I coincidentally encountered Caroline, her son, and Jaxson downstairs.
They had arrived in Jaxson’s car.
I stood frozen.
Caroline looked at me in surprise.“Dr. Sutton? Do you live at Havenwood Apartments too?”
Instinctively, I glanced at Jaxson, but he showed no reaction.
His indifference cut deeper than any words could.
Havenwood Apartments was a luxury complex in Boston, one of the Hamilton family’s properties.
Jaxson had offered it to me as compensation.
It was close to the hospital, so I accepted it.
I never imagined he would move Caroline and her son here as well.
How eager he was.
“What a coincidence,” I murmured, suppressing my emotions.
As I turned to leave, Caroline spoke again,“Dr. Sutton, I heard you’re married. Why haven’t we seen your husband around?”
My steps faltered.
My gaze flickered to Jaxson, whose eyes darkened with displeasure.
I sneered inwardly.
Was he really that afraid of Caroline finding out about our relationship?
“I don’t have a husband, I stated flatly.
A shadow passed through Jaxson’s normally calm eyes.
“But Dr. Sutton, you’re listed as married,” Caroline said, her smile still in place.
Her hospital records did indeed list me as married.
Yet no one had ever seen my supposed husband.
I forced a mocking smile. I just wrote that for fun. I don’t have a husband.”
Jaxson’s eyes narrowed dangerously at my denial
Since I’d already resigned and decided to leave. I didn’t care anymore about keeping my marital status a secret.
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