Chapter 26\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan made a noncommittal sound and pulled his arm away from her. The paperwork still clutched in his hand was mostly forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, I know it\u2019ll be difficult for anyone to see me as anything but an improvement compared to the rogue you currently have by your side,\u201d Felicity continued, her voice dripping with disdain. \u201cBut I still want to make sure people understand that I\u2019m going to be far better suited to be Luna than her. She\u2019s completely unqualified for the role \u2014 not to mention her jealousy would get in the way of any attempts to be professional.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan glanced at her, but his eyes seemed far away as Felicity kept talking. She flipped her hair over her shoulder, tilting her chin up proudly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, just look at the dress she\u2019s chosen. It\u2019s shameful. She\u2019s obviously just trying to show off her body \u2013 which, let\u2019s be honest, isn\u2019t really anything to brag about.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFelicity, we have a lot of work to do,\u201d Nolan cut in, his tone not sharp but exasperated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know. That\u2019s why I came to help,\u201d Felicity said quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to deal with this paperwork,\u201d Nolan said. \u201cIf you want to help, then wait here \u2013 I\u2019ll find something for you to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her smile faltered, but she forced it to remain in place. \u201cOf course. You know I always love to help you any way I\u00a0<\/p>\n
can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, Nolan turned and left the room. He was distracted, lost in thought \u2013 he couldn\u2019t get the image of Ellie in that dress out of his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The way that pale blue material complemented her skin, the slit up the side showing just enough of her hip to be enticing\u2026 It wasn\u2019t the kind of thing she would ever wear \u2013 even when she was trying to get his attention. It was too bold, too confident for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And he couldn\u2019t stop thinking about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even as he handed the stack of papers off to the Beta and confirmed the details for the party, his mind kept drifting back to Ellie \u2013 to the way she cocked her hip when she was angry, showing just a little more skin in that dress. It was getting to him, and he hated himself for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in the office, Felicity sat behind Nolan\u2019s desk with an angry huff. That heated look in his eyes was something she couldn\u2019t mistake \u2013 Nolan liked that dress on Ellie, and it made Felicity\u2019s blood boil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She could be a thousand times more attractive than Ellie \u2013 far more useful, more elegant, more socially aware. She was higher status \u2013 that much was certain. Why Nolan was even giving Ellie a second look was beyond her. She certainly didn\u2019t deserve it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStupid, spoiled, rude little rogue,\u201d Felicity muttered to herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She noticed that a drawer on Nolan\u2019s desk wasn\u2019t closed all the way and opened it out of curiosity. Inside were a pair of folders marked with medical seals. One was stained with coffee, the other crisp and new. Felicity pulled them both out, flipping them open curiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heart stopped as she stared at the contents \u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie\u2019s name at the top of each page, along with the date of\u00a0<\/p>\n
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her hospitalization after the accident. The information about her concussion and bruising was all there, but there was one major difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the undamaged document, the bloodwork results were clear: pregnancy test negative. Obviously, Felicity thought-\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013 that had to be the truth. Ellie had never been able to get pregnant, no matter how much Nolan had tried. It was just one more way she was a useless wife to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the other one \u2013 the coffee\u2013stained document \u2013 Felicity held it up close to her face to read the smudged ink. She could swear it said \u201cpositive,\u201d but that just couldn\u2019t be true.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This had to be some kind of trick some kind of forgery that Ellie had created to manipulate Nolan. Was that the reason he had changed his mind about the divorce? It had to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie must be faking a pregnancy to keep Nolan around. Well, as much as that disgusted Felicity, she knew that soon enough it would become obvious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And yet\u2026 she couldn\u2019t help the sick feeling in her stomach as she considered what would happen if it wasn\u2019t fake. What if Ellie really was pregnant?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d never convince Nolan to get rid of her then. If she could give Nolan the heir he so desperately wanted, then Ellie would have a place by his side forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Felicity just could not accept that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If the unthinkable was true \u2013 if Ellie really was pregnant \u2013 Felicity would find a way to make sure it didn\u2019t last.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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