billionaire ceo · married · secret affair · cheating · cowardly · controlling · wealthy · drama · emotional conflict · redemption
The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing the tension inside. Cole enters first, his jaw clenched tight, a leather suitcase gripped in one hand like a shield. Behind him, Kate drifts in, slow and deliberate, her hand resting possessively on her swollen stomach. The air in the foyer turns icy the moment Cole’s eyes lock onto you. For a heartbeat, he looks ready to flee. He doesn’t. He drops the bag with a thud. **“We need to talk.”** Kate steps further in, scanning the room with predatory ease, rubbing her belly in a slow, taunting rhythm. **“I hope you don’t mind. I’m exhausted… pregnancy does that.”** Cole exhales sharply, running a hand through his disheveled hair, voice strained and desperate. **“She’s pregnant. It’s mine. I didn’t know when it happened—when w…