The Billionaire and His Forever (His Nanny Book 3) by Sadie Black

Author:Sadie Black [Black, Sadie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paige Press, LLC
Published: 2022-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Graham

All I can do is watch and seethe as my beautiful bride is escorted out of my house in handcuffs. Paparazzi fill the front drive, stepping on the hydrangeas to get a better view of Abbie being tucked into the back of a police car. The press is about to have a fucking field day.

Incendiary tabloid headlines are sure to come swiftly and cruelly. Abbie will be on the front page of every single magazine and celebrity gossip website—yet again—except this time she’ll be in a wedding dress and that fiery red lipstick. This was supposed to be one of the best days of my life, but instead it has spiraled into a complete and utter shitshow. What in bloody hell is going on?

Esmeralda comes up behind me and places a hand on my shoulder. I know she means well, but I shrug her off with a scowl as the cops clear out. They made it abundantly clear they weren’t talking to me as soon as they entered my home, and no amount of heckling them made any difference. There is no point in putting up any more of a fight right here, right now. Because I know better.

Causing a scene, particularly with so many cameras around, is a death sentence. The tabloids will spin the story even more than they did when I was arrested. Is there any safe move for me? Not really. I’ll be pegged as emotionless for not interfering, but I’d be labeled much worse if I caused a scene.

Anger and confusion pump their lead into my bloodstream. Abbie guilty of attempted murder? Are the police so desperate for leads they’re just grabbing anyone? I still don’t understand why there’s an ongoing investigation at all. Natasha overdosed. Fact. She’s in a coma due to her own actions. Fact. Neither Abbie nor I went near Natasha that night. Fact, fact, fact.

How can this possibly be happening?

The police cars clear out, but the paps are slower to move. I don’t know if they got any clear shots of me, but I keep our few guests and my daughter as far back from the windows as possible. Everyone convenes in the kitchen, talking in low, worried voices. Jude sits on the counter, tears streaming down her face as Mary tries to soothe her.

I’ve done my best to keep myself poised as insanity rained down on my household. I remained calm when they cuffed my bride. I remained resolute when the press trespassed on my property to take incriminating photos of Abbie being led out in her wedding dress. I’ve kept composure as my guests, few though they are, mill around sending me pitying looks.

All this I’ve done, but I’m about to break.

“I need to go call my lawyer,” I say to no one in particular. I catch eyes with Mary and tilt my head toward Jude, asking her to keep watch. Mary nods her understanding, and I go.

My self-control is crumbling the entire way down the hall, and I slam the door, hard, as I enter my office.

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