King of Guilt: A Fake Marriage Romance (Billionaire Kings of New York Book 4) by Gabrielle Snow

Author:Gabrielle Snow [Snow, Gabrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

twelve

Old Wounds and New Pains

Dean

When Emma texted me that she was seeing a friend for coffee and told me not to wait, I didn’t know why I got curious. It didn’t feel like a coincidence that this was happening on the same evening after I reminded her that our marriage was open. The thought somehow troubled me, even though it was me who had made the rules.

The idea of following Emma after work had been floating around the spaces of my mind for the rest of the day. But when it was time to wrap up my final meeting, shut my laptop, and get off the chair, I didn’t think I was actually going to go through with it.

Yet, there I was, texting my chauffeur to go home.

Down in the underground corporate parking lot, I took a key to one of my spare cars parked there for emergencies and told the attendant not to expect it back before tomorrow.

As soon as I assumed my position behind the wheel, I punched in the name ‘Dee’s Café’ and let the navigation screen guide me.

Why was I doing this? Had my grief been so powerful as to alter my judgment, warping the concepts of right, wrong, and flat out embarrassing? Or was it some brand of curiosity that urged me to know the woman everyone thought I’d married a little bit better?

But shame. Shame was gnawing through my insides as I reminded myself that I was driving down the busy streets of New York to spy on my assistant. Feeling like a disgusting creep, I wondered if I had ever reached a lower rock bottom in my life. The answer was a glaring negative.

Shaking my head as I took a right, I thought of how nobody would even believe me if I’d told them what I’d been doing. Dean Allen, the tech billionaire known for his unmatched coolness, was following his personal assistant around town. They wouldn’t believe it. They would certainly laugh and shrug it off like some sick tabloid lie.

Only I knew the pathetic reality of my situation, and yet, it didn’t stop me.

Since Dee’s Café was fully exposed through its massive glass windows, I parked the car in a side street, away from the eyes of anyone sitting inside. Next, I walked along on the sidewalk, peeking in with quick glances until I saw her there.

There she was—Emma, sitting at a two-person table in the center of the café, with none other than Kyle. Bites that resembled jealousy started eating up little bits and pieces of my thoughts, darkening them, poisoning my head while disorienting it all at once. Jealousy was no regular friend of mine, but I knew what it tasted like, and that alien bitterness was right there on the tip of my tongue.

Perhaps the one thing that made me linger was the expression on Emma’s face. Or more accurately, her side profile as she leaned forward, enunciating something at Kyle’s recoiling expression. She suddenly raised her hands

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