From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 612

Chapter 612 Two Lies

“To put the whole mess behind me once and for all, Lydia and I came up with that plan together. I let everyone know Lydia had given me a special fertility supplement to help prepare my body for pregnancy. Sophia was selfish and vicious-all she ever cared about was protecting her own son’s interests. There was no way she’d sit back and let me carry an Ashford heir who could threaten her boy’s position, so I knew she’d try to mess with the medication.”

Riley’s tone grew sharper, edged with irony.

“And it wasn’t just her. Lucas and his parents loved to play the caring in-laws in public, but deep down none of them actually wanted me to get pregnant. They were scared that if I had a baby, I’d be tied to the Ashford family for good-and Sophia would never become the real Mrs. Ashford in her lifetime.

“So they were all on the same page, and they switched out my pills behind my back. And I just went along with it, playing my part in their little performance. After I pretended to

hemorrhage and ended up in the hospital, I made sure the doctors’ reports clearly stated I could never conceive.”

After listening to her explain everything in detail, Sebastian’s eyes shifted slightly, a complicated emotion stirring in their depths.

He was quiet for a long moment before speaking again, his voice lower than before. “Then why did you… tell me the same story? You didn’t trust me from the beginning, did you?”

Riley couldn’t deny it. She bit down gently on her lower lip, then finally gave a small nod. “No, I didn’t.”

“I’m sorry… Back then, I thought our marriage was just a convenience-each of us getting what we needed. There wasn’t supposed to be real emotion involved, and I believed it shouldn’t be. Bringing a child into that kind of arrangement… it didn’t feel fair to them. They wouldn’t have the warmth of a real family. So…”

So she had kept it from him, holding that secret close as her final safeguard.

Having said it all, Riley finally found the courage to look up, her eyes full of remorse.

She watched him nervously. “Are you angry? I… kept this from you for so long.”

But Sebastian didn’t seem overly troubled by what was now in the

What really mattered to him was the present-and what came next. past.

Without warning, his warm hand came to rest gently on Riley’s flat stomach.

He leaned in a little closer, his eyes fixed intently on her face, and his tone shifted completely. “So why tell me now? Unless…”

His implication was unmistakable, and Riley caught on immediately. Her cheeks flushed, and she quickly brushed his hand away, rushing to explain. “No, of course not!”

“It’s just… now that we’re truly husband and wife, it didn’t feel right to keep something this important from you any longer.”

She spoke anxiously, afraid he might misunderstand. “And I know you’ve never wanted children. Don’t worry-I’d never make a decision like that on my own. If we ever… had a child, it would only be if we both wanted it.”

As her words hung in the air, Sebastian went still.

He looked at her quietly for a few seconds, then his shoulders shook softly as he buried his face against the curve of her neck. A low, warm laugh escaped his chest, the vibration tickling her skin.

Riley was taken aback by his reaction.

After a good while, Sebastian finally reined in his laughter and murmured lazily near her ear, “Well… I wasn’t exactly honest with you either.”

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