Page 39 of Mafia Wedding

"Hmph." But Stelios could see that Astro obviously took his wife's words as a compliment. "I wish I could convince myself that our trouble ends here, but I doubt it. There will always be someone who sees our families as a threat for as long as the two of you remain married—-"

Stelios stiffened. "What exactly are you saying, Astro?"

The older man glanced at Kayra, and Bailey's aunt got to her feet. "We believe it's best that you and my niece have your marriage annulled—-"

"No!"

Stelios inhaled deeply at the way Bailey fiercely protested against her aunt's words.

But Kayra didn't even seem to hear anything her niece was saying, with her gaze solely focused on him.

"I have nothing against you, but my niece is my first priority—-"

"And you think she's not mine?" Stelios asked tightly.

"Two weeks ago, your wife's browser history mostly consisted of links to divorce articles."

Stelios saw his wife whiten at Kayra's words.

"Do you still have my phone bugged?"

Kayra's gaze bored through his. "She would've left you if you hadn't made her feel guilty about your condition."

"Theía, stop!"

The distress in Bailey's voice was unmistakable, but Stelios couldn't understand why she simply didn't say her aunt was lying.

"She stayed married to you out of pity—-"

"Shut up, Theía!"

He took a step back when his wife tried to reach for him.

"Did you really want a baby?"

"Stelios, please—-"

"Just answer me, dammit," he gritted out. "Were you telling me the truth when you said you wanted to divorce me because of a baby?"

She stared at him helplessly, and that was all the answer he needed.

"Please, Stelios—-"

She tried reaching for him again.

"Don't fucking touch me!"

Her touch was poison, now that it was fucking stained with her pity.

Wheelbarrow

I KNOW IT'S OVER THE moment my husband turns away from me.

"You should leave with your family."

The flatness of his tone is painfully familiar, and my heart breaks at the sound of it.

"Please let me explain—-"

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