Chapter 5

"I'll be in New York for three days," William announced over breakfast, not bothering to look up from his phone. "Business meetings. The usual."

My heart skipped a beat, but I kept my expression neutral as I sipped my tea. Three days. Seventy-two hours of freedom.

"Will you be attending the charity function at the Met?" I asked, playing the role of the interested wife.

"Don't wait up," he replied dismissively, finally glancing at me with cold eyes. "And behave yourself while I'm gone."

I nodded demurely, already calculating how I would use every precious minute of his absence.

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