Oops! My 'Husband' Sent His Hot Best Friend to Our Wedding Night...Now I'm Having His Baby! Novel

Chapter 7 Lysander's head whipped around in shock. His lips grazed mine for a split second. I pulled back immediately. Without acknowledging his stunned expression, I turned and walked toward the exit. The second I stepped outside the main hall, I spotted Doria Finch and Lily Fairchild being blocked by security. Lily was dressed to the nines, clinging to Doria's arm, arguing with the guards. She was trying to talk her way into the banquet. Security wasn't having it-no invitation, no entry. Lily saw me first. "Oh look, it's Ms. Sterling." Doria's eyes locked on me.

He jabbed a finger in my direction. "I'm her husband! If she can go in, why can't I?!" The guard glanced back at me, immediately straightening up. I raised a hand. "I don't know them." The guard's expression hardened. "Sir, no invitation means no entry. Please leave." Doria lost it. "Kristine! Are you really gonna be this ruthless? You won't let me in because you're scared I'll meet your new CEO! Scared he'll like my project and reinvest!" I nodded slowly. "Mm. If your project's so amazing, why are you so obsessed with Sterling Group?

Go pitch to someone else." I shrugged, thoroughly enjoying watching him squirm. 'You-!" Doria was speechless. Lily chimed in. "He's right, babe. Your project's incredible. Sterling Group just doesn't have vision. I read in a business magazine that the heir to Pierce Group is coming back to the city. They've got a branch here too. If you land them, that's an even bigger deal." Doria's eyes lit up like he'd just won the lottery. He grabbed Lily's hand. "Lily, you're a genius. Having you around is the best thing that ever happened to me." Lily leaned into his shoulder, playing coy.

I clapped slowly. "Wow. You two really are a match made in heaven. Doria and Lily... tsk tsk. A pond full of fish and one giant white lotus. Poetic." Lily's face twitched. Doria's expression soured. "Kristine, stop talking nonsense! I've told you a million times-Lily's just a friend from college! There's nothing between us. Why do you have to twist everything?!" Even the security guard couldn't hold back. "You keep saying you're Ms. Sterling's husband, but your date is... this old woman?" Lily's face went red. I burst out laughing and gave the guard a thumbs-up. "Well said.

Double your salary." The guard nodded. "Thank you, Ms. Sterling." Ms. Sterling. Not "marketing director." Doria still hadn't caught on. He glared at me, furious. "Kristine! What's your problem?! You're just gonna let your company's security dog insult Lily like that?!" I shrugged. "That 'white lotus' has wrinkles all over her face. She's gotta be at least ten years older than you, right?" Lily frantically touched her face. Even under all that makeup, her laugh lines and crow's feet were obvious. And she was already a few years older than Doria to begin with. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Doria, I'm not as young and beautiful as Ms. Sterling. You should just forget about me..." She covered her face and ran off. "Lily!" Doria shouted after her. She didn't look back, one hand over her face, the other clutching her dress as she bolted. Lucia Morh Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she's not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.