Chapter 229

Chapter 229:

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Cathryn’s laugh slipped out, light and musical. “Good thing you’re not sitting on some vast inheritance. I’d hate to become one of those society wives who parade around with their husband’s credit card and nothing else.”

A shadow stirred behind his gaze, quick as a ripple. He tested her, his voice lowered—almost dangerous. “And if you were that kind of wife?”

She leaned closer, a smile tipping her lips. “Then I would divorce you on the spot.”

She had already served her sentence in Liam’s house—three years as nothing more than a decorative spouse, a bird pampered but trapped, her wings clipped so she couldn’t fly. She had clawed her way out of that cage once, and she would never return.

Andrew’s expression darkened at her words, though he recovered quickly. Good thing he hadn’t revealed his true identity to her yet, or she would likely walk away without hesitation.