The Wife He Never Knew I Became novel · Chapter 22 of 32
Chapter 22: The Rally
Holden read the post over my shoulder and didn't swear, which was worse than swearing.
"I'll have building security clear the plaza," he said.
"No."
"Lena, she's put a target on my front door with your name on it."
"Then I'll go out the front door." I handed him back his fork. "Finish your fish."
He looked at me for a long time.
Then he picked up his fork.
"There's something you should know first," he said. "Before you go out there."
He told me over the last of the black cod.
I put my chopsticks down and stared at him.
"You did that the day you named your terms," I said. "And you didn't tell me."
"You didn't ask." He shrugged. "You never ask."
By noon on Monday there were two hundred people on the plaza outside Rutherford's tower on Burrard Street.
I watched them gather from the fortieth floor.
Retired couples, young parents with strollers, men in work boots.
Most of them held glossy signs from Zhang Group's marketing department.
MRS. VALE, SAVE OUR HOMES.
There was a little stage at the foot of the steps, a speaker on a stand, and a news van at the curb.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–16 of The Wife He Never Knew I Became are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
← Chapter 21 · All chapters · Chapter 23 →
Want to keep talking to characters like these? Chat with AI romance characters: AI Boyfriend · AI Girlfriend · Dark Romance · Fantasy Romance · BL (Boys’ Love) · Billionaire Boyfriend · Mafia Boyfriend · Possessive Boyfriend · Hockey Boyfriend · Older Boyfriend · K-Drama Boyfriend · Anime Boyfriend · Vampire Boyfriend · Werewolf Boyfriend · Demon Boyfriend · Fae Romance · GL (Girls’ Love) · Anime Girlfriend · Goth & Alt Girlfriend · Gamer Girlfriend · Tsundere Girlfriend · Fantasy Girlfriend