Secret Wife, Real Billionaire

Chapter 19

*RENEE*

The food on the tray cooled, its aroma fading.

After half an hour, 1 presented both the original and my translation to Marcelo.

“I'm done translating it.”

Marcelo can with a grunt,motioning forto set it aside.

He seemed uninterested in reading it immediately.

| stared at him for a moment and then asked, tentatively. “You're investigating Venus Bar?Why?Are you

interested in owning it?”

Attempts had been made to own Venus Bar over the years. Afterall it was the most successful bar in the country

and who wouldn't want to own a bar frequented by the elites.

“I owe you a wedding gift.“He lifted up h

that ber and gifting it to you.”

My lips parted in shock

his head and stared at me,nonchalantly. “I have to at least act as your husband right so I'm thinking of buying

| wonder how he'd feel to know that the bar is already mine

It was actually laughable.

He wanted to giftsomething | already own?

Marcio’s unexpected proposition to acquire Venus Bar seemed like a veiled challenge.

Mr King Surely, you must be joking. really have no interest in bars and you don’t need to givea wedding

gift.”I responded with a feigned smile. “I think you look clever enough to manage it.”

1blinford.

| have to stop him

“I still think there's no need to giveanything. Afterall didn’t give you a gift too..”

“You can still givesomething.“He cut in.

Give him something?

What could | possibly give lam?

He remained undeterred and continued. “You haven't givena gift so please do

| frowned.

Since when did we get so close as giving each other gifts.

pressed an solemnly..

“Mr King, as you already known, I'm not really a Hudson and | do not have their support either in any way so |

don’t have the money to give you Anything”

“Once Venus Bar is yours. You'll have plenty of money,”

I was at a loss for words.

Why was he so determined to suddenly makerich?

Was it because of how he witnessed the Hudson treatment of me?

| was already set on building a nfor myself and | didn’t need his help of the Hudsons.

Wanting to end this conversation, | remarked.

“Alright then, you can get the bar if you want reach the owner. “I left the study calmly.

*MARCELO

| stared at Renee as she left my study.

I had detected a blend of discomfort and resistance in her demeanor.

It seemed like we were engaged in an unspoken contest,with Renee confident that | would never find out the

owner of the bar.

I chuckled.

She might be smart but her smartness couldn't be compared to mine

RENEE

In my room |

| sat on the bed still thinking about earlier.

Marcelo’s motives seemed suspicious.

It didn’t seem as if he just merely wanted to givesomething like that..

Why the hell was he probing into Venus Bar.

1 resolved that as long as he doesn’t figure out that | own the bar and | don’t admit to it, he wouldn't know

anything.

1 then threw

myself on the bed and sighed.

All I wanted was to earn money peacefully enjoy my life and steer clear of financial entanglements with the high

society.

700

The fashion ceremony had beca hot tople of conversation.

Initially, the focus was on Catherine, the great heiress of the Hudsons.

But her excitement was short-lived when she cacross a forum post titled.

“Real and fale heiresses face off at the event

The post included a caption:“The graceful Renee”

Graceful Renee?!

The blogger had uploaded a daring video showcasing Catherine’s violin performance in the first half and Renee’s

banjo playing in the second.

The video showcased most of their hands playing the instrument.

“A certified level 9 violinist here and | have to say,Catherine Hudson wasn’t playing the violin, she was wasting

her ton it!”

“I was at the event and | can say Renee Hudson is a great woman Catherine Hudson doesn’t cclose.”

“And to think Renee is the fake heiress. It only shows that Catherine was spoilt rotten and all she knows how to

do is party So talentless,”

“I even heard she stole Renee Hudson's necklace.”

“Disgusting real heiress!”

Catherine was dismayed to find that several affluent heirs she followed on Twitter were ridiculing her.

Her intention had been to humiliate Renee but instead, she had becthe subject of widespread mockery.

She had everything She had a good family name.

Rener had nothing yet no matter how she tried to ruin Renee,Renee only outshines her, effortlessly.

“That bitch!“Catherine seethed.

Euriously, she brushed away everything on her table.

Her

Tres were brimming with jealousy and hate,

In the living room, Rocco ball just ended his call with Jason.

He sat there, drinking and brooding.

Grace walked up to him.“You look disturbed.What’s wrong?”

Rocco sighed.“I’'m wondering if | made a mistake marrying Renee off to that man.”

Grace frowned “What do you mean?”

“Can't you see what's happening?No

matter how hard we try, that girl

always manages to shine Since that

event, everyone has been falar

praiseslforher. (Feel like we should've

exploited her more. We shouldn't

have let her marry a cripple We

should have chosen a more

advantageous man for her, man who

will always be willing to help us. That

Marcelo is too close off and strict.”

Rocco stood up “I'm having so much

regret Renee surpasses Catheripg in

everything Evenifishe(@ashit my

child) shod have looked at the

bigger keture and still keep her

wrapped around my fingers.” The

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How can you say that?!Renee doesn’t surpass Catherine in anything Catherine is our flesh and blood.You should

have faith in your daughter. “Grace Leslied out.

If Catherine hadn't told Andrew about

Renee's background, do you think

she'd have succeeded in getting

Andrew from Renee Wake

up,Grace, The man wag Sneaking’

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around With eLtRerine for months, he

still didn't want to break up with

Renee until Renee found out about

the affair herself Doesn't that tell you

that Renee is more than our family

name.I'm telling you, Grace, Renee is

going to do great things and she

won't pay any mind to us because of

the way we treated her.It makes me

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Grace, familiar with her husband's mindset birer irritation and remarked.

*Honey you have to keep in mind that Catherine has Andrew now.

are

still connected to one of the great men in the Kings family and if she succeeds

in marrying him,our alliances formed with the Kings would be unmatched.”

Victor thought about it for a second and nodded

“Well, we have to make that happen at least. It seemed that’s the only thing that can cout of our daughter.”

Grace's gaze dropped as she thought about how Renee had always been effortlessly outshining Catherine

She should have just let her die when she was a baby.

That way,Catherine wouldn't have had any competition right now.

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