Fated Marriage Spoiled by My Ice Billionaire novel Chapter 24

Isabelle thought about it for a moment, then pulled out her phone to call Damian. That was when she noticed a new friend request on WhatsApp.

It was Damian.

A smile tugged at her lips as she accepted the request.

She texted, "Hello, Mr. Cross. Here's to spending the rest of my life learning from you."

He replied, "Mrs. Cross. I'm yours to command for all eternity."

Wow, was that his attempt at romance? Where did he learn that?

Actually, he had no idea how to respond, so he'd asked Brian. His strategist had told him to send exactly that.

Her lips curved into a playful smile.

That evening, after dinner and getting ready for bed, she lay down and sent a message to Caroline Foster.

Caroline was her mother. She'd been a total knockout when she was young, and she was living abroad now. It should be morning for her right now.

Isabelle sent a photo of her marriage certificate and wrote, "Hey gorgeous, I got married."

Caroline sent, "It's so early. I wasn't even awake yet, but you scared me right out of bed."

"Lol..." Isabelle rolled around on the bed a couple of times, and her cheeks flushed for no reason at all.

Caroline texted, "Your husband looks very handsome. Is he good to you?"

Isabelle replied, "Pretty good."

They chatted back and forth without any real direction, and eventually, Isabelle fell asleep mid-conversation.

Late that night, Damian knocked on the bedroom door, but she didn't wake up.

He stood by the bed and looked at the messages between her and Caroline still open on her phone. A smile crossed his face, and then he set the phone aside and carefully pulled the blanket over her.

After getting ready for bed himself, he didn't lie down. Instead, he went back to the study to keep working.

At some point—she wasn't sure how much time had passed—Isabelle woke up to the sound of him typing.

She blinked her eyes open groggily and saw light coming from the study. She also needed to pee, so she slowly got up and headed toward the bathroom.

To get to the bathroom, she had to walk through the dressing room first, then past the study, and finally reach the bathroom.

When she passed by the study, she spotted Damian still frowning at documents on his screen.

He was wearing a gray loungewear set with the top two buttons hanging open lazily, showing just a hint of his collarbones. Behind his frameless glasses, his intense gaze landed on the sleepy Isabelle.

"Did I wake you up?" he asked.

She shook her head. "Why are you still up?"

"I've got some files I need to deal with."

"Oh." She made a small sound of acknowledgment and continued to the bathroom.

By the time she came back out, Damian had just shut down his computer.

Isabelle froze.

Should she say something right now? Nervousness shot through Isabelle, and suddenly she was wide awake.

She lay down and immediately pretended to be asleep.

A few minutes passed, and the mattress beside her sank down as a warm body settled next to her.

She didn't dare open her eyes. She knew it was him, and somehow she'd forgotten they were actually married now. The whole thing still felt so sudden.

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