{"product_id":"the-wife-he-kept-in-the-shadows-a-marriage-in-crisis-secret-baby-and-grovel-romance-the-forgotten-wives-club","title":"The Wife He Kept in the Shadows: A Marriage in Crisis Secret Baby and Grovel Romance (The Forgotten Wives Club)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eI didn't pack a single bag when I walked out on my billionaire husband. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI just took the signed divorce papers, my broken heart, and the secret of his unborn heir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCristina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucas Monteverdi offered me marriage when I was homeless in the rain. I thought I finally had a family, but all I got was a secret.\u003cbr\u003eNo ring. No wedding. No witnesses. Just his word, and my foolish, desperate hope.\u003cbr\u003eFor three months, I hid in the shadows of his mansion, swallowing my pride, enduring his family's cruelty, learning to be the perfect invisible wife. All for a man who couldn't be bothered to choose me out loud.\u003cbr\u003eThen came the night of the gala.\u003cbr\u003eI found him in the dark garden, kissing my stepsister. The same woman who spent our entire childhood making my life hell. The same woman who is now wearing my perfume and sleeping under my roof.\u003cbr\u003eThe naive girl who loved him died quietly that night.\u003cbr\u003eI signed the divorce papers before sunrise.\u003cbr\u003eHe can keep his mansion and his secrets. I'm keeping his baby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI gave Cristina a home. I told myself that was enough.\u003cbr\u003eI was too busy securing my empire to notice my family tearing her apart. I thought she would always be there — soft, waiting, taking whatever scraps of attention I tossed her way.\u003cbr\u003eI didn't expect her to vanish.\u003cbr\u003eNow my wife is somewhere in this city, pregnant with my child, looking at me like I'm exactly the monster she always feared I'd become.\u003cbr\u003eToo late to tell her the garden was a setup. Too late to tell her she was never a secret I was ashamed of — she was the only thing I was afraid to lose.\u003cbr\u003eShe deserves a ring. A wedding. A husband who chooses her in front of the entire world.\u003cbr\u003eI destroyed her once by staying silent.\u003cbr\u003eThis time, I will burn down everything I've built just to earn the right to beg for her forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA heart-wrenching tale of a hidden wife, a bitter misunderstanding, and the ultimate billionaire redemption. This is a dual POV, high-angst age-gap romance featuring a secret marriage, toxic stepsister drama, an accidental pregnancy, NO physical cheating, and a guaranteed HEA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45922207072447,"sku":"35c33cf1-b804-4451-bc4b-410558422920","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/764629a986aaeef5b0b0e8cab978a037.jpg?v=1785180524","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-wife-he-kept-in-the-shadows-a-marriage-in-crisis-secret-baby-and-grovel-romance-the-forgotten-wives-club","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}