Chapter 5 That one question cut through the celebration like a knife. Aria went ghost-white and looked like she was about to faint, playing up the whole wounded victim thing. Caleb quickly caught her and pulled her behind him protectively, saying seriously: "That's all in the past. From now on, Aria's my real wife." Hearing that, I let out the most bitter laugh. When Caleb wanted to start his company, I'd blown through my entire savings to support him. I'd even had a massive fight with my dad about it-we didn't speak for over a year. d sacrificed everything for this man, and now I was just a "has-been"? bit my lip hard, forcing down the rage burning in my chest. essica scoffed dismissively. essica rolled her eyes and shot back: The one who isn't loved is the real side chick here. Sloane and Caleb breaking up is literally better for everyone-now she can go find someone who actually ives a damn about her." ria's mom let out this nasty snort, grabbed the mic, and practically yelled: Today's my daughter's housewarming party-we're celebrating! Don't talk that shit today!" Aria's uncle jumped in too: "Exactly! Caleb already got the girl a house-that proves he's serious about being part of our family!" Caleb spoke up again, doubling down: "I'm only marrying Aria. She's the only one for me!" itting in my car, I burst out laughing-laughing so hard tears started streaming down my face. The only one for me!" What a joke. .et's see if he can say that with a straight face when he sees me in about two minutes. he bakery owner eventually just sighed and melted back into the crowd. ria perked up again with all the family cheering her on. aleb ruffled her hair gently: "Don't overthink it, babe. Let's show everyone your new place." omeone immediately jumped in: "Yeah! We've been here long and still haven't seen the house Caleb got for Aria! Let's get the grand tour!" he nodded, and everyone gathered around expectantly as she approached the door. he next second, "FINGERPRINT NOT RECOGNIZED" echoed through the entire courtyard. ¡ria froze for a moment, then tugged on Caleb's sleeve with a pouty little voice: "Caleb, you upgraded to this fancy lock and didn't even tell me?" aleb looked confused and grabbed her hand: "That's impossible... try again..." No need." slowly stood up from the crowd, pulled off my disguise, and let my voice ring out crystal clear for everyone to hear: Caleb, this is MY house. How could your little fucking mistress possibly unlock it?" 1935 His 5'2 Mistress Adiusted My Car Seat