Divorce my prentened poor Billionaire husband

For three years, Annika Price had been Everest Kennedy’s secret wife. Now, she wanted a divorce.

"Everest, let's get a divorce," she said.

The man towering over her went still, his breath coming heavy and strained. His grip tightened, long fingers holding her face firm as he pinned her with his intense, dark gaze.

"You're running out on me after all this time? We've been married three years—why now? You think I'm still broke, is that it?"

Annika's long lashes fluttered. That wasn't the reason. Just two months after they'd wed, Everest had crashed into crippling debt, and she'd never left. She'd stayed, lived with him in a tiny rented apartment, juggled three jobs just to lighten the weight on his shoulders.

Her soft hand trembled over the hard edge of his chiseled abs before she pulled it back to rest over her own stomach. She'd just found out she was carrying his child.

Their marriage had always been one of convenience. Back when they said their vows, Everest was a billionaire heir. He'd bailed her father out of a seven hundred thousand dollar hole, but the catch was simple: she'd be his quiet, secret wife for four years, no pregnancies, no telling anyone they were even married.

She'd loved him in secret for years, willing to grind through every hardship just to earn a place in his heart...

"Everest... I found out I'm pregnant," Annika whispered, bracing herself for his reaction.

"No," he snapped, short and final.

A bitter smile tugged at the corner of Annika's mouth. He never loved her, not even a little. She'd just been too stupid to see it until recently—his heart had belonged to his adoptive sister this whole time.

He'd probably married her out of boredom, a quick fix to whatever problem he'd had back then. A secret marriage was just that: temporary convenience.

Annika drank in the sharp, handsome lines of his face, and a sharp ache split her chest open. Everyone had always said she'd never get pregnant. Here she was, finally carrying a baby, and she couldn't even tell him the good news without him shutting her down.

If that's how things were, she'd raise this baby on her own.

Faking a light, careless tone, she said, "Everest, since you don't actually want this, why not just split? You can go chase whatever you want, no strings attached."

Everest's jaw clenched so hard it looked like it might crack. "This is how you repay me for every single thing I've done for you?"

With that, he pulled away, leaving her alone in the warm sheets. Moments later, the sound of running water filled the bedroom as he stepped into the shower.

Annika's heart skipped a beat when she remembered the positive pregnancy test she'd left sitting on the bathroom vanity. She dashed in barefoot, panic coiling tight in her gut.

Thank God, it was still there, tucked out of sight behind her skincare bottle.

She breathed a sigh of relief