#Chapter 13 liar

Shock steals my breath until I finally remind myself to inhale. I must be hallucinating; it sounded like Aaron just revealed me as his wife. To the entire country, thanks to the ample media presence tonight. But this press conference was supposed to be about him and Emma – hence the combined celebration of her return. I was supposed to be revealed as just an Ashford, not also the First Lady. Or at least that was my plan. I lock eyes with Aaron behind the podium, searching his face for anything other than the impassive confidence he always wears. Finding nothing else, I turn to Emma, and her equal look of shock confirms I’m not the only one confused by this turn of events. The crowd erupts into murmurs. “Some of you,” the deep timbre of his voice ripples through me as he continues, “may know Mae as Henry Whitmore’s new secretary. But before that, she has been my wife for six years. She has been the most reliable, outstanding homemaker for our family.” He offers me a wide gr