Too Late To Want Me Back
Bianca Barley spent six years believing that love was worth every sacrifice. To support her husband, Dominic Brown, she hid her identity as the heiress of the powerful Barley Group and endured the constant disdain of his family. No matter how often she was overlooked, she convinced herself that her marriage was strong enough to survive it.
Everything changes at Brown Holdings' annual charity gala when Dominic publicly prioritizes his first love, Selena Whitmore, over his wife. The humiliation that follows forces Bianca to confront a painful truth: the Brown family never respected her, and Dominic never valued the sacrifices she made for him.
After a public scandal shatters her remaining faith in the marriage, Bianca signs the divorce papers and walks away. This time, she refuses to beg for love or acceptance.
Returning to the Barley Group, Bianca reclaims the identity she abandoned years ago. Her sudden return sends shockwaves through Manhattan's elite circles and attracts the attention of Enzo Davenport, Dominic's powerful rival. What begins as a strategic alliance soon grows into something deeper as Bianca rebuilds her life and discovers her own worth.
But when Dominic realizes exactly what he has lost, he is determined to win her back, even if it is already too late.
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXThe room fell silent after Dominic left. Olivia immediately crossed to the bedside table, picked up the phone Margaret had recovered from my bag, and handed it to me. She was watching me closely, her expression serious."Do it," Olivia whispered, her hand grounding me. "It’s time."My fingers trembled slightly as I dialed a number I hadn't permitted myself to call in years. Every time things got hard with Dominic, every time Eleanor looked down on me for where I came from, I kept my mouth shut. I wanted to prove I could make my marriage work on my own.I lifted the phone to my ear. It didn't even ring twice."Bianca."The deep voice on the other end made my chest tighten. He didn't ask who was calling. He already knew. Just hearing him brought a sudden sting to my eyes."Grandfather..." I whispered."I already know," he said, cutting me off. His voice softened, and that alone nearly brought tears to my eyes."Olivia's firm contacted my team an hour ago. You're out of that house. That'
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIVEThe sharp smell of antiseptic was the first thing I noticed as I slowly opened my eyes. My chest hurt when I breathed. The Brown estate was gone. Instead, I was in a private medical suite, with a heart monitor beeping somewhere nearby. For a moment, I stared at the ceiling, trying to remember what had happened."Don't try to sit up yet," a familiar voice commanded from the bedside.I turned my head weakly. Olivia was sitting in an armchair, her tailored blazer wrinkled, her dark eyes fierce with a mixture of intense worry and anger. Standing quietly near the door was Margaret, her hands still trembling as she twisted the edge of her apron, her eyes red from crying."Olivia..." my voice came out as a raspy whisper. "What... what happened?""What happened is that you almost let that wretched family kill you, Bianca," Olivia said, as she leaned forward and grabbed my bare left hand. "Margaret smuggled you out through the side entrance. If she hadn't called me, and if my private medical t
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOURThe dining room of the Brown estate felt stifling. I sat alone at the far end of the long table while Eleanor and Selena entertained the senior investors. Dominic sat at the head of the table, occasionally joining the conversation, oblivious to the mocking glances and quiet amusement aimed in my direction. "The European market requires a specific touch," Eleanor remarked. "Some people are built for high-stakes diplomacy. Others are barely equipped to manage a simple seating chart."A low chuckle rippled through the table. Selena smiled softly, leaning over to whisper something into Dominic’s ear. He didn't pull away. He just smiled, a relaxed, easy expression he had never given me in six years of marriage."Dominic," I whispered, my voice tight as I leaned toward him, my hand clenching under the table. "I am not feeling well. Please, let's leave."Dominic didn't even turn his head. He took a slow sip of his wine. "You just got here, Bianca. Stop being difficult. It’s an important nig
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Chapter: CHAPTER THREEThe soft clink of the platinum band against the glass nightstand seemed to linger in the silence. Dominic’s fingers paused on the buttons of his shirt. He looked down at the ring, then up at my bare hand. His jaw tightened slightly, but his eyes remained entirely flat, devoid of remorse. I had spent six years praying to see."Are we playing games now, Bianca?" he asked. He didn't reach for the ring. "Taking off your ring because you're upset about corporate seating arrangements is childish.""Childish?" My voice shook, the tears finally cutting paths through my makeup. "You admitted to my face that you funded her return. You let your mother humiliate me. You let her wear the diamonds you promised me. And you're calling me childish?"Dominic let out a long, weary sigh and tossed his shirt into the laundry hamper, completely unbothered by my tears. "I told you, Selena is a strategic partner for the European sector. Her return gala, the diamonds, it's all part of the corporate image to
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWOI wouldn’t give them the satisfaction. Pressing my hands against my burning cheek, I smoothed down the front of my crimson silk gown, forced a calm smile onto my face, and stepped back into the grand ballroom.But the moment I approached the main floor, I realised the seating arrangements for the executive dinner had been altered. When I reached the primary tier where the Brown family and lead investors sat, my name card was gone. A head waiter appeared beside me, his expression fixed in an apologetic, tight grimace.“Mrs. Brown, my apologies,” he murmured, his voice lowered so the surrounding elite could hear every word. “Madam Eleanor requested a last-minute adjustment. Your seat has been moved to Table Fourteen.”Table Fourteen. Tucked away in the back corner of the ballroom, right next to the kitchen doors, where minor press staff and low-tier contractors were placed. It was a deliberate, public execution of my social standing, orchestrated by my mother-in-law.I looked across th
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONEThe sting of my mother-in-law’s slap burned across my cheek, but it was nothing compared to the silence from the man standing beside me.My husband.The sharp sound echoed through the ballroom, turning every head in our direction. Heat rushed to my face, smearing the red lipstick I had carefully applied earlier. I touched my cheek instinctively, fighting the tremble in my fingers.“Red, Bianca?” Eleanor’s voice sliced through the sudden hush, loud enough for the circling board members to hear. She adjusted the emerald rings on her fingers, her smile cold and polished. “Some women simply don’t understand subtlety. When you lack breeding, you compensate with… desperation.”Humiliation washed over me like ice water. My chest tightened as I turned to Dominic, silently pleading with him. Just once. Stand up for me.He adjusted the cuffs of his black tuxedo, his dark eyes flicking over my burning cheek with the same detached interest he gave to quarterly reports. “Mother has a point about t
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