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Chapter 83 - The Spanner in the Works Part 2
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CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 83 - The Spanner in the Works Part 2
Gordon BlackthorpeFriday 6th February 2026 - Blackthorpe ResidenceBy eleven, the evening was finally winding down.The last of the champagne had been poured, the cigars had burned low, and the easy laughter that had filled the patio had gradually faded into polite goodbyes.Edward and Nancy were the first to leave, heading back to their hotel with Alison and Duncan. They were staying in Manhattan for the week until the engagement party before returning home, although Edward had already extracted a promise from me for a tennis match during the week.Mason and Lacey lingered a little longer, having a last cup of coffee. Veronica had been on her best behaviour all evening. She had been charming to Nancy and her family, attentive to Lacey and had barely allowed a single trace of the disdain she normally reserved for Nashian to show.Now that the other guests had departed, however, she was already hovering around Mason. “You two could stay tonight," she suggested brightly. "There are
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 82 - The Spanner in the Works Part 1
Friday 06th February 2026 – Blackthorpe ResidenceGordon BlackthorpeDinner had been an unrivalled success.We had brought in a Michelin-starred chef to supplement our own accomplished kitchen team, and between them they had outdone themselves.Course after sumptuous course appeared beneath the crystal chandeliers, each one more extravagant than the last, paired with wines chosen to complement every dish.The press conference earlier that afternoon had gone down beautifully. A modern day star studded romance. Two wealthy celebrity heirs...attractive, photogenic media darlings. Add to that they came from prominent families, fathers running listed companies and the promise of one highly advantageous union, and it was an instant headliner.The public had eaten it up. The press had followed suit.By the closing bell, both Lawson and Blackthorpe stocks had climbed, and social media was flooded with congratulations and speculation about the forthcoming wedding.Exactly as Edward and I had
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 81 - Movie Night Confessional Part 3
Sunday, 8th February 2026 – Bennett ResidenceEthanThe movie played quietly in the background, but I hadn't paid attention to a single scene.My eyes were only for her.We were standing on the cusp of something neither of us had dared to name until tonight. I'd laid myself bare, told her she was the woman who had occupied a place in my heart for years without either of us understanding exactly what it meant.And then she had told me that her feelings for me were also changing. That she was falling for me. That she was scared.For the first time in what felt like years, I allowed myself to breathe.And then she opened up like she had never done before. She told me about her mother. About living in a trailer. About the father who had never claimed her.I listened in stunned silence as she explained that she knew exactly who he was but had refused to reach out to him. She had rejected him just as completely as he had once rejected her and her mother. She wouldn't tell me his name. Tha
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 80 - Movie Night Confessional - Part 2
Sunday, 8th February 2026 – Bennett ResidenceValentinaI stared at him. "But you had other women…beautiful ones…""God, yes. I tried." His mouth twisted. "I tried dating other women closer to my age. I really did try to move my feelings elsewhere…somewhere more appropriate.""And?"He gazed into my eyes, earnest…laid bare…" Those women…they were either sex partners or placeholders. My heart was already taken."The words settled between us.I reached for his hand. He intertwined our fingers. "Then out of nowhere, you met him…" he continued quietly. I flinched as he said it. "No warning. No dates. One day you were here, and then suddenly you weren't."Pain flickered across his face. "I was crushed." My heart ached for the younger Ethan who had apparently suffered in silence. "I was with Nadia then. When you moved in with him, I doubled down, threw myself fully into that relationship. I told myself I had to move on because you seemed completely committed to him."He looked away for a mo
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 79 - Movie Night Confessional Part 1
ValentinaSunday, 8th February 2026 – Bennett ResidenceEthan led me into the dimly lit den and settled us onto the oversized couch.I tucked myself into his side as though I had always belonged there. We fit so perfectly, like two puzzle pieces that finally placed correctly. He reached for the remote and started the movie.I stared at the screen. Then at him. Then back at the screen. *Pretty Woman.* He had chosen *Pretty Woman.* The movie that probably best summed up mine and Nash’s relationship. Actually not…it might have the Penthouse and sex for money, but at least in the movie Julia Roberts gets the Prince and the “Happily Ever After.”*Oh yeah…And he took her out publicly, introduced her…even a hooker got treated better than you.* My inner voice taunts me cruelly.A brittle laugh escaped me. "Really? I’m intrigued Mr Bennet…why this movie."He shifted uncomfortably beside me. Even in the soft lighting, I could see the tips of his ears turning red. "I had the hugest crush on Ju
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 78 - Follow the Bread Crumbs
July 2025 — Lacey Drummond’s Apartment - TribecaNash After a sumptuous meal and way too many drinks, Lacey finally asked the question everyone eventually asked. "So how is it that the great Nashian Blackthorpe is still single?"I laughed bitterly. Mason gave me a warning look. But Lacey wasn't being nosy, she was too good a person to be malicious like that. There was genuine curiosity in her expression, and something sincere about her that made it easy to open up.So I did.I told her about Valentina. Not everything. There were things I couldn't explain without breaking the NDA, and things I wasn't ready to put into words anyway.But I told her enough. The contract. Her wanting more. My callousness. Then her leaving and our search that had hit a dead end.When I finished, Lacey was quiet for several seconds. Then she frowned at both of us. "Guys...""What?" Mason asked."You're idiots."I blinked. Mason laughed. "Excuse me?""She loved her foster family." Her gaze settled on me. "To
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 2 - My Man, My Master, My God is Home
2 years ago – Friday 28th February Valentina The call came early on Friday morning. Dianne, my publisher, breathless with excitement and enthusiasm had told me that we had done it. My breath caught…A million...the number seemed unreal for a series that had been out for just a year and a half.
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 1 - Prologue
Author's Foreword This story has been entered into the Doing Me to the Fullest Contest. I hope it resonates with all of you that do me the honour of reading it as well as the judges of the contest. I wrote this story for every person that till this day hold a space in their hearts for their first
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 5 - The Leap Day Take Over
2 years ago – Saturday 29th February Valentina The battle in front of the mirror continues. My subconscious tuts, mocking me. *He chose you for weekends Valentina...* she corrects. 'There’s a difference.* My reflection blurs. I’m not crying. I refuse to cry before I even try. My hands are trem
CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina Chapter 3 - The Temptation in Black Lace
2 years ago – Friday 28th February Valentina And then his mouth crashed down onto mine, teeth nipping my lower lip, tongue delving deep as if he he couldn't get enough of the taste of me. Plunging, duelling, conquering like a starving man offered a banquet and that had decided to swallow me who
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