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275 More than I came for
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Ex-husband’s Regret: Revenge So Sweet 275 More than I came for
Isabel’s POVI park neatly in the hospital lot, fingers curling around my key as I press the lock. The doors beep behind me, a final sound sealing everything in. I straighten my blouse, brush a crease from my pants, and start walking through the lot. My heels click against the ground with a steady rhythm, but my thoughts are scattered.Why did Roy insist I come here?He said Aria called him earlier, said she was at the hospital and needed him to come. And since he couldn’t make it, he pleaded—literally pleaded—with me to step in for him. Said Aria might really be sick or something. I didn’t think much of it at the time. After all, I had just left the police station after visiting James and figured maybe this would make up for the time I’ve avoided Aria. So here I am.Still, I can’t help but wonder… why now? Why call Roy all of a sudden?I know they’ve been friends for years, but after everything—after all the silence and tension—why reach out to him now of all times?I round a corner,
Ex-husband’s Regret: Revenge So Sweet 274 Following the unsaid
Collins’ POVDragging Alexander through the hospital doors isn’t exactly how I envisioned spending my morning, but I made up my mind—I’m not letting him dodge his check-up again. Ever since he got discharged, he’s been finding every excuse not to come. Says his hand doesn’t hurt that much anymore. But I’ve caught him more than once subtly wincing when he thinks no one’s watching. Just the slightest twitch, his hand curling like it’s aching beneath the skin. Yeah, no excuse this time.And now that he’s been a little full of life lately—thanks to patching things up with his mom—I figured this is the best time to get him to start taking his health seriously too.“Come on, dude,” Alexander groans beside me, his voice lazy with protest. “Do we have to do this today? My hand’s already healing, and besides, the doctor gave me some meds the last time I was here.”I shoot him a look. That look that says: Don’t even try me. The kind that’s quiet but immovable, like a wall he’s not getting past.
Ex-husband’s Regret: Revenge So Sweet 273 Behind the glass
Isabel’s POVThe visiting room is cold—clinical in every sense. A wall of thick glass divides us, scratched from years of silent pleas and confrontations like this. I’m seated on one side, my hands resting on the metal table bolted to the floor. The faint hum of fluorescent lights buzzes overhead, mixing with the distant chatter of officers in the background.The door creaks open. James walks in, flanked by a tired-looking officer who gestures for him to sit. James slumps into the seat across from me, his movements sluggish, like someone dragging through the motions. His cuffs clink against the table as he leans back, and then—he scoffs. It’s the kind of scoff that doesn’t need words. Bored. Detached. As though I’m just one more face in a long line of visitors.It’s written all over his face. The boredom. The exhaustion. He’s had too many visitors lately, all hoping to make him talk.I understand why. I’ve been sending people to him for weeks—lawyers, contacts, anyone who might be ab
Ex-husband’s Regret: Revenge So Sweet 272 Love shaped by pain
Alexander’s POVShe drops the words like stones, their weight filling every corner of the room, and then slowly turns her back to me. The silence between us is thick, heavy. She doesn’t look at me right away.“I know you’ve only seen me as an evil mother,” she begins, her voice calm but cracked at the edges, “one that doesn’t love her husband… the woman who brought ruin to her home, who caused the family to end up the way it is now.”She turns, her gaze sharp and deliberate as it meets mine. “But tell me, Alexander… how else could I have done it?” Her voice trembles but holds. “I don’t think any woman would have been able to forgive her husband that easily for betraying her. But I did. And that’s just how much I love your father. That’s how far I was willing to go to keep this family together.”She says it like she’s trying to convince herself as much as me. I stand there, frozen, my thoughts colliding all at once.“You don’t even know how I felt… what I went through when I found out
Ex-husband’s Regret: Revenge So Sweet 271 Born of a lie
Alexander’s POVShe staggers toward me like something in her just broke free—arms outstretched, eyes wide with desperation.“No… no, that’s not true,” she gasps, as if saying it will make it real. “You’re my son—mine.”The way she says it—so strained, so theatrical—makes me scoff hard.She grabs my hands, gripping them tightly like holding on will somehow erase everything. “Who told you that you aren’t my son? How… how?” Her voice falters, the word how trembling out of her mouth like it’s choking her.I can’t take it anymore. My hand jerks out of hers, flinging her back a step. Her eyes widen, stunned.“You’re asking me how I knew?” My voice comes out like a slap. “You thought I wouldn’t find out, didn’t you? You tried so hard to keep it buried that you even gave up your freedom—went to prison—just so Cynthia wouldn’t say a word.”Her eyes flash—panic, regret, everything.“Yeah. I heard it all,” I spit. “The night I came back from the hospital after what happened to Sophia, I was walk
Ex-husband’s Regret: Revenge So Sweet 270 Fear in her eyes
Alexander’s POVI glance over at Roy, his eyes still locked ahead, like he’s staring at something already lost to time.“Sorry for your loss,” I say quietly.He snaps out of it too fast, clearing his throat and muttering, “Thanks.”Then he does something strange—he places a soft smile on his face. It doesn’t quite reach his eyes, but it’s there as he turns to look at me.“That’s why I couldn’t help it… when you came to me asking to be part of the kids’ life,” he says, his voice low, but steady. “Because I get it. I really do. That feeling—regret, loneliness, not knowing if you’d ever get a chance to be with them, especially after learning they exist? I’ve lived it.”He pauses. I watch him.“I regretted not having time with my own dad. If he’d been given the chance to be part of our lives… maybe I’d have more memories with him. More time. But death took that away before I even understood what time meant.”I listen. And for once, I don’t know what to say. The words lodge in my throat, st
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