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Chapter 173: What She Carries Now
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2026-05-14 05:19:20
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"The light is exactly how you described it."I looked up at the sound of Roman’s voice, but he wasn't standing next to me. He was leaning against a pillar several feet away, giving me the space I had earned. I turned my gaze back to the reading room of the Milan Foundation. Two years ago, this had been nothing but a sketch on a napkin and a desperate hope in my chest. I had built this in the shadows, fighting for every brick while my own life was a storm of secrets. Now, it stood in the light.The building was beautiful. It was glass and stone, modern and warm, fitting into the Milan skyline like it had always belonged there. But it was this room that mattered. The high ceilings, the tall windows, and the way the afternoon sun hit the floor at just the right angle, it was perfect. It was exactly as I had planned when I was still just a girl trying to find her way out of the dark.I scanned the crowd of guests moving through the gallery. My family was here, a solid wall of support th
My Ex Husband's Biggest Regret Chapter 177: Roman's Work
"The Devlin acquisition is dead if we keep pushing for a total buyout."I looked across the boardroom table, my voice flat and final. A few months ago, I would have slammed my hand on the mahogany and demanded they make it work. I would have steamrolled the Devlin board until they choked on my terms. Back then, I nearly lost this deal to the Montagues because I was too busy trying to prove I was the biggest shark in the water. I had been aggressive, short-sighted, and hollow. But today, I wasn't that man."We aren't buying them out," I continued, leaning back. "We’re proposing a strategic partnership. We merge the tech sectors, keep their leadership in place for the regional rollouts, and share the equity. It’s the only move that makes sense for long-term growth."The room went silent. I saw Priya, my head of operations, tilt her head as she studied the new proposal on the screen. The old Roman Ashford would have been agitated by the silence, viewing it as a challenge to his authority
My Ex Husband's Biggest Regret Chapter 176: One Year
"The board meeting is set for ten, Sera."I looked up from my tablet, meeting Ada’s eyes with a small nod. "Perfect. I want the final numbers on the Milan center in front of me before we go in." My voice was steady, my mind sharp. It was just another Tuesday. Except it wasn't. I knew the date the second I opened my eyes this morning. May second. The anniversary of the day my life ended and began at the exact same time. One year since the divorce was signed. One year since I officially became the woman I was always meant to be.I didn't tell Roman. This wasn’t a date that required him, and it definitely wasn't one that needed a celebration. It was a private milestone, a quiet reckoning I carried in the back of my head while I went about my morning. I didn’t want flowers or a fancy dinner to mark this day. I wanted the work. I wanted the ordinary, busy reality of the life I’d built with my own two hands.I spent the morning in the office, tearing through emails and signing off on logi
My Ex Husband's Biggest Regret Chapter 175: What She Knows
"The press schedule is locked for the foundation launch."I looked up from my desk as Ada walked into my office, her tablet held with the same military precision she applied to every second of my day. I was home. Milan was a beautiful memory, a week of sunshine and soft edges, but the estate was where the work happened. This was where I lived now, not as a ghost in the hallways but as the woman who owned the room. I leaned back in my chair, the leather smooth against my spine, and took a deep breath. The air smelled like home, but a different version of it. It was better."Good," I said, my voice steady. "Make sure the gallery gets the final guest list by noon.""Already done," she replied with a small, knowing smile.Dante stepped in right behind her, dropping a thick folder on my desk. "Your morning brief. Security is tightened at the city site, and the logistics team just cleared the Milan shipping lanes. We’re on schedule.""Thank you, Dante."Rosa followed them both, carrying a s
My Ex Husband's Biggest Regret Chapter 174: Savio and Roman, Final
"The numbers for the Milan project are solid, Roman."I looked up from the documents spread across the mahogany desk, meeting Savio Montague’s steady gaze. We were back in the city, the cold wind rattling the heavy glass panes of the estate’s study. I’d come here under the guise of a Montague-adjacent business, something legitimate and boring enough to satisfy the ledgers, but that wasn't the real reason I was sitting in this chair. I was here because I respected the man across from me. I was here because I wanted to be."Sera worked on them herself," I said, leaning back. "She doesn't leave room for error.""She never did," Savio replied, his voice rough but not unkind.He closed the file, the sound sharp in the quiet room. The business was handled. The contracts were ready for signature. I moved to stand, but Savio reached for the crystal decanter on the sideboard. He poured two measures of amber liquid, the scent of expensive peat and age immediately filling the air."Stay a mome
My Ex Husband's Biggest Regret Chapter 173: What She Carries Now
"The dust is going to be the worst part." I stood in the centre of the foyer, my voice echoing off the high, vaulted ceilings of the Milan property. The air was stale, thick with the scent of old plaster and neglected history, but I didn’t mind. I loved this smell. It smelled like potential. I walked through the property alone, the click of my heels against the marble floors, the only sound in the vast, empty space. This building was going to be the heart of the foundation, a place where people could come to find the resources I’d had to steal from the shadows for years. Renovation plans were already underway. I could see the ghost of the future in every corner, where the walls would be knocked down to let in more light, where the intake desks would sit, and where the communal kitchen would bring people together over coffee and shared stories. I walked every single room, running my fingers over the chipped paint and the ornate mouldings. I wasn’t just checking for structural i
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Sera had been reading for twenty minutes when her phone lit up.Unknown number. She looked at it for one second. Then she set it face-up on the cushion beside her and went back to her page.She knew.She couldn't have explained how. The number was unsaved, clean, nothing her phone recognized. But s
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Sera arrived at seven with Dante and knew within ninety seconds that Roman was not yet in the room.She knew the way she had always known things about him, before the information reached her brain. The room felt like a room that had not yet changed. She greeted the hospital director at the entrance
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Isabella came home at three thirty to find Roman in the sitting room with no lights on, and the notebook closed on the coffee table in front of him.She set her bag down. Looked at him. Looked at the notebook. "What is that?""Sit down," he said.She sat across from him with the careful posture of
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Ada's message came through the internal system at two fourteen.*Roman Ashford in the lobby. No appointment. Says it's important.*Sera read it at her desk. She set her pen down. She looked at the message for four seconds. Then she picked her pen back up and went back to the document she had been r
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