Library
Search
Home / Romance / Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again / Chapter 82

Share

Chapter 82

Author: A. Leilani
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-26 23:13:54

Chapter 82

AMBERLYN

"Actually, yes." Klaus pulled up something on his computer. "The Henderson account is getting restless about the timeline delays. Can you set up a call with their team for later this week? Thursday afternoon if possible."

"Consider it done." I was already adding it to my task list. "The Chen meeting is in forty-five minutes. Do you need me to prepare anything?"

"Just your usual brilliant note-taking." Klaus smiled at me, and something about the expression—the easy confidence, the assumption that everything was normal—made anger flare beneath my carefully maintained composure.

He had no idea. No idea that his disheveled appearance and visible hickey were destroying me. No idea that spending the weekend thinking about him with Celine had nearly broken something fundamental inside me. No idea that maintaining this professional facade was taking every ounce of strength I had.

Or maybe he did know and just didn't care. Maybe to him, I really was just his assistant—comp
Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Locked Chapter
Previous Chapter Next Chapter

Latest chapter

  • Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again    Chapter 84

    Chapter 84AMBERLYN Wednesday arrived at ten PM on Monday night like a force of nature, laden with shopping bags that seemed to multiply as she kept pulling more from her rental car. Designer clothes, expensive toys, gourmet food items I couldn't even pronounce—she'd apparently raided half of Malibu's luxury shops before catching her flight."You didn't have to buy out the entire state of California," I said, but I was smiling for the first time all day as I helped her carry bags into the apartment."Of course I did. Retail therapy by proxy." Wednesday dropped an armload of shopping bags in the living room and pulled me into a fierce hug. "How are you holding up?""I'm fine," I started to say, but she cut me off."If you say 'fine' one more time, I'm going to scream. You're not fine. You texted me about Klaus's hickey and then went radio silent for six hours. That's not fine, that's a crisis.""Can we not discuss the hickey?" I glanced toward Iniko's room, where he'd already gone to

  • Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again    Chapter 83

    Chapter 83 AMBERLYNSomething flickered across Klaus's face—confusion, maybe concern. "Did something happen? If someone on the team said something inappropriate, or if there's an issue with your workload—""There's no issue." I clutched my tablet like a shield. "Everything is fine. The work is fine. You're fine. I'm fine. Everything is completely, perfectly fine.""You just said 'fine' four times in one breath. That's not convincing.""Then I'm not sure what you want me to say." The words came out harsher than I'd intended, but I was too tired to modulate my tone anymore. "I'm doing my job, doing it well, meeting every expectation. What more do you need?"Klaus stood, moving around his desk toward me, and I instinctively took a step back. "Ambelyn, talk to me. Something is clearly wrong—""Nothing is wrong!" I heard my voice rising and couldn't stop it. "I'm your assistant. I assist. You're my boss. You boss. That's the relationship. That's all it needs to be.""I know that—""Do yo

  • Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again    Chapter 82

    Chapter 82AMBERLYN"Actually, yes." Klaus pulled up something on his computer. "The Henderson account is getting restless about the timeline delays. Can you set up a call with their team for later this week? Thursday afternoon if possible.""Consider it done." I was already adding it to my task list. "The Chen meeting is in forty-five minutes. Do you need me to prepare anything?""Just your usual brilliant note-taking." Klaus smiled at me, and something about the expression—the easy confidence, the assumption that everything was normal—made anger flare beneath my carefully maintained composure.He had no idea. No idea that his disheveled appearance and visible hickey were destroying me. No idea that spending the weekend thinking about him with Celine had nearly broken something fundamental inside me. No idea that maintaining this professional facade was taking every ounce of strength I had.Or maybe he did know and just didn't care. Maybe to him, I really was just his assistant—comp

  • Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again    Chapter 81

    Chapter 81AMBERLYNI arrived at the office at seven-thirty on Monday morning, a full hour and a half before Klaus was scheduled to appear. The extra time was supposed to be for preparation—reviewing the week's priorities, organizing files, getting ahead of the inevitable chaos that followed Klaus Thorne wherever he went.But really, it was about armor.I needed the time to build my professional facade, to construct the version of myself that could face Klaus after spending the entire weekend imagining him with Celine Ashford. The version that could smile and nod and take notes while pretending my heart wasn't cracking every time I thought about him spending Friday night somewhere that wasn't his home.The version that could be his exceptional assistant and nothing more.I'd dressed carefully—a charcoal gray suit that was both professional and severe, hair pulled back in a tight bun, minimal makeup that gave nothing away. I looked competent, controlled, completely put together.The op

  • Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again    Chapter 80

    Chapter 80AMBERLYN "I'm not saying quit. I'm saying protect yourself. Set boundaries. Don't let yourself get consumed by feelings for someone who's unavailable." She sighed. "And when I get back in two days, we're going to talk strategy. Figure out what options you have, what your timeline looks like, how we can give you more security so you're not completely dependent on Klaus Thorne's goodwill.""Okay," I managed."I mean it, Ambelyn. This isn't over. We're going to figure this out." Wednesday paused. "Now go take care of your son. Help him with his homework. Have a normal evening. And try not to think about Klaus spending the night with that woman.""That's not helpful," I said, but I could hear the weak smile in my own voice."I know. I'm terrible at comfort. That's why you love me." Wednesday's tone shifted back to her usual irreverent humor. "Call me if you need to talk more. Otherwise, I'll see you in two days. And Ambelyn? You're going to be okay. Maybe not today, but eventu

  • Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again    Chapter 79

    Chapter 79AMBERLYNApparently he disagrees." I added the pasta to the boiling water. "And you know what? It's fine. I have a good job, I'm providing for Iniko, we have stability. Klaus's personal life is none of my business. I just need to remember that and focus on being the best assistant possible.""While watching him with someone else.""If necessary, yes." I tried to inject confidence I didn't feel. "I'm a professional. I can handle it.""Can you, though? Because Ambelyn, I know you. I know how you feel about Klaus, even if you won't admit it to yourself. Working with him every day while he's involved with someone else is going to destroy you slowly.""I don't have a choice," I said flatly. "I need this job. Iniko needs this job. So I'll handle it, because that's what I do. I handle things."Wednesday was quiet for a long moment. "I hate that you're right. I hate that you're in this position. I hate that Klaus Thorne apparently has terrible taste in women if he's choosing some r

More Chapters

You may also like

Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status