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Chapter 84 How It Ended
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THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 85 Whats happening
SusanWhen James glanced at the invitations and gave a curt nod, I felt a momentary sense of relief. He didnโt outright refuse."Anything else?" he asked, his tone cold and distant. His indifference stung, but I forced myself to keep my composure, biting my lip and softening my gaze to look as pitiful as possible."I'm going to take endorsement photos later," I said, my voice deliberately timid. "This is my first endorsement. Can you come with me?"I watched his face carefully, hoping for even a flicker of warmth. Instead, he seemed distracted, almost annoyed. Yet, when he nodded and said,"Okay, I have a meeting later," I felt a rush of triumph.He agreed. That was all that mattered."Then I won't bother you anymore," I said with a gentle smile. "See you in the afternoon."I left his office, keeping my smile intact until I reached the car. As soon as I sat down, frustration boiled over, and I slammed my bag onto the seat beside me."What's wrong?" my assistant, asked, concern evident
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-05THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 86 The deal
The moment James's voice came through the phone, sharp and commanding, my chest tightened."Zelda Liamson," he said, his tone filled with disdain, "if you regret the divorce, move back to the Mansion now and admit your mistake. I'll pretend I never signed the divorce agreement. Stop calling and saying inexplicable things."I felt a weight lift slightly from my chest. His reaction meant he hadn't gone back on his wordโhe'd signed the agreement. Relieved but determined, I took a steadying breath and replied calmly,"You wonโt regret it. Mr. Ferguson, youโre overthinking things. Iโll raise the 30 million as soon as possible, and I wonโt bother you anymore."With that, I ended the call, my hands shaking ever so slightly. I could feel the lingering tension in his voice, a reminder of the control he once held. But now, that Chapter was closing.*******JamesI sat back in my chair, my jaw clenched as I replayed the conversation in my mind. The audacity of her. Susan thought she could manipu
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-06THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 87 The Juy Contract
JamesI walked out of the conference room, my head still buzzing with numbers and projections from the annual plan. Mr. Liu approached me, visibly uneasy. His words spilt out quickly, explaining the situation with the endorsement and the original dancer for the game.I raised an eyebrow at his hesitation. It was obvious to anyone with a functioning brain that the original choreography was crucial to the gameโs success. Yet here he was, pushing Susan Wenger into a role she clearly wasn't fit for."The smooth and beautiful movements of game characters are key factors affecting the game's visuals. Do I need to remind you of the importance of the original dance?" My tone was sharp, cutting through his excuses. "Can the original dancers be easily replaced?"Mr. Liu visibly deflated, but at least he seemed relieved I wasnโt about to ruin a good thing for personal reasons.โThe original dancers are in the capture room now,โ he offered. โWould you like to observe their performance, Mr. Fergus
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-06THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 88 The replacement
ZeldaThe next day started off fine, but as usual, trouble came knockingโor in this case, ringing. The phone beside me buzzed relentlessly, disrupting my dance practice. I sighed, wiping the sweat from my face. The caller ID flashed Hellen Ferguson, and my stomach twisted.She wasnโt my mother-in-law anymore; in my heart, that tie had been severed the moment James and I signed the divorce agreement. But her persistence made it impossible to ignore. Resigned, I picked up the phone."Zelda, come to Ferguson's residence right now and take your mother away!" Hellen's voice crackled with anger, sharp and commanding, leaving no room for a response.Before I could ask what was going on, she hung up.I arrived at Fuyuan as quickly as I could. The air was thick with tension the moment I stepped inside. Hellen sat stiffly on the sofa, her face like a thundercloud, while Susan Wenger whispered something to her, a picture-perfect image of false innocence.Seeing them together was like watching a
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-06THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 89 The Chaos
The scene was chaos, yet I could barely feel the world around me. My hands trembled, my heart heavy with years of suppressed frustration and pain. Glady Liamson, my so-called mother, was sprawled on the ground wailing like a wounded animal.Her words, as cutting as ever, echoed in my ears, but I refused to let them control me anymore.โZelda, you must stand up for me! Look at how theyโre treating me! Locking me up like a criminalโyour own mother! Youโre the mistress of this family. If you donโt take charge now, how will anyone respect you in the future?โ she cried, her voice grating and relentless.I didnโt even respond. My eyes burned with the sting of tears I refused to shed as I turned sharply and made for the door.โZelda!โ She caught my arm, her grip surprisingly strong for someone so quick to play the victim. โIโm talking to you! Are you mute now?โI yanked my arm free with more force than necessary, sending her stumbling backwards. When she landed in the grass, she immediately
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-06THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 90 Feel It
I could hear his voice, that familiar, grating tone, and for a moment, I wondered if I was imagining it. There was no way he was hereโnot now, not after everything. He should be with Susan, shouldnโt he? Yet, there he was, standing above me, his voice cutting through the silence like a blade."Zelda Liamson! You were the one showing off just now, why are you pretending to be weak and pitiful in front of me now?"The anger in his voice should have ignited something inside me, but instead, all I could feel was an overwhelming numbness. I didnโt want his concern. I didnโt want him to see me like this. I couldnโt afford to be this weak.I barely registered his presence before I felt his hand reaching for my face. Something inside me snapped, and I instinctively pushed his hand away, trying to push him out of my space.The sound of his palm smacking against the air was a harsh reminder of how much had changed between us.โGo away! It's none of your business!โ I tried to push him out of my
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-06THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 91 My Daughter Anymore
JamesI was clearly just helping her take off her pants and apply medicine, but I acted as if something had happened between us.Zelda blushed and reached out to push me away. But I grabbed her hand, put it on my lips, and kissed it, smiling."Do you like me kissing you like this?"A tingling sensation spread from my lips to her fingertips throughout her body, like an electric shock. She unconsciously leaned limply into my arms, too embarrassed to say a word. Was this flirting? Although we had done similar things before, we had never flirted like a couple until now.I wasnโt like this before. I had been very silent and depressed in bed. Even during our most decadent moments, I never said such daring things, asking her if she liked it or not. In the past, I made her feel like she was handing in homework.But now, I didnโt even do anything significant; I just kissed her fingers and rubbed her ears and neck, and Zelda wanted to surrender to me. This is horrible. She shouldnโt have indulg
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-07THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 92 Who Cares About You
The private room of the Royal Court Club was opulent, the kind of place where you couldnโt help but feel a little indulgent. I leaned back in my chair, swirling the amber liquid in my glass, listening absentmindedly as Miguel and Yuell chatted. Their words blended into the backgroundโsomething about another reunion. Normally, Iโd contribute, but tonight, my mind was elsewhere.โItโs true what they sayโhe succeeded in business but failed in love,โ Miguel teased, leaning toward me. โBrother, you and Zelda havenโt reconciled yet?โI chuckled dryly and shook my head. โWhat do you know? Even if we quarrel, our relationship is still very good.โ My words were calm, but even I could hear the hollowness in them.Miguel sighed. "Okay, okay, you two have a good relationship. Zelda canโt live without you. But no matter how good a relationship is, constant arguments can hurt. Itโs been so many days..."Twenty-nine days. Thatโs how long it had been since she first asked for a divorce. I didnโt need
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THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 265 Swift Justice
ZeldaAs the door shut, James exhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair. His body was tense, his fists clenched at his sides.James stood motionless, staring at the door, his jaw clenched so tightly that I thought he might break.Mr Ferguson was the first to speak, his voice firm but not unkind.โJames, I know youโre angry, but sheโs still your mother.โJames let out a bitter laugh, shaking his head. โStill my mother?โ His voice wavered. โWhat kind of mother does this to her child? What kind of mother lets him suffer for years and thenโthen when the truth comes out, she refuses to even acknowledge it?โHis father sighed, rubbing a hand down his face. โSheโs scared, James. Scared of losing everything sheโs built, scared of what the truth means.โJames turned on him, pained.โAnd what about me? Does she care how scared I was? How much I lost? How I spent years believing I was the mistake, that everything that went wrong was somehow my fault?โHelenโs voice trembled from the doorw
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 264 I Have Proof
ZeldaI sit on the edge of the bed, staring at the divorce papers I had once been so ready to sign. My hands rest over my stomach, where our childโmy childโgrows.I told myself I wouldn't cry over James Ferguson again. But here I am, my heart still aching in ways I wish it wouldn't.He had always been my saviour. When I was just a scared thirteen-year-old girl, lost and alone, James had taken me in. I admired him, idolized him. But then admiration turned into something else. Love. The kind that consumed me, that I could never shake off, no matter how hard I tried.But James had never seen me that way.First, it was Susan Wenger... I watched as he gave everything to Susan, how he smiled at her the way I had always wished he would look at me. And when Susan was gone, I thoughtโmaybeโjust maybe, James would see me.But then came Luoxing.And that had been the final proof I needed to know the truth. I was never going to be James's first choice.That was why I decided to leave. I refused t
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 263 Showing Mercy
JamesThe Bai estate was as grand as ever, standing as a symbol of power, wealth, and the history that bound our families together.Or so I thought.I stepped inside without hesitation. No one stopped me. They never would. For years, I had been welcomed here like a son.I had thought I was.But tonight, the weight of betrayal clung to me like a second skin, suffocating, inescapable and true.As I entered the main hall, I found them all gatheredโMr. Bai, Mrs. Bai, and their daughter, Bai Luoxing.The moment they saw me, Luoxing was the first to react. She stood up, her eyes filled with something between relief and hesitation."James!"I lifted a hand to my head, stopping her in her tracks.She hesitated, then slowly sat back down, casting a quick glance toward her mother.Mrs Bai, ever composed, sat calmly at the head of the table, an air of relaxed control around her. She didnโt look surprised to see me.She probably didnโt know that I knew everything.Mr. Bai, on the other hand, was
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 262 I Need to Know
JamesA slow, numbing realization crept over me, drowning out everything else.The Bai family hadnโt just manipulated me.They had shaped my entire life."They couldnโt just bring Luoxing back," Dom continued, his voice low. "Not when the whole world was looking for her. Not when they hadn't gotten anything from their attempt. So they kept her hidden, cared for her, made sure no one found her."I barely heard him. My mind was already racing ahead, connecting pieces I had never thought to question before."But the Ferguson familyโ" My voice caught. "We never stopped searching for her.""And thatโs exactly what they wanted."I snapped my gaze to him."Think about it, James." Dom leaned forward, the dim light casting sharp shadows on his face."Your parents. Your grandmother. You. You were all drowning in guilt, haunted by the loss of a little girl you thought you failed to protect. You clung to Madame Bai and saw her as a second mother because she was grieving too. She played her role p
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 261 Start Talking
JamesThe air in the car was filled with tension, Zelda's rigid posture and clenched phone screaming her silent fury at me. I deserved itโevery bit of her anger, every cold shoulder. But damn if it didn't carve a hollow ache in my chest.Then my phone buzzed, slicing through the suffocating quiet.I answered, and within seconds, the tension in my shoulders eased."We found Dom."The words sent a rush of grim satisfaction through me. Finally. After all the hunting, all the dead endsโwe had him.My grip tightened on the phone. "Alive?""Barely. He's talking."Good.I glanced at Zelda, still stubbornly turned away from me, her reflection faint in the window. This changed everything. With Dom's testimony, the Bai family's carefully constructed lies would crumble.But firstโ"Keep him secure. I'll be there soon."Hanging up, I studied Zelda's profile. She thought this was about the divorce. About me stalling.She had no idea the storm that was coming.And for once, I'd be the one to shield
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 260 I am sorry
JamesMadam Baiโs fingers combed through Bai Luoxingโs hair with practised tenderness, her voice saccharine."Donโt cry. Mom knows your heart is too softโyou would have stopped me if you knew."Then she lifted her chin, her blind eyes fixed in my direction with eerie precision."James, I only helped your wife leave because she wanted to. I didnโt want you two to become bitter enemies. You may not understand my intentions, but the truth is, this all started with her desire to run. Luoxing is innocent."Innocent.The word tasted like ash."So sending men to hunt her downโwas that also a favour?" My voice was lethally quiet.Madam Baiโs wrinkled face twisted in feigned confusion."Hunt her? James, I only sent people to find her after she disappeared! For her safety! And my nephewโwhere is Dom? Did you see him?"Zelda stiffened beside me. I could almost hear the furious drum of her heartbeat.I stared at the woman who had once been like a second mother to me.Even now, faced with the trut
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 259 All Of It
JamesMy lashes lowered, hiding the smug satisfaction in my gaze as I buried my face against her again. Good. She didnโt push me away this time.Thenโ Thump.Something struck the side of my face.I froze.Before I could process it, another hitโthis time square on the bridge of my nose. Not painful, but sharp, like a tiny jolt of electricity.My head snapped up, eyes wide."Was thatโฆ Littleton?"Zeldaโs lips curled, amusement flickering in her gaze before she pressed them flat again."Littletonโs here to teach you some manners," she said dryly.Of course, it was Littleton.Even in the womb, my kid couldnโt stand watching their shameless father grovelling like this and decided to intervene.A stunned laugh caught in my throat.I stared at the slight swell of her belly, then slowly raised my hand, pressing my fingers where Iโd been kicked. The impact had been soft, muted by layers of flesh and fluid, but it sent a current straight through my chest.My heart hammeredโnot from fever, but s
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 258 Faking It
JamesThe pain in my chest was sharp, unrelenting, as I watched her smileโso effortless, so free. As if I meant nothing.If it were up to me, Iโd never let her go.Especially not now, with those men hovering around her like vultures, waiting for their chance. But I couldnโt do anything. Not anymore.I didnโt dare to force her, didnโt dare to manipulate things behind her back like I used to. One wrong move, and sheโd slip even further from my grasp.And then there was Dom. Until he was dealt with, she wasnโt safe here."Donโt worry," I said, my voice steady despite the storm inside me. "Iโll fulfil your wish this time. Consider itโฆ compensation for the wedding."That damned wedding. My fault. All of it.Maybe ending this marriage was the only way to truly start over. She looked at me then, her eyes searching mine, and for the first time, she saw itโmy resolve. No tricks, no games. This was real.Her lashes fluttered, her grip on my collar loosening as she whispered,"So after we landโฆ
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REGRET, CHASING AFTER ME ย ย ย Chapter 257 The Cousin
ZeldaOf course I couldn't bear it.I never wanted to compete with Bai Luoxing for anything. She was the one who forced her way into my marriage. Even then, I retreatedโstep by step, until I'd put an ocean between us.Yet the Bai family still wouldn't let me go. They wanted me dead. How vicious could they be?But Leiy hadn't said much earlier. Even I was only guessing. Did James... already know it was them?My eyes widened in shock. "You knew? Bai Luoxing helped me leave the country, and the Bai family has been hunting me since I landedโ"His face darkened at the mention of my escape. "How else do you think I found you?"I pressed my lips together, then let out a cold laugh."Well, color me surprised. I thought even if I accused the Bai family, you'd assume I was just smearing their name out of spite."The pain that flashed across his face was sharp enough to almost make me regret my words. Almost.His chest heaved, and before I could react, his hand shot out, gripping the back of my
