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ผู้เขียน: Emmanuel Okeme
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LEILA

The elevator doors closed, cutting off the hum of the eleventh floor, but the scent of Natalia’s perfume and Karl’s sandalwood cologne remained trapped in the small space, triggering a sudden twist in my stomach. I pressed my hand against my stomach, swallowing hard against the rising nausea as the lights overhead blurred into streaks.

When the doors opened at the lobby level, I forced my feet forward onto the polished floor. The marble pattern seemed to shift beneath my boots, liquefying
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  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { I WILL MAKE HIM PAY FOR THIS }

    LEILAI moved before I let myself think about it, closing the distance between us and wrapping my arms around his neck before either of us said a single word. He held me back immediately. One arm circled my waist tightly, and his other hand came up to press against the back of my head. For a long moment, neither of us spoke at all. His coat felt cold and damp against my palms, but his chest was burning with a familiar heat. I buried my face deeper into his neck, closing my eyes tight as his clean scent washed away the lingering panic of the morning. The raw ache that had been twisting my stomach all day finally stopped. Doreen moved a bit, and the quiet click of her zipper broke through the silence. I shifted slightly, and when I turned my head, Doreen was already holding her leather bag, smiling at me from across the room. Her eyes looked a little glassy, and her shoulders dropped as she watched us. "I am going to head out," she said, her voice dropping into a soft register. "C

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { THE TRUTH }

    LEILA"I know George would not do something like this," Doreen said, her voice soft as she looked at me from the couch. "What if all these things were schemed by someone else?""You didn't see what I saw," I replied, refusing to look up from the kitchen counter. My hands gripped the marble edge so tight my knuckles turned white."Leila, I know George," Doreen pressed, leaning forward. "I've known him much longer than you have. This cheap behavior is simply not like him.""Doreen, you won't understand how this feels," I said, finally cutting her off. I set my water glass down on the counter with a loud click. "I saw them with my own eyes. I saw them together in his living room.""But, Leil…""I know he asked you to come here today to watch over me," I said, cutting her short. "But right now, I just need to focus on my museum project. I don't want to talk about that anymore."Doreen didn't argue further. She let me be, and the soft rustle of her winter jacket was the only sound in the a

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { THEY FOUND HER }

    GEORGEThe reporters rushed my car the moment it pulled up to the office building. A dense wall of microphones and shouted questions closed in around me before I had even fully stepped out onto the pavement."George, can you confirm the penthouse photos?""George, is it true you and Ms. Hale are back together?""Sir, if we could just get a formal statement on the Western Market contract!""Get them off here," I told my security guard at the G3 gate. I kept my jaw tight and did not slow my stride toward the front doors. "All of them. Now."My security team stepped into the press line with four uniform guards. Their broad frames pushed hard against the media recorders to clear a narrow path toward the lobby entrance. Flashes from cameras blinded my eyes, but I kept my face blank.By the time I reached the elevator banks, the cha

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { NOWHERE TO BE FOUND }

    GEORGEI stood at the curb long after Leila's car had turned the corner. My hands remained curled into tight fists that I had not consciously made. Something had cracked open deep inside my chest, a raw rage that left my breathing short and my jaw locked so tight the bone ached. I turned on my heel and walked back inside the building. My boots clicked against the floor of the lobby as I took the elevator straight back to the penthouse. The front door was still hanging wide open, exactly as Leila had left it. I pushed it open further and stepped into the quiet foyer, my voice dropping into a vibration that filled the empty space. "Sabrina!"My voice carried through the wide entryway and came back to me flat. It was absorbed by nothing but the heavy silence of the living room. "Sabrina!" I yelled again, the sound tearing through my throat. Nothing. No one answered.I pushed the guest room door open so hard the metal handle slammed against the wall with a sharp crack. The bed was

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { GEORGE HAWTHORNE RECONNECTS WITH HIS EX-LOVER }

    KARLIt was half past six in the morning, and I was already standing at the grand window of my office. The city below the clear glass line was still gray and half-lit by the early sun. My phone suddenly buzzed against my desk, the sharp vibration sounding loud in the quiet suite. I turned away from the glass. My palms felt cold against the phone as I picked it up. Sabrina Hale. I stood right there by the window pane, letting the bright light of the screen hit my face as I opened the message. Seven images loaded one after another on the screen. They arrived with a fast efficiency that made my chest tighten before the first small thumbnail even finished downloading. The visual proof was absolute. George asleep on his side with his face turned toward the pillow, and Sabrina was right beside him. Attached beneath the last photo was a single text.(Done. As promised.)I set the phone down on the windowsill, but I picked it back up almost immediately. I could not stop myself from s

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { THE TEXTS WERE TRUE }

    LEILAThe apartment was still dark when I woke up, and my mind immediately drifted back to last night. I had fallen asleep with George's deep voice lingering in my ear, listening to him explain everything about Sabrina. The silence on the fourteenth floor was absolute, but it didn't last as my phone suddenly vibrated on the wooden nightstand, rattling heavily against the wood once, twice, and then again. The persistence told me it wouldn't stop on its own. I sat up and reached out, my fingers feeling cold as I swiped to unlock the screen. A flood of message notifications from a number I didn't recognize filled the screen. I opened the chat, and my thumb froze right above it. More than five pictures were attached to the very first text. My hand hovered over the bright screen for a second, my heart beating faster as I tapped the first photo to download it. Something behind my ribs turned to ice. It was George's face. He was asleep on his side, his face buried in a white pillow.

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { THREE }

    EVELINA The corridor felt different when I stepped out of Dr. Yuen’s office.People were moving faster. Reception staff straightened behind their desks. Nurses glanced toward the entrance like they were expecting someone important.A name passed quietly through the hallway. “Aria Vance.”I kept wa

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { ONE }

    EVELINA “Sign them whenever you’re ready.”A white envelope landed on my keyboard. For a second, I thought it was another batch of revisions from Sterling Group. Then I saw the words on the front.Divorce Agreement.Julian Sterling stood across from me in his charcoal suit, still buttoned up. His

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { FOUR }

    EVELINA The door opened.Aria Vance walked in with one hand resting lightly on Julian’s arm. She glanced around the table easily, already smiling before anyone spoke.Julian looked across the room. His eyes passed over me without stopping before settling on his parents.“Dad. Mum.” A beat. “ This

  • THE WIFE HE THREW AWAY: My ex-husband's regret    { TWO }

    EVELINA The notification was still on my screen when I woke up.CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE APEX URBAN PRIZE. Final submission window: 7 days.I stared at it through a few hours of broken sleep and the dull ache climbing up the back of my neck.Outside the studio windows, the sky h

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