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The Billionaire's Regret: Chasing His Discarded Bride Chapter Twenty One
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Truce and TruthsEVAI woke up to the smell of bacon and coffee, and for a moment, I let myself just lie there and breathe it in.This was becoming a pattern. Grayson cooking breakfast while I pretended I wasn't getting used to it. While I pretended it didn't make something warm and dangerous unfurl in my chest every time I walked downstairs to find him at the stove.I got dressed slowly, pulling on jeans and one of the soft cashmere sweaters from the closet, and made my way to the kitchen.Grayson stood at the stove with his back to me, wearing dark jeans and a gray henley that clung to his shoulders in ways I absolutely was not noticing. His hair was slightly damp, like he'd just showered, and he was humming something under his breath.The whole scene was so domestic, so normal, that it made my throat tight."Morning," I said.He turned, and a smile spread across his face—genuine and unguarded in a way that made my heart skip. "Morning. I made pancakes. And bacon. A
The Billionaire's Regret: Chasing His Discarded Bride CHAPTER TWENTY
|| Xander’s POV ||I was overjoyed to see Isabella again.Even with the angry red mark blooming across my jaw where Aaron Styles had punched me, even knowing I’d just been thrown out of that office like some unwanted intruder—seeing her face again, hearing her voice, had made it all worth it.I’d met Isabella several times before the engagement had been called off, and I’d been actually quite satisfied with her. More than satisfied, if I was being honest. She wasn’t like the other socialites who’d been paraded in front of me over the years—calculating and ambitious, speaking in carefully crafted sentences designed to impress.Isabella would always smile shyly at me, her cheeks flushing pink when our eyes met. And her eyes—those bright, expressive eyes—were deeply etched in my heart. They’d sparkled when she talked about cooking, about her dreams of opening a restaurant someday, about wanting to create dishes that brought people joy.I had once been very happy with the marriage arrange
The Billionaire's Regret: Chasing His Discarded Bride CHAPTER NINETEEN
|| Aaron's POV ||Isabella's recent actions have been irritating me.First, she got entangled with that male colleague—Brandon, the physical education teacher who couldn't seem to keep his hands to himself. And now she was getting involved with Xander, her ex-fiancé.Had I been too lenient with her lately? Too soft? Was she taking advantage of the relative peace between us, thinking she could do whatever she wanted without consequences?I gripped the steering wheel tighter, my jaw clenching as I drove us home in tense silence.The truth was, I was actually quite reluctant to participate in the competition with Anastasia last night.The admission grated against my thoughts, uncomfortable and unwelcome.Anastasia was wonderful, objectively speaking. She was beautiful, intelligent, and capable at work. She understood the business inside and out, could discuss quarterly reports and market trends with the same ease as discussing art or literature.She'd even given up her position at Cole In
The Billionaire's Regret: Chasing His Discarded Bride CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
|| Isabella's POV ||I tried to calm myself down, taking deep breaths, forcing my racing heart to slow, my trembling hands to still.Stay calm. Stay calm. I repeated the words like a mantra.I couldn't let Victoria's pressure and Aaron throw me off balance. Couldn't let them see how close I was to breaking, how the cracks were spreading through every part of my carefully constructed facade.I only wanted Sophia. That was all that mattered.And I had to endure until I was capable enough to leave Aaron. Until I could stand on my own two feet, support my daughter, build a life where we didn't need the Styles name or money or anything else.Just endure. Just survive.So I went to work at school as usual, forcing myself through the motions—teaching, demonstrating, smiling at my students even though my face felt like it might shatter from the effort.I was in the middle of reviewing knife techniques with my morning class when there was a knock on the classroom door.Mrs. Park, the school sec
The Billionaire's Regret: Chasing His Discarded Bride CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN|| Isabella’s POV ||I returned home distraught, my mind spinning, my heart racing with anxiety that I couldn’t control.The driver had picked us up from Victoria’s house—Aaron had arranged it before he left for his match—and the entire ride home, I’d clutched Sophia against my chest, barely breathing, Victoria’s words echoing in my mind.*Issue a statement. Feel unworthy. Give up custody.*I could accept Victoria’s humiliation. I’d learned to live with it, to let her cruel words wash over me without letting them sink too deep.I could even endure Aaron’s indifference—his cold shoulders, his cutting remarks, the way he looked through me as if I didn’t exist.But I couldn’t accept being separated from Sophia.I couldn’t.What if Victoria really took action? What if she convinced Aaron to force the issue? What if she went to her lawyers, to the courts, and used all the Styles family power and influence to rip my daughter away from me?And what if Anastasia and Aaron rea
The Billionaire's Regret: Chasing His Discarded Bride CHAPTER SIXTEEN
|| Isabella’s POV ||Aaron dropped Sophia and me off at the old house and left.I watched his car disappear down the long driveway, the red taillights fading into the evening gloom, and I took a deep breath, bracing myself for what was coming.Victoria’s sarcastic remarks. Her cutting comments. Her thinly veiled insults that always made me feel two inches tall.For the past year, I had been trying to avoid Victoria as much as possible. I’d made excuses, claimed illness, found any reason not to attend family dinners or events at the old house.But I couldn’t stop Victoria from liking Sophia very much and wanting to see her often.My daughter, at least, had won her grandmother’s affection. Victoria adored Sophia—showered her with gifts, cooed over her, wanted her around constantly.And Sophia was too young. Only a year old, still so small and vulnerable. I worried about her constantly, couldn’t bear the thought of sending her to Victoria’s house alone with a nanny.So I always followed.
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