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Author: Author Deblice
last update publish date: 2026-03-27 14:05:01

MABEL

I took the elevator to the forty-second floor.

Damian's office. Executive suite. Glass walls. Minimalist design.

His assistant looked up when I walked in. "Ms. James. Do you have an appointment?"

"No. But I need to see him. Is he in?"

"He's in a meeting…."

"Please. It's important."

She hesitated. Then picked up the phone. "Mr. Croft, Mabel James is here. She says it's important."

A pause. Then she nodded. "He'll see
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  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   184!

    MABELDamian sat across from me.The apartment was quiet. Liam asleep in his room. Just us and whatever truth he was about to tell."There's something I never told you," he said again. "About how I found Liam.""I'm listening."He took a breath. "I didn't just stumble upon Liam's adoption. Didn't just investigate and get lucky. It wasn't chance or good detective work.""Then what was it?""I orchestrated it." His voice was flat. Matter-of-fact. "I facilitated the illegal adoption. I'm the reason Liam ended up with Vanessa."I couldn't process the words. They didn't make sense."What?""When Claire arranged the baby swap, she needed someone to take Liam. Someone safe. Someone she could control or monitor." Damian looked at me directly. "I made sure that someone was Vanessa.""You... made sure?""I paid off the hospital staff. The same people Claire paid to switch the babies. I

  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   183!

    MABELDamian stopped at the door.Hand on the knob. Not opening it. Not leaving.Just standing there."What?" I asked. Exhausted. Angry. Done with this conversation.He turned around slowly. "I need to ask you something.""Now? Really?""Yes. Now." He walked back toward me. "Do you trust me?""I don't know. That's the problem. I thought I did. Then I found out you've been keeping secrets about my son for five years.""One secret. About a meaningless family connection that doesn't change anything.""It's not meaningless to me. It's about honesty. About trust. About making decisions together instead of you deciding what I need to know."Damian nodded. "You're right. Completely right. I made a bad call five years ago.""Just five years ago? Or are there other things?""What do you mean?""I mean, what else haven't you told me? What other secrets are you keeping

  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   182!

    MABELI couldn't sit still.After hanging up with Damian, I paced my apartment. Living room to kitchen. Kitchen to bedroom. Back again.Liam was in his room. Playing. Oblivious to the crisis unfolding.My phone buzzed. Damian calling back.I ignored it.Buzzed again. Text this time.“Please let me come over. Let me explain properly.”I stared at the message. Didn't respond.Another text. “I know you're angry. You have every right to be. But don't make decisions tonight. Not like this.”He was right about one thing. I was angry.Furious, actually.Not about the distant family connection. That barely mattered. Vanessa's late husband being third cousins with Claire was genealogical trivia. Meaningless.But Damian keeping it from me for five years?That mattered.Making the decision that I didn't need to know? That it wasn't relevant? That telling me wou

  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   181!

    MABELI stared at the letter I'd just read.But something was wrong.The letter was longer than I remembered. I read it again. Claire's rambling justifications. Her claims about Elena. Her threats.Then I noticed. A second page. Folded beneath the first.I'd missed it.My hands shook as I unfolded it.This one was different. Shorter. Direct.Claire's handwriting. But the tone was different. Colder. More focused.“Mabel,Forget everything on the previous page. That was for the guards. For the prison censors. They read everything. So I gave them what they expected.This is what I actually want to say.I know you think you've won. Destroyed me. Taken everything. Built your perfect life on my ruins.But there's one more secret.About your son.About Liam.*Something you don't know. Something no one's told you.Ask Damian.

  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   180!

    HAILEYI saw the engagement announcement on Instagram.Not following Mabel. But someone I followed shared it. A fashion blogger. Post about "iconic designer Mabel James and her fiancé Damian Croft."Photo of them together. Happy. Smiling. Her ring is visible.I stared at it longer than I should have.Then closed the app. Went back to making dinner.My husband, second husband, was due home in an hour. Kevin. Insurance agent. Nice. Stable. Boring compared to Ethan but dependable.We'd married six months ago. Small ceremony. His family mostly. Mine didn't attend.They'd disowned me after the baby swap scandal. After my complicity was exposed. After the public turned against me.My career was gone. Social media influencing dried up. Sponsors dropped me. Brand deals canceled.I'd moved to Connecticut. Changed my name back to my maiden name. Started over.Got a job at a marketing firm. Mid-l

  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   179!

    ETHANI heard about the engagement from Thomas.My lawyer. Still handling my custody case. Still trying to get me more time with Jason."I saw the announcement," he said during our weekly call. "Mabel James and Damian Croft. Engaged."I sat down. "When?""Last week apparently. They're planning a small wedding. June.""Good. That's good." I meant it. Mostly."You okay?""Yeah. Fine. She deserves to be happy."After hanging up, I sat in my apartment. Quiet. Empty.I'd been living alone for over a year now. Since Hailey filed for full custody. Since the divorce finalized. Since everything fell apart.The apartment was smaller than I was used to. One bedroom. Modest. Nothing like the penthouse I'd shared with Hailey.But it was mine. Paid for with what was left after legal fees and settlements. After losing almost everything.I pulled out my phone. Looked at Mabel's socia

  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   113!

    DAMIANI watched Mabel's face as David Park introduced himself.She was scared. Trying to hide it, but I could see it in her eyes.Three weeks ago, she'd been confident. Powerful. Standing at that press conference exposing Claire.Now she was realizing the cost of that exposure.Claire didn't just

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  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   103!

    MABELI stopped walking.Turned back.All the rage I'd been holding in, five years of pain, of searching, of grief, came flooding out."You destroyed my mother," I said, my voice shaking.Claire looked up from her wine. "I beg your pardon?""My mother. Elena James. You destroyed her." I walked back

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  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   107!

    MABELI didn't get in a cab.Instead, I stood outside the restaurant, watching through the window as Claire composed herself.She was talking to someone on her phone. Probably her lawyer. Probably planning her defense.Too late.My phone rang. Damian."Where are you?" he asked."Outside the restaur

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  • The Ex-wife He Regrets Losing!   112!

    MABELI stood in Damian's lobby, trying to catch my breath.My heart was still racing. My hands still shaking.The security guard who'd called me inside was speaking into his radio. "Target secured. She's in the building."Target. Like I was someone who needed protecting from an actual threat.The

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-30
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