Semua Bab After Forgetting Me, My CEO Ex-husband Regrets: Bab 271 - Bab 280

(Jack)I stood there, staring at Amanda in disbelief. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" I asked, my voice low, barely able to contain the anger boiling beneath the surface. "We were best friends, Amanda. Once upon a time, we cared about each other. I thought you of all people would at least be honest with me, even if my mother couldn't be."Amanda flinched at the sharpness of my words, but she held her ground, "Jack, I didn't know how to tell you. It wasn't supposed to go this far, I swear. Your mother…made it seem like it was best for everyone. That it was for your future, for the family. I didn’t think it would get to this point."My hands balled into fists at my sides, "Best for everyone? You thought stringing me along, lying to my face, would be best for everyone? Do you even hear yourself right now? This isn’t just business. This is my life, Amanda! My decisions! And you took that away from me," I took a step closer, and in a quieter voice I said, “What about Ruby? What had she do

(Lydia)I couldn’t shake the feeling that there were eyes on me, even after we shut the laptop and the horrifying contents of the USB were tucked away. My skin tingled as if Nathan’s gaze, or the gaze of whatever twisted cameras he had hidden, was still trained on me. Every corner of the hotel room suddenly felt unsafe, like there could be lenses buried in the walls, hidden in the light fixtures, recording my every move. I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to push the feeling away, but it clung to me like a second skin. The silence in the room was suffocating, the air heavy with everything we’d just seen. The pictures, the documents, the video…my mind kept looping back to it, trying to make sense of it all but only feeling more lost. How could anyone do something like this? How could Nathan invade my life so intimately, so horrifically? It made me want to crawl out of my own skin, to hide from the world, to disappear.I glanced at Thomas, who was still sitting beside me on the b

(Lydia)I woke up to the soft hum of Thomas talking on the phone. His voice was low, but I could hear the tension in it, the way he spoke in clipped sentences, like he was trying to hold something back. I blinked slowly, trying to shake off the grogginess, and turned my head to see him standing by the window. He was facing away from me, one hand pressed to his temple as he spoke to whoever was on the other end of the line.“…we’ll be leaving in a few hours, George. Just make sure everything’s in place. I don’t want any surprises.”I could tell he was speaking to his private investigator, George. They’d been in contact constantly over the past few weeks, ever since everything with Nathan came to light. I shifted slightly in bed, and the movement must’ve caught Thomas’ attention because he glanced over his shoulder, his eyes softening when he saw I was awake. Without another word, he ended the call, slipping his phone into his pocket as he walked over to me.“You’re awake,” he said soft

(Thomas)As I closed the door behind me, the soft laughter of Mabel and Miles faded into the distance, and the sound of Lydia’s voice, gentle but firm, carried faintly through the hallway. I hesitated, just for a moment. The warmth of that room, the safety of being with them, was hard to step away from. But I had other matters to tend to. I couldn’t ignore what was happening between mother and Jack any longer. It had been brewing ever since mother announced Jack’s so-called “marriage” to Amanda. It was a marriage that wasn’t even real. The entire family was thrown into confusion, and Jack, well, he hadn’t been himself since then. I needed to get to the bottom of this, for his sake and everyone else’s.I called one of my workers and kept my voice measured when I said, "Please send mother to my office." As I stood there waiting, a knot of unease twisted tighter in my stomach. What would I even say to her? Would she listen? Mother had always been strong-willed, determined, and so utterl

(Lydia)There’s nothing better than spending a day with your kids. After being apart from Mabel and Miles for what felt like ages but were only a few days, it felt like I could finally breathe again. The moment I got out of the car and they came running toward me, their little faces lighting up with joy, I felt like a part of me that had been missing fell back into place. The rest of the day was a blur of laughter, macaroni and cheese, and reading The Little Prince at least three times. And honestly, I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Every page we turned, every bite of food shared, made me realize how much I had missed them.For a while, it was like the outside world didn’t exist, like nothing else mattered except being with them. But there were other things, other people, who needed my attention. Ruby, especially, needed my attention. She’d been staying over at Adam’s apartment, and though I was grateful to him for looking after her, I knew I should be seeking her out to find