Lahat ng Kabanata ng Billionaire’s Ex-wife Is Over Him: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 115

The new secretary is competent. She takes notes, arranges schedules, answers calls. But Riley feels the difference in every step. He asks for a document and waits minutes, not seconds. He points out an error in a report and sees nervousness instead of quiet confidence. He gives instructions and has to clarify twice. None of it is disastrous, yet each moment sharpens his sense of loss. Amanda would not have let it reach him. Amanda would have known before he asked. He tries not to let his frustration show, but inside it grows heavy. The comparisons come without effort. He does not seek them, yet they are there, unavoidable. And with every comparison, he misses her more. What once seemed ordinary now feels irreplaceable. The pride he feels for her success in Milan mixes with the ache of his daily life without her. He imagines her walking into her new studio, adjusting quickly, learning faster than anyone else, proving her worth in ways others

Since then, the feeling has only grown. Each unanswered call, each cold reply, builds on that night. Now Faye finally understands. Amanda is gone. Not just from the company, but from Riley’s life. From this city. From this marriage. She tries to deny the truth at first. She asks questions, pretending not to care. She even calls Riley’s father once, speaking in a careful tone, circling the subject without naming it. But no matter how she turns it, the answer is the same. The company is doing well. Riley himself is fine. The only change, the only wound, is Amanda’s leaving. Faye feels the conclusion press against her, heavy and unwanted. It is Amanda. It has always been Amanda. Her leaving has shaken Riley in a way nothing else could. She sits in her apartment one evening, staring at her phone, thinking of all the times she pulled him away from Amanda. She remembers the rush of victor