Bye Bye Mr. Ex, I’m With Mr. Next Now のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

~Victor~I opened the door for Sara like a perfect gentleman and gently led her into the car with a plastered smile on my face. Meanwhile, I was literally bleeding deep inside.I had to accept Sara’s request; I had no other choice.“Have you made the reservation yet?” Sara asked me as we drove out of their mansion.“I am doing that right away,” I answered.I took my phone and began to check through luxurious and expensive restaurants that would suit Sara. All of a sudden, I could not remember any fancy restaurant even though I had been to virtually all of them. My heart was still beating, and my hands were becoming sweaty. I did not know what to do to get away from this situation. Sara could have asked for anything else. Heck, she could have even accepted the flowers, but she had just decided to be difficult and make things difficult for me.“Booked,” I told Sara.She looked at me and smiled. “Are you excited, Victor?” She asked me. With a wide grin that didn’t even reach my eyes, I

~Isabelle~I kept thinking about what Sasha told me as I made my way to meet up with Barrister Andrew, and I realized that she was right, but aside from that, I was hurt.I didn’t say this to Sasha, not that she would not understand, but I just didn’t want to share this part of my emotion with her. It was bad enough that Victor told her to her face that she was with Sara now at the party, and also about her getting pregnant, but for him to do it for the world to see?“He never truly loved me,” I said to myself as tears filled my eyes.Thankfully, the cab driver did mind his business completely, which even made it easier for me to shed my tears. I had no idea that something about Victor with another woman could infuriate me this much, or more, break my heart. The only thing I ever did was love Victor Walters genuinely and deeply, but after they got married, he had changed completely.I could recall how it had been when I had gotten pregnant the first time and Victor had been all over t

~Victor~“What did you do, Victor?!” My mum yelled as soon as I got into the house.“I am not in the mood for this, please,” I said angrily. It was bad enough that I had humiliated myself in front of everyone; the video of me kneeling and proposing to Sara and receiving a slap from her had spread wider than any news than I had ever seen. In less than three hours, millions of people from all over the entire country had seen the muted video, but then again, I had gotten fully rejected by the company I had wanted to get the contract from. Apparently, Sara’s father, Mr. Hedge had called them to tell them that not only had I made his daughter sad, I had made her cry, and they had called my company to terminate every possible contract that they might even have with us aside from this one even before I had gotten to the company.“Mr. Victor Walters, we know that you are the CEO of this company, and as such, you have the final say regarding everything, but we are very disappointed at you. Yo

~Isabelle~After that, I walked out on Mona and Phoebe and walked out of the café.The moment I got out, before flagging down a cab, I immediately called Barrister Andrew, because I did not want to let this one loose. I could not appreciate Sasha enough for putting this idea in me. Victor wanted to frustrate me into turning the whole divorce thing around, but thankfully, his hateful and scornful mother and sisters are unknowingly making it difficult for him and easy for me.I literally could not wait for the next court hearing which was just a few days away!“Isabelle, is everything okay?” Barrister Andrew asked over the phone.I didn’t even know that the call had connected, because I was busy with the thoughts of what the incident that just unfolded inside the café was going to do for me. Suddenly, I felt happy and hopeful, because this time around, Victor’s influence and power would not even be able stand in my way.“Yes, but I have another case to file,” I answered, a grin on my fa

~Isabelle~Sasha and I entered her apartment, and I felt better than I was; if I hadn’t, the doctor would not have discharged me anyway.Gently, I sat on the couch and rested my head. I noticed that Sasha had been unusually quiet the entire drive back to her apartment, but I said nothing, because I was also feeling very tired; not sick, just tired, and I guessed it was the effect of the medications I received from the hospital. Then my hands went to my stomach and I rubbed it gently as a small smile appeared on my face. The words of the doctor had saved me from the worst heartbreak that could have happened to me.“Your baby is fine and intact, Miss Isabelle,” the doctor announced, even though the expression on his face did not seem as though he had just passed a good news across.“Thank goodness!” Sasha had exclaimed with both glee and relief.Meanwhile, I was too emotional to say a word. No one knew how dreadful I had been as I waited for the report of the doctor regarding a pregnan