The Billionaire's regret: a second chance at love のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

|Aria’s POV|My heart pounded in my heart erratically as I stood in front of the abandoned building and waited for the perpetrator to come outside. Ace was in the area with me while Harper was trying to get the police there, so that the time was right, to avoid alerting the kidnapper before time.My jaw dropped when I saw a movement flashed by the window. The man had very long hair. Too long for a man, that was what I thought till the person stepped out fully and my head couldn’t process the identity.It was Mia Collins.My eyebrows hiked up to my forehead, my mind reeled with several possibilities as I questioned weakly. “Why… why are you here?”“For the same reason, you are here. Just that in this case, you are my guest.” Her crooked teeth were on display as she smirked evilly.It was as if the world gave out under me and I held my head while my knees buckled. “Wa- wait what? You are the one behind the kidnap?”“What? That was a nice plot twist, right?” She mocked, with a triumphant

Have you ever wished some things didn’t end up the way they did? My eyes clashed with Mia in a silent plea, hoping she wouldn’t do what she wanted. But how her red eyes flickered towards mine and scanned the abandoned building now swarming with police was alarming. Just in time, my heart almost jumped out of my chest when I saw the detonator on the floor. It clicked in my head that the aim of the shot wasn’t to make her hurt but to get the detonator away from her before she killed us all. My legs moved on their own accord to grab the detonator. If I wasn’t wrong, it was planted in the compound and, somehow, we would all be affected if she detonated it. She ran in the direction and my legs also moved as fast as I could, but before I could get to it, she beat me to it and snatched the detonator off the floor with a grin on her face. “As I have said, there is no way I would go down alone. If we all don’t die, I will be detained by the police and sent to jail. My family would

Zion's scent on his hoodies was now faint to the extent that I could only imagine it. My heart ached for not seeing Zion for two months and two weeks. Although the calls were often, they didn’t soothe the ache that grew in my chest each time I thought about him and craved to be in his strong hands.I snatched my phone from the table and hovered over the dial button.‘Am I starting to be an overbearing fiancé? What if he is busy?’The negative thoughts got shoved aside when his words filtered into my head. “Don’t ever hesitate to reach out or think you are a burden. I love you and you are a priority.” I exhaled shakily as I finally dialled his number. He answered immediately and the corners of my lips lifted into a smile after hearing his voice.“Hi baby,”“Hi.” I breathed shakily.“Is this the wrong time to call you? I just missed you very much and your hoodies are losing your ingredients.” I complained, my lips forming a pout even if he couldn’t see me.“You don’t have a wrong time

|Aria's POV|My heart skipped a beat when I saw the text message glaring at me. One thing was knowing your partner was understanding, another was realizing that he is just another insecure man who wouldn't help but go crazy especially when he saw you with your former love interest.A part of me contemplated shoving Ace into the back of the sofas, but I didn't want him to know he was a threat to Zion. Ace would only make things worse, besides, it wasn't as if we were in any act or something, so why should I act like I was caught in the middle of infidelity?Excitement coursed through my veins at the prospect of Zion being around but his happiness would be short-lived because I hadn't even told him yet about how Ace found out about the kids and how he wanted to be in their lives.“Aria?” Ace called out, concern etched on his face as if he meant it.A muscle twitched in my jaw and I ground my teeth on each other, fearing that it might break before my legs found the will to move and final

|Aria’s POV|My jaw ticked and my fist grew whiter as my phone rang. Zion had been calling me since two hours ago, I don’t know if he was genuinely worried about where I was or if he discovered that coincidentally, I and his ex-girlfriend who wore matching outfits happened to meet and greet.I stared at the ocean waves collapsing and the cool breeze bit into my skin. My eyes stung with tears, but I didn’t know if it was worth crying over, or if I just deserved an explanation that should put me at ease.The day went from being a very good day for me to a bad one, especially meeting my step-sister who still believed that she could emotionally hurt me. But she couldn’t be more wrong, I wasn’t the Aria she used to step over, and she was about to know that soon.‘Is all this stress for love worth it?’‘Should I just focus on my children and stop looking for love since it’s probably not meant for me.’I couldn’t deny the fact that some of my happiest moments showed up whenever I was with Zi