Semua Bab The Billionaire's regret: a second chance at love: Bab 71 - Bab 80

|Aria’s POV|Ace balanced Zoe on his hip, and she grinned toothily. Her cheeks had slightly thinned over the few days spent at the hospital, but her skin was slowly regaining its tint, and she no longer complained of her stomach pinching her.“Miss Aria!”We all turned, and my smile widened when I saw Dr. Alexander standing outside his office, his door slightly ajar. I wouldn’t lie—he’s been a remarkable help to us these past few days.Walking toward him, I gave a small nod. “Yes, Dr?” I answered politely.“I just wanted to remind you—make sure she takes her meds regularly. Make it compulsory, until I say otherwise,” he advised with a firm but kind tone.I bobbed my head, feeling my chest warm with gratitude. “Of course, trust me. I will do just that,” I assured him with a soft smile.He gave a curt nod and turned to step back into his office.I turned back to Ace and Zoe, and we all walked outside together. My feet froze for a moment when I spotted nearly fifty burly men and women in

|Aria’s POV|“Ari, turn on the television now. Ace is going live.” Penny rushed in.I sat up quickly, my heart pounding in my chest as I thought about what he wanted to say. My hands shook tremendously as I picked up the remote because I didn’t know what to expect as he didn’t rehearse any speech.“Don’t worry, it will work out well and in our Favour,” Penny reassured, rubbing my shoulders soothingly.I bobbed my head and let out a deep exhale before turning to look at the screen. My heart skipped a beat when I saw him, he looked like he was looking at me and trying to tell me that I shouldn’t worry and he got this.“Good day everyone.” He started.My spine stiffened and I leaned towards the television. “I know we all know what I’m here for. And for those who don’t know, I’m here to put an end to the suffering you’re making an innocent woman go through because of your ignorance.”“Which of the women?” The host questioned.Ace’s jaw ticked but it was gone as soon as it came, his gaze

| Aria’s POV |It’s been a few hours since Ace went on the live broadcast to clear my name. For the first time in days, my heart stopped beating like war drums. The constant fear of someone discovering my children? Gone. So were the crowds that once clogged my gate with cameras and judgment.And not before they all tendered a public apology.I haven’t spoken to Ace. I don’t even know what I’d say to him—or how to face him now that I no longer feel that burning anger toward him. The kids woke up earlier, and we made pancakes together—just like we used to. For a few stolen minutes, life felt normal again. Like the version I lived before Gabriella tainted it all with one damn video.The smile that tugged at my lips every few minutes told me one thing: we may not have planned it this way, but turning the tables on Gabriella was exactly the win we needed.My phone’s been blowing up. Bloggers, content creators, PR vultures—all tagging me and asking if I’m okay. Of course I am. Or at least,

|Penny’s POV|I could feel his gaze searing into me the moment Aria stepped out of the ward and left us alone. Heavy. Intense. Like I was being interrogated by fire. If he were a cartoon character, steam would be shooting out of his ears right now.But I didn’t care.He didn’t have the right to be angry—not when I was the one who just lost the only child I might ever carry. Not when I was the one broken.“Penny,” Richard finally said, his voice low, almost careful, “are you alright?”I didn’t even look at him. “Do you actually care, or are you just here to see if you’re marrying damaged goods?”His silence made me lift my head. He didn’t flinch. Didn’t react like someone offended. He just looked at me, calm as ever, like he was dealing with a moody child.“What if I am checking?” he said, voice colder. “Let’s not forget—you were sold to me to pay off your father’s debt. So technically, this is still business. And I’m just inspecting the product.”That was it. I sat up straighter, figh

|Aria’s POV|“No baby, dada is not going to live here.”“Why? Are we not a family?”“Staying in one house together doesn’t make a family. The love and relationship between us do.”“See, Aunt Penelope is family, isn’t she?”“She is.”“Do we stay together?”“No, but she stays over most of the time.”“Can daddy stay over too?”“Yes baby, someday. Daddy will stay over, but not now, okay?”“Okay.”“Mama, since we are a family… let’s go out. Let’s go to a park and have fun. Zach and Mirabel go to the park with their families.”“Baby, yes we can do that. But maybe some other time, okay? Dada is a businessman and has to go to work.”“Hmm. Actually… not really. See, your dada is so rich and doesn’t have to go to work every time. So we can go out?”“Zach? What do you say?”“Yes, dada. Yes!” he screamed.He ran over to Zoe and hugged her like his life depended on it.Am I sure Brianna didn’t switch out my kids? Zach used to be the less emotional one, and now he’s out here wearing his heart on hi