All Chapters of Ex- husband pursuit: Winning her back: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.Then before her courage could vanish, she pressed the call button.The phone rang once, twice and thrice.Her pulse increased, each second heavier than the last. If he didn’t answer, maybe it would be easier. Maybe she could convince herself she had tried.On the fourth ring, the line clicked. Silence. Then his voice, low, rough and uncertain.“Briella…”Her throat tightened, tears threatening, but she steadied her voice.“Hayden?” she whispered.“I’m sorry Briella,” he said, his tone ragged and almost breaking. “I didn’t mean to drag you into the spotlight. I just wanted you to see I’d do anything to get you back. I really love you, and I can’t let go.”Her heart leapt and stumbled all at once. She had never been this speechless in her life.“You’re trending because of me,” Hayden continued, his words filled with guilt. “I know you hate the attention. You’ve always loved your privacy. Just… Please, don’t hate me more for this.”“Hayden.” He

One week laterBriella sat on the couch trying to lose the ribbon wrapped around a large box. Hayden’s handwriting was on a small card and it read.. For the most beautiful baby girl. And for a second she almost laughed because she hasn't even started shopping for her baby. He had said he was getting something for her baby, she didn't know he was actually serious.They’d been talking since the mess with Hilda. Just casual conversations and nothing too deep. Even though his answer when she asked if he would want to be with a woman who was carrying another man's child was that he didn't care if the child wasn't his and all that matters is that she just accepted him.Briella was suprised at his answer but she had told him flat out that they could only be friends. That night, Hayden was hurt and heartbroken but he didn’t argue, he told her he wouldn’t stop loving her the way she deserved, whether she let him or not.Briella snapped out of her thought as she continued to peel the back of

Briella’s heart raced as she squeezed her eyes shut. “Please… stop, I'm your sister” she said desperately."We may be blood, but I'll never acknowledge you as my sister, you're a stranger to me." Rissa retorted.The sound of the twist of the metallic bottle cap became audible. The acid odor filled Briella’s nostrils, searing her throat before the liquid even touched her. Briella’s pulse increased and she began struggling against the ropes.Rissa tilted the bottle over so slightly, a cruel smile tugging at her lips.Then…BANG!The sound ripped through the building. Rissa froze mid-way, her hand jerking as her head moved toward the door.The action made a few drops of the acid pouring Briella’s lap.Briella winced, feeling the burning sensation. “What was that?” Rissa hissed. She then pointed her finger toward the men in the room. “You, stay with her. You come with me.”She walked out but the hotness of the chemicals still burned.The man left behind walked to her front, his eyes s

Crystal’s lips trembled, and she cast an helpless glance at Brian and Kristen.They immediately understood the situation and so Kristen gave Crystal a signal and she knew what it meant.Crystal forced a smile. “They all went to… sort some things out,” she said carefully.Briella frowned. “Sort what things out at a time like this?” Her gaze flicked past Crystal, scanning the corridor. “Where’s Hayden? He promised he’d wait here.”David stepped in quickly. “He’s… talking to the doctors. You know Mr Hayden. He won’t leave until he hears every detail.”Briella nodded slowly, though unease twisted inside her. Something in David’s tone felt amidst.“Alright,” she murmured. She sat in one of the waiting chairs, hugging herself, her eyes darting to every person who passed by as though hoping Hayden would suddenly appear.Minutes passed by and there was no Hayden nor words about Jaylen.“Are you sure he’s with the doctors?” Briella asked again, this time more firmly.Kristen reached for her ha

That night, Briella refused to let go of Hayden. Her small frame curled against his chest. He held her stiff at first, then softer when her breathing evened out.Eventually, she drifted into sleep. Her cheek rested over his heart, and with every rise and fall of his chest, she whispered his brother’s name in her dreams. Hayden lay wide awake staring at the ceiling. He couldn’t shake the feeling off. She wasn’t clinging to him but not really. She was holding onto a ghost.At dawn, the pale light of morning slid through the curtains. Hayden hadn’t slept, but he didn’t move. When Briella stirred, stretching slightly and rubbing at her swollen eyes, he slipped free as gently as he could not to wake her.By the time she sat up, he returned with a tray of freshly baked bread, fruit, and a light broth.“You should eat something,” he said quietly, placing it by the bed.She blinked at the food, then at him, and gave a faint smile. “You’re fussing too much.”“You need strength. For you and…” H