Semua Bab Regret After the Love She Chose: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The moment she got the message, Talia called me. "Tobias, you're mistaken. Caelum just had a drop in blood sugar. I was only helping him stand.""Is that so?" I countered calmly. "You're really generous with your help, aren't you?""Tobias, wait for me in the car. I'll be right there."I hung up and got in the car, closing my eyes to rest.Before long, she returned. One side of her face was flushed, and there was a faint trace of blood at the corner of her mouth—probably from when Caelum bit her during that forced kiss."You've got blood on your mouth," I said, handing her a tissue.Talia checked her reflection in the mirror and forced a smile. "Must've bumped into something earlier."It wasn't the first time she had lied to me. Every time she felt guilty, she smiled like that.I watched her act, returning it with a quiet smile. "Did you bump into Caelum's teeth?"Her face stiffened, and then a flicker of anger crept in. "Tobias, don't be so petty. I already told you—Caelum su

Talia's expression shifted instantly, her body tense. "Who did I call out for?""It was too muffled. I couldn't catch it."Relief washed over her face as she relaxed again. She tried to come closer, reaching out to hug me. "If you didn't hear it clearly, how did you know it wasn't your name?"A wave of disgust rose in my chest. I leaned away, unable to hold it in anymore. "I said that to spare you. Do you seriously not know who you were calling out for?"A flicker of guilt crossed her face, but she quickly masked it, furrowing her brows and playing it cool.Then, she started lashing out. "Tobias Stroud, why are you always so paranoid? When Leon was interning at the company, you were constantly suspicious of everything. Don't you have anything better to do? If you've got so much free time, maybe focus on improving yourself. Just because you're my husband doesn't mean you get to drift through your job at this company."Her words were so absurd that I almost laughed. "Ms. Grant, hav

Years I spent married to Talia, yet I never knew she would stoop so low. She wanted to keep her side piece while holding me down in a marriage?As if.I couldn't care less, though. I was going to serve her the papers, anyway.She didn't come back that night. The next morning, Caelum came to work late, and he looked exhausted. I didn't care about whatever filthy stuff they were up to the night before. I was busy discussing details about the divorce with my attorney.My lawyer asked to meet up with me one afternoon, and he handed me the papers.I was about to go back to work, but then Caelum showed up. He slowly took his sunglasses off. "Tobias, you need to help me. I-I have nowhere else to turn to."I looked at him in silence.As if testing the waters, he said carefully, "Ms. Grant spent the night at my place last night."That did not faze me at all. "I know."He froze. I wasn't reacting how he wanted me to, and he panicked. "I never wanted to ruin your marriage, but she wouldn

I left the company, and Talia bombarded my phone with a ton of calls. I blocked her.Right after leaving my previous job, I started work at my family's company. They were going to expand their market share, and there was a lot of work to be done. It consumed my life, and the divorce had to take a backseat. I had my lawyer handle it for me.Still, my ex-colleagues would text me sometimes."The whole place has changed since you left. Caelum lords the place like he owns it. Honestly, he's insufferable."Another texted, "He thinks he's the boss, and he won't stop yelling at everyone. What an embarrassment. Some of us are already considering resignation."I comforted them, "It's hard to get a job in this economy. Just bear with him for a bit."The ex-colleagues weren't the only ones complaining; some of the suppliers we'd worked with came to me as well."What is wrong with you guys lately, Tobias? Did you guys change the person in charge? Man, it's a mess there."I patiently told th

My attorney came with good news three days later. Talia agreed to sign the papers, but they wanted to pay me back the two million Caelum owed in instalments. I had no problem with that, so I happily accepted the terms.All I needed was for Talia to sign the papers. I was in a hurry to get away from the scums in my life so I could start anew.My attorney asked, "They moved out of your house, sir. What will you do with the property?""Sell it off."I hand-picked that house as a gift for my marriage to Talia, but things had changed so much since then. I let my attorney handle the rest of the divorce while I got back to work.…A while later, my ex-colleague came to me. "You're going to love this, Tobias. Ms. Grant and Caelum are getting married."Well, that was certainly explosive. I smiled calmly. "That's great."My ex-colleague grumbled, "As if. He forced her into marriage. Guy got dirt on her. Corruption case, from what I heard. The whole company knows. And he demands the weddi