Divorce: His Biggest Regret のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 101 - チャプター 110

Chapter 102Valerie Will~•~“Wow.” My mother muttered under her breath when I was done narrating everything to her. “I’m sorry you had to go through something so traumatic.” Her voice was filled with sympathy. “That was the worst day of my life,” I said, leaning back into the couch. “What did Patrick have to say? Has he forgiven you?” I shrugged. “I don’t know. We haven’t really talked about it. But at least, he ate the dinner I made for him.” I replied, my voice barely above a whisper. “What of Celeste? Have you talked to her about it?” My mother asked, narrowing her eyes at me. “So all those times while you were accusing me of telling your business to Patrick, she was the one behind it.” She added, shaking her head in disbelief. “I don’t think I’ll talk to her about it. Maybe she just wanted revenge because I made her lose her license.” I said, running my fingers through my hair. “She saw an opportunity to get it back and didn’t hesitate to throw me under the bus.” I wouldn’t

Chapter 104Valerie Will~•~“Benjamin Banks is back!” The words rang in my ear like a gunshot. My hands became clammy immediately. “Valerie!” Patrick continued. “What are we going to do?” He asked with a hint of fear and urgency in his voice. I let out a deep sigh, biting my fingertips. “What does he want?” Benjamin was Patrick’s older brother. They never saw eye to eye and they had a clash in the past because of their family’s company. But somehow, Patrick managed to get the ownership because his father actually left the company in his name. Benjamin was devastated and embarrassed because his younger brother turned out to be in charge of their family legacy. So he moved to London with his family. But when he was in London, he kept on sending us cryptic messages, talking about how he knew our secret and how he would come back to take what was his when the time was right. At first, we thought he was bluffing, but he showed us evidence that he actually knew about the secret we

Chapter 106Patrick Banks ~•~The room fell into a thick choking silence. Then my mother’s eyes darted between me and Benjamin. “What did he just say?” She asked slowly, her voice barely above a whisper. “Nothing,” I replied. “I said he’s a murderer!” Benjamin repeated, his eyes fixed on me. “You think he’s your perfect innocent son, but I know about everything that he has done.” My fists curled into a ball. “You better watch your mouth,” I warned him. “Or what?” Benjamin asked with a scoff. My mother stood up abruptly, her eyes filled with fear. “What is going on? Who did you kill, Patrick?” She demanded, her voice cracking. “I didn’t kill anybody, I’m not a murderer!” I snapped, my voice defensive. “Benjamin has no idea what he is talking about.” She turned to Benjamin. “Who did your brother kill?” Tears had already started falling from her eyes. Why did Benjamin have to say something like that in front of our mother?He let out a humorless laugh. “Ask Valerie. Or ask him y

Chapter 108Patrick Banks ~•~The truth was that I didn’t even want Benjamin to get any position in my company. I didn’t want to work with him either. I just wanted him gone. He wasn’t even grateful that Valerie was ready to negotiate with him, he straight up gave me an ultimatum and ended the call. Benjamin was definitely out of his mind. I grabbed my phone from the kitchen counter and stormed out of the kitchen. Valerie called my name but I didn’t stop to answer. “I’ll take care of it. Don’t worry about anything.” I said loud enough for her to hear as I continued walking. When I passed the living room, I saw Liam still sitting on the couch. A part of me wanted to stop and ask for his forgiveness. But I decided to give him a little more space. I had something else to take care of. I had no idea how I was going to handle the Benjamin situation, but I knew that I would do anything to protect myself and my family. Just as I stepped into my room and closed the door, my phone star

Chapter 110Patrick Banks ~•~“Patrick, did you do it?” Valerie’s voice echoed through the quiet room as she walked through the door. I sat upright on the bed. “What are you talking about?” I asked, my voice slightly groggy. Ever since I came back home, I have been sleeping. She closed the door behind her and stared at me. “You can’t hide anything from me. We are in this together.” She said as she took a few steps closer to me. “Did you do it?” I honestly had no idea what she was talking about. “Do what? What did I do?” My patience was wearing thin and I didn’t like the way she looked at me, like I had killed someone or something. She paused for a while, dragging a hand down her face. Her expression became soft as she sat on the edge of the bed. “Benjamin…he…he got into an accident. And the doctors aren’t sure that he’s going to make it.” Her voice was cracked with emotion. “What?” I gasped in shock, trying to process what I had just heard. “He what? Accident? How?” I asked, m