Divorce: His Biggest Regret のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 141 - チャプター 150

Chapter 141Valerie Will~•~“I don’t think you should talk to Patrick about taking Noah. At least, not yet.” I said to my mom as we drove back to the house. Her face twisted. “Why?” “I don’t want him to feel like you want to snatch the boy away from him. Just wait for a while.” I replied, letting out a deep exhale. “Alright.” As we got back to the house, Liam ran over to meet Noah because he already knew he was at the house. I couldn’t even answer his numerous questions he had about Noah’s previous whereabouts. Either way, Liam was really happy to see Noah. But as soon as my mom and I stepped foot in the dining room, Patrick’s eyes darkened. He stood up immediately and accused me of bringing my mother to take Noah away from him. But that wasn’t the case. She just wanted to see her grandson and Patrick was making an unnecessary scene out of it. Why was he so defensive? I turned to look at my mother who had a confused expression on her face. “I’m sorry,” I whispered to her bef

Chapter 143Valerie Will~•~When it was lunchtime, I drove Celeste over to the restaurant she had picked. Her husband was already there waiting for us. “I’m so glad you’re okay with this.” A smile tugged at her lips as we stepped out of the car. “Ever since I met Charles, I have always pictured the three of us having lunch together. I mean, my man and my best friend.” I exhaled sharply. “I’m sorry that I denied you that fantasy for so long. But I’ll make it up to you.” I said as we walked to the entrance of the building. “We can have as many lunches as you want.” Celeste laughed. “No, I’m too busy for that.” I nudged her playfully on the side. “I tried my best.” Before we walked into the building, I could already see Celeste’s husband sitting in the corner of the restaurant through the transparent glass window. As soon as he saw us, he waved at us, his eyes filled with excitement. “He’s so excited to see you, you are really lucky.” I teased her as we walked into the restaurant

Chapter 145Valerie Will~•~I didn’t even know how to comfort Celeste. What could I possibly say to her? When Charles was being rushed to the hospital, I assured her that everything was going to be okay — that he was going to make it alive. But he ended up passing away. Everything still felt so unreal. One minute, we were having fun at the restaurant, the next minute, Charles was lifeless. Life was really crazy. I wanted it to be a bad nightmare. I wanted to wake up from my dream. But no, it was already my reality. Charles didn’t deserve to go. He was so full of love. Celeste didn’t deserve to lose her husband. While I was still pacing back and forth around the hospital’s reception, I saw Jordan walking towards me. Patrick must’ve sent him. I pulled him into a tight hug as I saw him. I felt so terrible, I just needed any sort of comfort. “Everything is going to be okay,” Jordan whispered in my ear, giving me a comforting pat. “Where is Celeste?” I let out a deep sigh. “I

Chapter 147Valerie Will~•~“Open the fucking gate if you don’t want to lose your job.” I threatened, my voice low and menacing. “My friend’s life is in danger and if anything happens to her because of this stupid delay, I’ll make sure you rot in jail for her murder.” The guard exchanged a hesitant glance with his partner. “I’m sorry, but we can’t disobey Mr. Banks direct ....” “Shut up!” I snapped, cutting him off before he could complete his sentence. “I won’t repeat myself anymore. Open the gate.” I felt my entire body trembling with frustration. Letting out a defeated sigh, he turned around and opened the gate. I took one last glance at them and drove out immediately. On my way to the hotel, I tried calling Celeste’s phone, but she didn’t answer. I tried a few more times. Still no answer. My heart was pounding in my chest. I increased my pace and drove as fast as I could to the hotel. Soon enough, I pulled up in the hotel’s driveway. I rushed out of the car and made my w

Chapter 149Valerie Will ~•~“Valerie, what do you mean? How is it your fault?” Celeste asked for the third time, her voice sharp and gaze fixed on me. I didn’t know what to say. Even if I wanted to come clean about the situation, I would be implicating Patrick. I didn’t want to do that. And I wasn’t even sure that it was actually my fault. She took a few steps closer, her breathing uneven. “What are you talking about? Why are you quiet? Who is on the phone?” Her voice cracked slightly as she asked. “Valerie?” What could I say? I looked at my phone and saw that the call had already disconnected. But Patrick called back. A few more times. I couldn’t answer. After a moment of awkwardness, I finally cleared my throat. “It’s nothing, Celeste.” I tried to sound convincing but she wasn’t having it. “Valerie, are you hiding something from me?” She asked, folding her arms across her chest defensively. “What did you do?” “No….. nothing,” I muttered, unable to steady my voice. Celest