Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divorce: His Biggest Regret: Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

Chapter 161Patrick Banks ~•~I had no idea who texted me anonymously to rat out my former assistant, but I was grateful that the person did. However, I had to pay a huge sum of money to get the information. That wasn’t important. The only thing I wanted to do was drive over to my assistant’s house and confront her about the situation. I didn’t even contact her yet, I wanted to catch her off guard. As I drove over there, I couldn’t believe that she would betray me after so many years. But at the same time, I couldn’t even blame her. I was wrong to fire her abruptly. But I didn’t think she would sell me out like that. She knew how serious those accusations were and how they would affect the company. Still, she let her emotions get the best of her. The worst part was that I had no idea she even knew about it. Even though I thought I trusted her to an extent, I still kept my dealings with Massimo a secret. That was one of the reasons why I didn’t even want him anywhere near my c

Chapter 163Valerie Will~•~Jordan’s fiancée and I weren’t initially close, but after they got engaged, she started coming around more often. I got to know her and realized that she was actually a cool person. I even offered to be part of her wedding planning team, partly because I wanted to help out genuinely, and partly because I felt it was the least I could do after she helped organize that beautiful baby shower. At first, it was just about returning a favor, but somewhere along the line, I could notice that it was developing into something else. Maybe we would actually be friends. I didn’t have many friends, so I didn’t shut down the idea completely. We even had to go to the wedding dress shop for her fittings later in the day. Jordan had been nothing but wonderful to Patrick, and I wanted to support him and his new family. I knew it was a good idea to go out with everything that was going on, but I had already promised Blair that I would accompany her and wanted to keep t

Chapter 165Patrick Banks ~•~I texted Jordan to ask him where he was. After he responded, I drove over to his house. “Hey.” He said as he answered the front door. I didn’t respond. I just walked into the living room. “What’s going on?” Jordan asked with a skeptical look as he stood in front of me. “Why do you look……weird?” He added. I didn’t even know how to say what I wanted to say. I let out a deep sigh. “Is everything okay?” He continued. “Did you ask Massimo for help when Benjamin came to New York?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. “Did you ask them to do whatever it takes to remove him from the picture?” Jordan’s expression flattered for a brief second. Then he let out a sharp exhale and began pacing back and forth around the living room. He didn’t answer my question. I let out a deep breath. “Jordan, look me in the eyes and tell me that you aren’t responsible for my brother’s death.” I continued, my voice calm. Jordan paused and stared at me. “I’m not res

Chapter 167Valerie Will~•~“I’m sorry I missed your call. I was in court.” Celeste apologized as I answered the phone. “How are you doing?” I let out a wistful sigh. “I’m good, I guess.” “You and Patrick still aren’t talking?” I nodded. “Yeah.” Ever since Patrick thought I was trying to justify what Jordan had done, he iced me out. He barely said any words to me even when I tried my best to start up a conversation. He didn’t even spare me a glance. But when it came to the kids, he was still acting like his usual self. At least, he didn’t shut them out even though he was dealing with a lot of things. I admired that about him, even if it hurt that I wasn’t included in that version of him anymore, the kids still got his warmth and attention. But I just couldn’t help but wonder how long he would continue with that attitude. It was getting frustrating but I couldn’t even do anything about it anymore. I had apologized countless times but he still wasn’t interested in speaking to

Chapter 169Valerie Will~•~Jordan called me a few minutes ago, but I didn’t respond because I was trying to get Isla to sleep. By the time I was done and about to call him, I saw an incoming call from Blair. Letting out a deep sigh, I answered the phone. “Hey, how are you doing?” I asked, trying to steady my voice. “I’m okay, Valerie. Jordan actually asked me to call you.” She replied, her voice tender. “He wants to speak to you.” She added. Jordan must’ve felt like I was ignoring him. “Oh, it’s fine. I was even about calling him.” A few moments later, Jordan was on the phone. “Hey.” His voice was measured as he spoke. “Jordan, how are you?” I asked, letting out a sharp exhale. I already knew that he was calling me because of Patrick. I had no idea what the dynamics of their relationship were at that point. Patrick wouldn’t talk to me about anything and I hadn’t talked to Jordan ever since I found out that he was the one who actually went to Massimo for help. “I’m not goi