Semua Bab Divorce: His Biggest Regret: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Chapter 22Valerie Will~•~“Can you believe that he threatened to kill himself if I sign the papers?” I said to Celeste as I collapsed on the chair opposite her. Her eyes grew wide in shock. “What? Is he trying to emotionally blackmail you or what?” She crossed her arms around her chest. I couldn’t help but laugh even though my chest felt like a knife was piercing through it. “I made it clear to him that his emotional blackmail wouldn’t work.” Celeste stared at me, her eyes filled with sympathy. “How do you feel?” I rolled my eyes. “I feel like shit. It’s a good thing I don’t have to go to work this week or I would have been fucked up.” “You’re a strong woman, you know that, right?” I shrugged my shoulders. I wasn’t sure that there was anything strong about me. I was hurting badly, but I just pretended like I could handle the pain. Letting go of someone you imagined your entire life with wasn’t exactly easy. Knowing that there was a sex tape of your sister and soon-to-be-ex-h

Chapter 24Patrick Banks~•~“She doesn’t want you to know, but I just feel like I’m obligated to tell you.” Valerie’s mom added after she informed me that Valerie was at the hospital. Apparently, she went over to confront Jessica and passed out during the process. “Thank you for telling me.” I expressed my gratitude, meaning every word. “I’ll find Jessica. You can meet Valerie at the hospital.” “What if she’s upset and doesn’t want to see me?” I asked her mother, my voice laced with concern. I was worried that she might end up chasing me away from the hospital. Valerie seemed pretty determined to end our marriage. Initially, I wanted to give her a little bit of space, so she would be able to process anything. I wanted her to calm down before trying to talk things out again. “You’ll figure something out.” Her mother responded before grabbing her bag and walking out of the house. I exhaled deeply and went upstairs to pick up my keys. The way my heart skipped as I heard that Val

Chapter 26Valerie Will~•~“When will you tell me about my Daddy?” Liam asked me out of the blue as I drove him over to Jamal’s parents’ house. My fingers tightened slightly around the steering wheel.I was taken about by his question. Where did that come from? He had asked me about it a few times in the past, but I told him we would revisit the topic when he was old enough. I didn’t want to lie to him, so I didn’t just come up with something else. I wanted him to wait until he was old enough, so he would be able to understand. I knew it was selfish for me to keep him a secret from his father, but I thought it was the best option at the time. I still felt the same way about it. Patrick would have found a way to make me stay if he had known about our baby. And I didn’t want to be in such a situation. I glanced at him through the rearview mirror. His eyes were wide with curiosity. He looked so innocent. Liam wasn’t upset. He just wanted to know. “Liam, can we talk about it afte

Chapter 28Patrick Banks ~•~Jessica was a lot. It was a miracle that I hadn’t gone crazy after dealing with her for so many years. Sleeping with Jessica was one of the worst mistakes of my life. I had taken her to court, to fight for full custody of the child. But the court didn’t grant it to me. I wanted her to stay away from me, but our son tied us together. The child was innocent, so I didn’t regret his existence. I just hated who I ended up having a child with. It should’ve been Valerie instead. The worst part was that Valerie and I had a plan back then: We would focus on our careers, build our empires, and then welcome a child when we were ready. But fate had other plans. I ended up having a baby with the wrong sister. Jessica. Someone I could barely stand to be in the same room with: If only I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have let her get close to me. I would have seen through her manipulations from the beginning. But I didn’t.I let her succeed in ruining my l

Chapter 30Valerie Will~•~I couldn’t focus on the meeting even if I tried: My mind kept drifting back to Patrick. I had a feeling something would go wrong if I came to New York. Jamal tried to convince me that I wouldn’t see any of them, but he was wrong. I should’ve listened to my guts. I couldn’t even run from Patrick if I wanted. He insisted on waiting for me until the meeting was over. What did he want to talk about? There was nothing to talk about with him. I was scared that I would randomly blurt out the fact that we had a son together. I couldn’t risk that. I needed to find a way to make him leave. After the meeting ended, I decided to spend a few more hours upstairs, hoping Patrick would get tired and leave. But my plan didn’t work. Patrick came to the fifth floor to find me. “Hey.” His voice echoed through the quiet room. The client and his assistant had already vacated the room. My heart skipped a beat and I turned around to look at him. He walked over to me an