Alle Kapitel von Divorce: His Biggest Regret: Kapitel 41 – Kapitel 50

Chapter 42 Patrick Banks ~•~“I can’t believe I trusted you. You just made me look like a fool. I could’ve seen right through you but I decided to give you the benefit of the doubt.” Valerie’s angry voice echoed through the other end of the line. “Calm down, Valerie,” I said, letting out a deep breath. “What are you talking about?” I asked, pretending like I didn’t know what she meant. I knew exactly what I was doing when I asked her out for lunch. I had a plan and it played out perfectly. There was no way Valerie thought I would give up on her so easily. It was even surprising to see that she believed me. I laughed whenever I remembered her words when I walked her to her car after lunch. ‘I guess I won’t be seeing you anymore. Thank you for lunch.’ Valerie was fuming with rage. “Oh, please.” She snapped. “Don’t act like you don't know what I’m talking about. You know exactly what you did.” Her anger was a confirmation that my plan worked. When we were having lunch, I sent th

Chapter 44Patrick Banks ~•~ I gave Celeste what she wanted. But it wasn’t enough for her to give me the last piece of information. She asked me to wait for a while until after she builds back her client base. I didn’t see how that was my problem, but she left me with no other choice. I was getting impatient but I didn’t want to make any drastic decisions. I decided to chill and wait until she was ready to talk. At one point, I wondered if she actually had something to tell me. Or maybe she was just playing me, so I’ll help her get back her law license. However, I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. The information should better be worth the wait. I had to refer a lot of people to her office just to hasten the process. Even when they had doubts about her because she had previously been disbarred, I assured them that she was the best defense attorney in the city. At least, I wasn’t lying. “Hey, what would you like to have for dinner?” The maid’s voice interrupted

Chapter 46Valerie Will~•~“We have a son together?” My breath hitched as I heard those words leave his mouth. I closed my eyes for a moment, gripping the edge of the counter to steady myself. Did I hear him correctly? How did he find out about Liam? Was it my mother again? I cleared my throat. “Who told you that?” I asked with a nervous scoff. “We don’t have a son together.” I lied through my teeth. “Don’t lie to me, Valerie.” Patrick’s tone was serious. “Why will you keep something like that from me for so many years?” He added with a hint of disappointment in his voice. “We don’t have a son together, don’t contact me anymore.” With that, I hung up the call. My mind was racing with different thoughts. Patrick wasn’t meant to find out about Liam. It would just complicate everything. I took multiple deep breaths to calm myself down. Then I called my mother. “Hey.” She said as she answered on the first ring. “Did you tell Patrick about my son?” I asked, the frustration evi

Chapter 48Valerie Will~•~Ever since I got into a relationship with Jamal, the longest I had gone without speaking to him was for like twenty hours. Even if we had a minor fight, we didn’t go a day without speaking to each other. He always made sure we were in contact. But this time around, it had been three days and he still hadn’t responded to my texts. I even went over to his house a few times, but I couldn’t find him. I was so worried. I had to deal with his distant attitude coupled with Patrick’s disturbance. My life felt so complicated and my mental health was deteriorating. I couldn’t believe Jamal would shut me out like that. Liam was also asking about him but I had to lie that Jamal was busy with work, so he didn’t have time to come to the house. My phone buzzed with an incoming call. It was Jamal’s mother. I had tried calling her a few times earlier, but I figured she was busy. So I decided to wait until she returned the call. “Hey,” I said as I placed the phone cl

Chapter 50 Valerie Will ~•~ I got access to the security camera and confirmed that it was Patrick who took Liam. Was he out of his mind? Why would he come to Texas just to give me a heart attack? The school management kept on apologizing for their carelessness. I didn’t even care to listen to their apology. What if it was someone else who had taken my son? What if it was a dangerous person? I didn’t even want to imagine that kind of scenario. I was a little bit relieved that he was with Patrick. At least I knew that Patrick wouldn’t hurt my baby. I stormed out of the school building and got to my car. I let down deep multiple breaths as I sat down on the driver’s seat. Then I pulled out my phone and dialed Patrick’s number. He answered on the second ring. “Why did you kidnap my son?” I asked without trying to hide the irritation in my voice. “Why would you do something like that?” “Hold on.” He replied, without responding for a few moments. “You mean