Semua Bab Ex-husband Regrets: I married a Billionaire Single-Dad: Bab 11 - Bab 20

-ADRIANO-HE DRUMMED HIS hands on his steering - it had become one of his habits whenever he was driving. As he drove away from Avery's office, he took in a deep breath, enjoying the tingling of his nostrils from Avery's scent.He decided to put her out of his mind for now and focus on his daughter. He looked at her in the rearview mirror. She seemed to be in a good mood after this session, which was a good thing. Her short legs swung lazily in the air as she looked out the window.The buzzing of his phone made him slow down and tear his gaze away from Iris. He looked at the caller ID; it was his secretary. He pressed a button on the car's dashboard, and the secretary's voice boomed from the speakers. "Mr Mancini?""Yes?" He grunted."Sorry to disturb your - whatever you were doing, sir..." the secretary said."What is it, Jake?" Adriano cut in as he stopped at a red light. "Be quick, I'm driving.""Yes," Jake said. "Mr Louise Stone has requested a meeting with you."Adriano frowned.

-AVERY-I WAS FLUSTERED and frozen for minutes after Adriano left. The kiss on my hand still lingered in my mind, and it made me weak and unable to move as I sat at my desk, thinking.I knew taking in Iris Mancini was a bad idea, considering the history between me and her father. And I could not deny the sexual tension that sparked between us; he had made it perfectly clear that he would never forget what happened between us, and truthfully, neither would I. But between Adriano and my ex-husband, there were not many differences. They were both wealthy, cold and emotionally detached, and I had vowed to myself never to be caught up with someone like that again.My phone buzzed and I looked at it. A message from Nick confirming that we were still on for the evening.Nick was a different type of man. He was calm, kind and soft spoken. Those were traits that could not be found in most men. But he was boring, I sighed. I could not feel physically attracted to him. I would just follow Emily'

WHEN DANTE GOT to the city where Avery had resumed her practice, it was evening already. He went into the first hotel he saw and booked a suite under a different name. He wanted to be as inconspicuous as possible."Would you like room service or would you want to take advantage of our five-star restaurant just across the street?" The receptionist asked.Even though Dante was tired from the trip, he did not feel like staying in his suite all alone, so he said, "I'll stop by the restaurant."The receptionist nodded and added, "I'll have the bills from there placed on your tab. Have a lovely evening."As Dante walked into the restaurant, and small part of his mind started wondering what he was doing here. He sat down at a free table and looked at the menu lazily.After the way he had treated Avery all those years ago, how could he just come back and try to get her again? It was a selfish thing to do, but Dante chuckled. He knew he was selfish, and he wanted Avery for himself now.He fini

-AVERY-MY DAY WAS going on smoothly. I had my first client of the day, and I was pleased with how much progress we had achieved. I was just busy, trying to catch up on the paperwork and files, when my phone rang. It was Emily, and a smile crept to my lips. "Don't ask," I said as soon as I picked up the phone. "I have not told Nick yet, and -""Shut up and listen to me, Avery," Emily snapped.I was shocked. "What is it?""Dante was just here."The words sent a chill into my blood, and my smile froze on my lips before slowly withering away."Did you hear what I said?" She asked. "Avery, are you still there?"I nodded. "Y-yes, I am." "Dante Vale was just here. You ex-husband." Emily said. "He thought this was your house. I don't know how he found out my address, but he seemed very determined to find you.""What?" I could not believe what I was hearing. Dante. What was he doing here? And why was he looking for me?"If he knew about her, I am sure he knows about your office too," Emily s

AVERYMY HEART THUDDED in my chest as I left my office and Dante.What was he doing here? After all these years, he decides to just show up randomly.Why?I was equally pained and confused. My phone rang, startling me. It was Emily."Hello?" I answered."Did you escape him?" She asked."I didn't have such luck," I muttered. "Nick showed up as I was leaving.""Oh God, no. Was it bad?""As bad as you'd imagine," I answered. "Nick claimed to be my lover, and Dante said he was my husband.""What?" She yelled into the phone."Yeah," I sighed."Well, did you snap them out of their delusion?" She asked me.I shook my head, saying, "No. It was too intense for me. I just got into my car and drove away.""I understand how you must have felt," she sympathized with me. "I just hope this doesn't escalate more than this.""I hope so too," I replied."Where are you headed now?" She asked me. "Did you cancel your appointments with your client?""I don't know where I'm going," I answered truthfully. "