Semua Bab Ex-husband Regrets: I married a Billionaire Single-Dad: Bab 51 - Bab 60

ADRIANO. THE DAY COULD have started any other way for Adriano. Maybe he would have woken up thinking back on Nana’s words, probably regretting his actions on sleeping with Avery and how it could possibly affect Iris, but no. No, Adriano woke up with a smile on his face and the thoughts of wedding bells in his mind. How great would it be, he thought, to propose to Avery? That night with her was no mistake. He couldn’t see it as one when her face was the first image that came to his mind every morning, and the last before sleep claimed him. Avery Quinn. She had come into his life for Iris, but somewhere along the line she had claimed a piece of him too. He was not a man who believed in chance, but with her, he had stopped questioning. Adriano pulled himself out of bed, his bare feet hitting the cold marble. Sunlight was barely spilling through the curtains, muted and soft. It was a weekend. No boardroom. No suit. No mergers or men in ties calling him “sir” every second of t

ADRIANOHE KNEW WHAT he had to do. He stood up from the floor and took in a deep breath. He was going to stand physically with Avery, look her in the eye and explain how Clarance had set him up.He snatched his car keys and was about to leave the house before he remembered that Iris would be all alone because he sent Nana away for the day.Cursing under his breath, he took tortured steps up the stairs to Iris's room. He could hear her inside as he knocked, but she did not open the door.She was angry at him, feeling betrayed, and understandably so. He needed to speak with Avery, but she was not picking his calls. The two females dearest to his heart shut him out, and it hurt more than he expected it would. He realized that he did not have Emily's number too, but he had her fiancé's business card. He immediately rushed to the laundry room. Knowing Nana, she would have already started the laundry as soon as he dropped the clothes last night. And he was right.The clothes were dry clean

~AVERY~The picture was everywhere, I couldn’t escape it. Adriano and Clarance, standing too close, his hand almost brushing hers, his smile too easy, the headlines plastered across the screen like they were proud to tear me open. I sat stiffly on Emily’s couch, unable to look away, even when my throat burned. When she finally grabbed the remote and muted the TV, the silence pressed in heavier than the voices had. My phone lit up again on the table, Adriano’s name flashing, buzzing against the wood like it was mocking me, and still I didn’t reach for it.Emily shifted beside me, her voice careful, soft, “You’re really not going to pick up?”I forced my eyes off the screen, shaking my head. “No. Why should I?”She looked like she wanted to argue but hesitated, her lips pressing together before she tried again. “Because maybe he has an explanation. It might not be what it looks like.”I let out a sharp laugh, too brittle to sound real. “It’s always not what it looks like. Isn’t that t

-AVERY-I COULD NOT believe what i was hearing from the man who had been my husband, and major source of my pains.I looked at him, unbelievingly, waiting for hum to come back to his senses and retract what he just said, but he didn't. "You? Dante Vale?" I asked with a dry laugh.He didn’t flinch. “Yes. Me. Because I know you. I know what you need. And I can give it to you again if you’d just let me.” His eyes softened like he was begging me to believe him. “Come back to me, Avery. Let’s fix this. I’ll divorce Laura, okay? She was never, ever what I wanted, I had just been confused. It was always you. It’s always been you.”Confused. The way he said it, so casual, so easy, like it was nothing to erase her, to erase the years, to erase the betrayal that had nearly destroyed me, made my chest burn hot with rage. My nails dug into my palms as I asked, low and sharp, “And Laura? What about her?”He gave me a weak shrug, pathetic almost, his voice dropping into something pitiful. “It’s n

CLARANCE WAS IN a good mood as she left the house. She dismissed her driver, opting to drive heels to where she and Laura had arranged to meet.She took her time, driving slowly because she wanted Laura to wait for her a while. When she finally got to the Cafe, she was 30 minutes late, but Laura did not seem annoyed in the slightest."It is glad to see you again, Clarance," Laura said, standing up to hug Clarance and they exchanged pecks on the cheek."As it is glad to see you again, Laura," clarance said. They both sat down and ordered their drinks. While they waited, Laura leaned forward and said in a low voice, "i saw the news too. You too the highlight from my sister, and it made me so glad."Clarance flicked her hair back and grinned brightly. "It was not so hard. Avery is like a dull gemstone. She does not know how to sparkle."Laura laughed and nodded in agreement. "I know she js trying to seduce my husband to her again.""She never striked me as the type to stay satusfied with