All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Regret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Nathan’s POVThe car was waiting for me at the garage. I slid into the back seat and shut the door forcefully. “Good morning, sir.”I looked up. The driver wasn’t Charles. It was a different voice. And the person sounded younger. “Morning,” I said. “Where’s Charles?”“Retired last week,” he replied, easing the car into traffic. “My Name’s Malik. I’ll be driving you from now on.”“Alright,” I said. “Take me to the office.”“Yes, sir.”The city unfolded outside the window, glass towers, billboards with faces I recognized, headlines I wished I didn’t. The once familiar route suddenly felt foreign. I had only been away from the office for weeks and it had turned into something that felt like I didn’t belong. Malik drove smoothly, confident but unshowy—no abrupt stops. No music. Just focusing on the road.“How long have you worked for the company?” I asked, mostly to fill the silence.“Six years,” he replied swiftly. “Security before this. Executive transport after.”“Security,” I rep

Nathan’s POVThe agreement didn’t come all at once.It arrived in fragments. Carefully worded sentences, exchanged glances, pauses heavy with implication. The kind of consensus that pretended to be mutual while quietly cornering you.The chairman cleared his throat. “The board believes the narrative needs recalibration.”Julian from PR was already nodding. “Right now, the divorce is being framed as volatile. Contentious. Investors don’t like instability tied to leadership.”“So we rewrite it,” I said flatly.“We refine it,” Julian corrected. “An amicable separation. Two adults who grew apart. No scandal. No hostility.”I folded my arms. “That’s entirely inaccurate.”“Yes,” the chairman agreed. “But it’s not the version gaining traction.”A screen lit up at the end of the table. Headlines. Speculation threads. One in particular lingered longer than the rest.CEO’s Ex-Wife’s Sister Linked to Executive FalloutI felt my jaw tighten.“This,” Julian said carefully, “is the bigger issue.”E