Lahat ng Kabanata ng REGRET UNTIL SHE SAYS GOODBYE : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

SARA'S POVAfter the meeting room emptied out, it was just me and Alaric left behind. I found my way to the chair nearest to me and sank into it, discarding every thought of leaving the room."You did well," Alaric said, smiling softly at me."Did I?" I sighed then sat upright, glancing at him, "It doesn't feel that way."Alaric walked closer, perching himself on the table before me, "You stood your ground and defended yourself when you needed to, that's all that matters.""It still isn't resolved," I pointed out, loosely letting out a breath of air. "I need to start investigating so I can find out who was behind this but I don't even know where to start from. We can only postpone the launch for so long.""It'll be alright, Sara," Alaric said with quiet resolve, "You are not alone in this, we'll do it together."My eyes found his face again and paused on it. The way he said my name was firm, as though he was making a promise that would be carved in stone by later generations."We'll fi

SARA'S POVDerek's brows lifted, unbothered, "I was only asking."I didn't hold my sneer back. "How much more insensitive can you be?"There was no shift in Derek's expression and he kept watching me with that infuriating calm.My throat burned and I spat out, "What have you done regarding our divorce? Have you begun finalizing it or should I go ahead and do it myself?"The reason I had delegated this to him in the first instance was because divorce wasn't as simple as it sounded. Assets needed to be divided and child custody as well.Derek and I had no joint assets. I didn't have the kind of money he did and I had brought nothing but myself after we got married so concerning that, there was nothing to split.I also wouldn't be so greedy as to ask for a share in any of his properties. Secondly, with Danielle, she would have to choose which parent she wanted to live with and the court would make a suitable ruling based on how each parent's living condition would affect her.Were we to h

SARA’S POVI slipped my hand into my hair, short of pulling the roots as though inflicting pain on myself could somehow help me clear my thoughts.Lena was asking what I was going to do but I had the same question.What could I do? I couldn't march into Adrian's office, pointing fingers for all to see. He would find that insultive and there was a very likely chance doing that would make me lose one of the few allies I had left.Besides that, Adrian was white influential in our industry, getting on his bad dude would do me no good.However, I couldn't also remain silent. It would convince the board that I had really done something worth feeling guilty for and people like Backer would use that against me at any given opportunity.Come to think of it, a part of me had always suspected him and I somehow thought if anyone would be intent on negatively hurting my work, it would be him.Surprisingly, it wasn't.I couldn't rule him out completely though.Lena coughed lightly, pulling my attent

SARA’S POVAlaric gathered the papers back into his folder. His movements were slowly deliberate and showcased finality. He finished that then glanced at Adrian then Alyssa, "Since Mrs Smith works for you, I will leave you to determine the most appropriate punishment for her. If you would like to bail her out, you are free to do so."Adrian returned his gaze then nodded accordingly, "Thank you."I couldn't help but notice that Alyssa somehow seemed disgruntled, as though she wasn't satisfied with the outcome of the meeting. She and Backer had been fairly quiet the whole time but I deduced that it was because Alaric had showed up with solid proof.Otherwise, she wouldn't have just kept quiet the whole time and would have said something to provoke or rile me up. I sometimes wondered what she stood to gain from that.To others, she was the epitome of grace and charisma and it made it seem as though I was the only one who could see through the facade of kindness she usually tried to presen

SARA’S POVDerek’s street was quiet, the kind of silence that made it feel as though I was the only one left in the world, the kind that would follow an apocalypse that wipes out mankind.It reminded me that I had no business being here but still, my mind refused to just accept it without getting a definite and logical reason to back up his actions.The revelation from Alaric was biting and it gnawed at me like a splinter lodged deep in my flesh.It was unbelievable that Derek of all people had been the one to send the proof that I had used to wash myself of all the crimes labelled against me.It truth settled heavily in my chest but my heart was already hardened, since long ago. I wasn’t here for reconciliation or to stir up old wounds. I just wanted an answer.I rang the bell.Tiny footsteps reached me first and then the doorknob moved. Before the door even fully opened, Danielle’s voice rang out with surprise."Mommy!"Seeing that she was the one who opened the door, I was flummoxed