All Chapters of Come Back To Me: Billionaire’s Regret: Chapter 31 - Chapter 39

Shirley POV“Fifty-fifty?”My mental processes seized up, unable to compute the words for a brief, blank moment. It took me a while to fully register what he was suggesting.“No, absolutely not. Kolvo is your brainchild, built entirely on your ingenuity. I can’t possibly snatch that away,” I immediately refused.Josh’s expression was serious. “If you don’t accept this term, I can’t accept your money.”I grew frantic and pushed him. “Josh! The project is about to launch. We need the funds for the photography team, for channel placement—money is needed everywhere. Stop being stubborn!”He hadn't expected it; his tall frame actually stumbled back a few steps from my shove.After he steadied himself, we both burst into a fit of exasperated laughter.“Forty percent,” I insisted. “I won’t take a dime more.”“Forty-nine percent. That’s my absolute minimum,” he countered stubbornly.“Forty-five, and stop arguing with me,” I punched him lightly on the shoulder. “You have to agree. That’s fina

Shirley POVI trembled, clinging tightly to Connor, overwhelmed by the tidal wave I had never experienced before.Yet, the words stuck in my chest—the “I love you” I used to utter so easily now felt heavy as iron in my throat.The Shirley who loved him with her life was truly dead.Connor sensed it.The next second, his body went rigid.Before I could recover from the wave-like impact, he abruptly pulled out of me.He said nothing, simply turned and walked into the bathroom.The sudden emptiness in my body was instantly filled with a rush of loss and guilt.Slam.The moment the door closed, my mind went utterly blank, leaving behind only a shell of weakness.I lay still, like something lifeless.A sharp cramp tightened my lower abdomen, as if someone had brutally twisted me from the inside.Connor’s harshness had dredged up the memory of my old wound.The tearing pain radiated down my legs. I was too weak even to sit up, forced to curl into the bed, my breathing growing heavier with e

Shirley POVI woke up in Connor 's arms in the morning.The feeling, so familiar from three years ago, now felt strangely alien.I had been so out of it from the pain yesterday that I had forgotten to kick him out.He had simply settled into my room for the night.His solid, muscular chest was exposed by the collar of his silk pajamas, rising and falling steadily with his even breathing, right before my eyes.I turned to slip away, but a strong arm pulled me back, tightening his embrace."Waking up so early?"His voice was husky and lazy, vibrating against my ear.He kissed my hair. "Sleep a little more, baby. You were ill yesterday."My body stiffened. There was no way I could fall back asleep. His breathing shifted its rhythm, telling me he wasn't asleep either.We simply lay there, wrapped around each other in silence.After a long time, he finally spoke in a low voice. "Shirley, about last night... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rough with you. I—""It's over," I cut him off,

Shirley POV"Sorry—" I stumbled headlong into a solid chest.The familiar scent instantly quieted my frantic heart for a brief second.I looked up, and Josh's panicked expression filled my vision.He immediately pulled me tight against him, his voice ragged with fear."What in God's name happened, Shirley?"My body was still coiled with tension, and I instinctively glanced back down the corridor.He yanked me into the side stairwell entrance, locking me in his embrace once more."You're safe. Don't be afraid. I'm right here."I clenched his shirtfront desperately. His warm body heat and solid muscle made the reality palpable—this was not a nightmare.My tightly wound nerves slowly, finally began to unwind.Leaning into his chest, the tears came in a non-stop rush. I couldn't articulate a single word. There was only the raw, uncontrollable shaking."It's alright, it's all over now," he whispered, patting my back and soothing me like a child. "You're okay…"But his voice lacked its usua