Semua Bab I LEFT MY EX HUSBAND AND MARRIED A BILLIONAIRE : Bab 51 - Bab 60

~MAX’S POV~###FLASHBACK###Seven years ago.The hospital room was dim, lit only by the weak glow of a bedside lamp. Night pressed against the windows, the city outside blurred into streaks of color and noise that I couldn't see clearly no matter how hard I tried. Earlier, grandpa disagreed with the doctors he hired for my treatment when they broke the news of my health condition to both of us. He wasn't pleased to hear that I might not walk again. He couldn't imagine a life without me playing basketball or skiing with him during the holidays.He demanded that those doctors be replaced. Grandpa wasn't ready to risk my future for anything, so he hired the best doctors money could buy—within and outside the country. Just to make sure I recover perfectly.In as much as I had Grandpa with me, yet he wasn't enough to quench the loneliness I felt—like a part of me was missing. I needed to talk to someone about it—not just anyone, but someone I trusted and could also help at the moment. I k

~ALEX’S POV~###FLASHBACK###Seven years ago That night, I strolled across the dorm courtyard, hands tucked casually into my jacket pocket, a faint curl at the corner of my mouth. Obviously, I looked like someone who had already decided what outcome I wanted and was simply walking forward to collect it. I had one mission, which was Diedre. I've always been interested in Diedre from the first day she walked into our class. But, Max was too forward to declare his interest in her. I couldn't go for her because I didn't want to be on the bad side of Max—No one wants such anyway. Now that Max is sick and is not even sure if he's still going to resume school. I saw it as the best opportunity to win Diedre over and make her mine.I reached her dorm building just as she stepped outside, gingerly descending the staircase. I wasn't sure of where she was headed, but that was none of my concern.The moment I noticed her, I softened my expression, letting concern naturally settle over my face.

~MAX’S POV~The house carried a tense air after Derek's departure and his words to Elena and me. We tried to live with our emotions hidden and constrained, refusing to admit outright what we felt for each other.Earlier that day, I was informed that an invitation letter had come in for me. At first, I was reluctant and unconcerned about the content or who sent it, but not until later that evening, I found the invitation in my study, tucked among documents on my desk.The envelope was thick, sealed with gold foil, the kind of lavish stationery reserved for people who believed the world revolved around their social circle. I didn't react at first—my mind had been occupied with work, Elena's studio expansion, and the lingering unresolved tension since Derek's departure. But when I opened the envelope, my brows lifted slightly at the embossed lettering:[“Mr and Mrs Lancaster request the honor of your presence at the marriage ceremony of their daughter…”]Of course, the Lancasters—long-st

~ELENA’S POV~When Max and I got to the event venue, it was indeed a remarkable setting. The ballroom glittered like a place built from light. Crystal chandeliers cascaded from the high ceilings, refracting gold and white across polished marble floors. Tables draped in ivory linen circled the room. The hum of constant conversation mixed with orchestral music, laughter rising and falling like waves against the walls.I felt the attention the moment I walked in. It brushed against my skin like a living thing. I walked on Max's arm, my posture straight, my chin lifted—not out of arrogance but determination. Tonight I refused to shrink. I wore one of my creations: a delicate necklace of intertwined gold and Sapphire, the stones cut to catch the light at every angle. It rested against my collarbone like a quiet declaration of who I was becoming.For the first time, I didn't feel like an outsider pretending to belong. And that's because I truly belonged.Max noticed the subtle shift in the

~MAX’S POV~That night, I was seated in my study, working on some company files, when I heard a knock on the door.“Who's that?” I asked. “Come in.”Elena walked into the room with two glasses of wine in her hands. “Hey. I brought you an offering.”“Hmm…” he said with a smile on his face. “Are you trying to get me drunk on duty?”“What?” I exclaimed softly. “This isn't the time to work. You're meant to be resting, you know.”“Yeah, I'll go to bed soon. I just need to finish this.” I replied.After the incident with Alex at the wedding ceremony, I noticed Elena had been unsettled. She wanted answers but she didn't know how to get them without asking. The way she walked in and everything in between, I knew she was up to something.“Okay,” she said. “I want to talk to you about something.”“Oh really?” I took a sip of the wine, I set the glass down and straightened, and I clenched both hands together as my elbows rested on the desk. “Talk to me. I'm all ears.”“What happened between you