All Chapters of Regret After Divorce: Falling In Love All Over Again : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Chapter 52THOMAS"It has to do with us because Cassandra is our friend, Thomas. Or at least, she's in our social circle. When Ambelyn humiliates her, it reflects on us by association. It makes us look like we couldn't control our own household." Veronica stood, smoothing her dress. "We need to be more careful. No more public confrontations. No more trying to sabotage her at work. We need to take the high road and let Ambelyn self-destruct on her own.""And if she doesn't self-destruct?"Veronica's smile was thin and cold. "Everyone self-destructs eventually, darling. We just need to be patient."Before I could respond, I heard the front door slam, followed by heavy footsteps stomping up the stairs. Lucas. Home from school, and from the sound of it, not in a good mood."I should go check on him," Veronica said, already moving toward the door. "He's been difficult lately. Acting out.""He's fine," I said automatically. "He's just adjusting to the changes."But Veronica was already gone

Chapter 54AMBERLYN I was standing at the window when the school bus pulled up to Wednesday's building, my hands wrapped around a mug of tea that had long gone cold. I'd been watching for the past twenty minutes, unable to focus on anything else, my mind cycling through every worst-case scenario that could have befallen Iniko on his first day back.What if he'd overexerted himself? What if his heart had given out in the middle of class? What if the other children had been cruel, or worse, what if Lucas had cornered him somewhere without witnesses?The moment I saw Iniko's small figure climb down from the bus, relief flooded through me so powerfully that my knees went weak. He was walking steadily, his backpack slung over one shoulder, his head up. Not the posture of a child who'd had a terrible day.I abandoned my cold tea and hurried to the apartment door, opening it just as the elevator dinged down the hall. Iniko emerged moments later, and when he saw me waiting, his entire face l

Chapter 56AMBERLYNThe question shattered something inside me. I pulled him into my lap, holding him close even though he was getting too big for it, even though his legs dangled awkwardly and his head bumped my chin."You are more than enough," I said fiercely. "You are everything good in my life. Everything pure and wonderful and worth fighting for. Do you understand me?""But you gave up so much for me," Iniko whispered against my shoulder. "You left Mr. Thomas and the big house and all that money. And it's because he was mean to me. So it's kind of my fault that things are hard now.""No." I pulled back so I could look him in the eyes. "Nothing about our situation is your fault. Not one single thing. I left Thomas because he was cruel and selfish. That's on him, not you. And yes, we don't have as much money as we used to, but we have something better—we have freedom. We have each other. We have a future that we get to choose.""But what if I get sicker?" Iniko's voice cracked. "

Chapter 58KLAUSHis mom. Ambelyn. Who was now my assistant. Whose son was now my daughter's best friend.This was getting more complicated by the minute.We pulled into the garage of my penthouse building, and Cassidy bounded out of the car with the kind of energy that suggested she hadn't spent the entire day at school. I followed more slowly, my mind already cataloging everything that needed to be done tonight—dinner, Cassidy's homework, bath time, the work emails that had undoubtedly piled up since I'd left the office.The penthouse elevator opened directly into my apartment—five thousand square feet of modern design that my mother had insisted was "too cold for a child" but that I'd chosen specifically for its lack of unnecessary warmth. Clean lines, minimal decoration, everything in its place.Except for the explosion of toys, books, and small clothing items that Cassidy had somehow distributed throughout the space within seconds of entering."Cassidy, we've talked about keeping

Chapter 60KLAUS"I don't believe in fate.""You don't believe in a lot of things. Doesn't make them less real." Shawn sobered slightly. "Just... be careful, okay? I've known you long enough to know when you're in over your head. And Klaus? You are definitely in over your head."We drank in silence for a while, and I tried not to think about how right Shawn was. Tried not to replay every moment of the day—Ambelyn walking into my office in that navy suit, the way she'd handled the Chen brothers, the coffee stain on her collar that I'd wanted to reach out and wipe away.The way she'd looked at me a few times when she thought I wasn't paying attention—with something that might have been memory, or longing, or just exhaustion from a chaotic first day."For what it's worth," Shawn said eventually, "I think you made the right call hiring her. She's good. Really good. The team already respects her, which is rare for a first day. And Janet Xu from Meridian actually emailed me to say she's imp