Todos os capítulos de My Hockey Star Ex-husband's Regret: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 25

Adriana's POVThe car moved smoothly through the city streets while I sat in the back seat staring out the window without really seeing anything. Nicholas held my hand in his, his grip warm and steady, but he did not ask me any questions or try to make me talk. He just stayed close and let me exist in the silence.I was grateful for that because I did not have words for what I was feeling. I was empty, hollow. I felt like someone had reached inside me and scooped out everything that mattered, leaving behind just a shell that looked like Adriana but was not really her anymore.The city slowly gave way as we drove. Trees lined both sides of the road and the houses became larger and more spread out. I recognized this route. I had driven it hundreds of times before I met Ethan, before I gave up everything to be with him.Before I became someone I did not recognize."We're almost there," Nicholas said softly, squeezing my hand.I nodded but could not bring myself to speak. The Montgomery e

Adriana's POVThree days later after I went back home to my family, I woke up to sunlight streaming through my bedroom windows. The familiar pale blue walls and childhood trophies reminded me I was home at the Montgomery estate, safe in my old room.The clock showed two in the afternoon. I had been sleeping on and off for three days, barely getting out of bed except to use the bathroom. My dad and Nicholas gave me space, but they checked on me regularly. Dad brought meals that I barely touched, and Nicholas sat with me in silence when I needed company.I felt hollowed out inside, like everything that mattered had been ripped away. The baby, the marriage, the life I thought I was building. All of it was gone, leaving nothing but this empty shell of who I used to be.My phone sat on the nightstand where I had left it three days ago, turned off and forgotten. I did not want to know if Ethan tried to call or what people were saying about our divorce. I just wanted to exist in this quiet s

Alexander Montgomery's POVI sat alone in my office with the Boston Titans financial reports spread across my mahogany desk like evidence in a criminal case. The numbers told a story of mismanagement and wasted potential, and I had been staring at them for the past two hours trying to decide if I was making the right choice."This is insane," I muttered to myself, picking up one of the reports. "The coaching staff is underpaid, the facilities are falling apart, and the marketing department barely exists."I put down the report and rubbed my temples. My daughter has agreed to buy this mess. Adriana, who three days ago could barely get out of bed, now wanted to take on a failing NHL franchise worth hundreds of millions of dollars.I thought back to six years ago, when she came to my office with stars in her eyes and announced she wanted to marry Ethan Blake."Dad, I love him," she had said, and her voice was so certain. "I know you don't approve, but I'm going to marry him anyway.""You