Lahat ng Kabanata ng Billionaire's Remorse: My CEO Ex-husband Wants Me Back : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 6

A few weeks later, I stood at the tall windows of my eleventh-floor office, the glass cool beneath my fingertips as I gazed out over the gray sprawl of downtown Chicago. It was immediately after lunch break. Below me, traffic inched along the rain-slicked streets in the usual tiny, predictable ways.Unlike my life.I couldn’t even find the right word to describe what I was going through. A storm had been gathering in my chest for two days, pressing down on my lungs like a weight I couldn’t shake off. My arms were crossed tightly, fingers digging into the soft sleeves of my navy-blue power suit. My nails bit into my skin, sharp little reminders that pain could sometimes help me think.I was at a crossroads. A dilemma that refused to solve itself.I turned and looked at the plastic folder lying open on my desk like a ticking bomb. I didn’t need to open it again, its contents were etched into my memory now. Pages of financial analysis, emails, internal memos. I had read them over and ove

A few minutes later I sat in the conference room and said, “I want all the ad copy drafts in my inbox by the close of business tomorrow. I glanced up from my laptop and looked at the faces of my team members. “Melissa,” I continued while I looked back at my computer screen, “I need a revised version of the Langford pitch deck. Cut it down to ten slides, and make sure we open with their projected social impact. Not the numbers, they want sentiment first.”Melissa nodded, already typing furiously into her tablet. “Got it boss.”“And Joel,” I added, “you’ll coordinate with Hani on the influencer shortlist for Carmichael. I want a draft strategy plan before lunch break tomorrow. Names, numbers, and proposed campaign duration.”“Will do,” Joel replied, flipping to a fresh page in his notepad. His handwriting was a mess, but he always delivered.I turned slightly to face Tyler, who’d been quiet through most of the meeting. “Tyler, I’m trusting you with media buying projections for both cam

CARRIE The next day at noon, the boardroom felt like it was holding its breath.Shane had called the emergency meeting with barely an hour’s notice. The entire executive team was seated. I sat two seats from the end, bracing for a storm, knowing so well that Nathaniel would fight back at Shane, though he already knew I had shown Shane the report.Shane entered the room, calm and confident in a dark suit, no tie, eyes unreadable. Every gaze turned to him as he took his place at the head of the table.“Good afternoon,” he said, his voice cool and clipped. “I will go straight to the purpose of this meeting guys,” he looked around the table. “As of today, the proposed merger with SharpLens Media is officially canceled.”“What?” someone near the center whispered.Nathaniel let out a dry chuckle. “The merger is practically done. What do you mean canceled?”Shane didn’t blink, he repeated, “the deal is off. Effective immediately.”Nathaniel leaned forward, disbelief turning sharp. “We’ve be