Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Didn’t Mean to Divorce You : Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 48

Chapter 41–Michael’s POVFour days remained. Four days before the investors’ ultimatum expired, before they expected restitution for the stolen goods. And I hadn’t moved an inch closer to resolving it.I rubbed my temples, trying to think clearly. Panic had been my constant companion lately, a dull ache at the back of my skull that never went away. But today, I had a plan, a plan I thought was solid. Sell one of my shares in the company, to raise enough money to pay off the losses, and buy myself a few more days.It sounded simple when I imagined it in my head. I would call a meeting with the board, announce my intention, and the transaction would happen.I gathered my papers, straightened my jacket, and called the board into the conference room. As they filed in, the usual polite greetings were exchanged, but I noticed looks of tension. Odd, but I didn’t think much of it at the time.“Thank you all for coming,” I began, my voice steady despite the nervous tension coiling in my chest.

Chapter 43_Aryn’s POVI was at my desk, the afternoon sunlight slicing through the blinds, when my phone rang. The ringtone was ordinary, but the number flashing across the screen made my stomach tighten.“Hello?” I answered, forcing my voice to sound casual.The voice on the other end was crisp. “The case… the one you asked us to cover? Someone has reopened it and it has been sent to the firm you are working with."Time stopped moving.A cold sweat ran down my spine. My fingers froze on the keyboard. How?"Who was it sent to? I asked in panic."I think the name is Laura if I was right, you can check it out yourself." She replied.I didn’t wait to think. That case I was trying to bury was dangerous. If Laura touched it, if she even glanced at it, it could unravel everything I had worked so hard to control.I grabbed my bag, my heart hammering so hard. “I’ll be right there,” I said and hung up.Running down the corridor, I rounded the corner and went to Laura's office hoping it would b

Chapter 45–Laura’s POVI headed straight for security. I knew that the answers were on those cameras. “Good morning,” I said to the security officer. “I need to see the CCTV footage from my office this morning."He pulled up the feed, and I leaned forward, my eyes scanning every frame.The first shots showed me entering the office, placing the file neatly on my desk. I remembered that moment clearly. I watched as I left for the small brewing station. Then the door opened after I left.Aryn walked in shaking badly.I leaned closer to the screen. There was no mistaking her. She searched around my table till she finally saw the file. She picked up the file, flipped through it for a few seconds, heaved a sigh of relief and left.“That’s her” I whispered. My pulse was quickening.The officer didn’t speak. He simply let the footage replay twice more. I watched every movement, every detail. I couldn’t be wrong.I thanked him without waiting for a response and left. I needed answers, and I

Chapter 47–Aryn’s POVThe moment Laura walked out of the security room, I almost laughed but I cautioned myself.I kept my face calm but inside, something warm and vicious curled in my chest. Satisfaction, relief and victory. The cameras had worked exactly the way they were supposed to. I can't be more happy to have guessed correctly that she will check the camera. Having money and being popular is so good, how would it have been able to get a scapegoat that easily.The best part of it, Daniel believed me not her. As in, he believed me. I badly wanted to squeal but I had to hold it in.I replayed it in my head as I walked back toward my office, his hesitation, the way his eyes softened just a little when he looked at me, the way he asked Laura to apologize. I felt the moment settle into me.Laura apologizing.God, I want more of this moment.If I had let myself smile, it would have been too much.I closed my office door behind me and finally allowed my face to change. The pity draine