บททั้งหมดของ Irresistible Sin: บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

Kael’s POV The first morning after Elara left was quiet. Too quiet. I had spent the last two years building a life that seemed complete on the surface, a life where I thought comfort and ambition could fill the spaces she and I had once occupied. But now, as the door clicked shut behind her, the reality hit me harder than I expected: I was free, yes, but my heart had never left Ava. I sat on the edge of my bed, hands clasped, staring at the floor. Two years. Two long years. And not once had I stopped thinking about her not when I made decisions at work, not when I traveled to oversee new markets, not even during meetings where my mind should have been entirely focused on strategy. She had built something extraordinary. I had watched from afar, quietly. Reports, industry news, whispers in investor circles it all painted the same picture: Ava had risen from the ruins of our past and forged an empire with her own hands. A force. A billionaire. A woman who didn’t need me, didn’t

Kael’s POV Weeks passed faster than I expected, though the last week had felt like an eternity. The accident had left me bruised, fractured, and painfully aware of my own vulnerability. One week after being discharged, I was cleared by the doctors to go home, with strict instructions to rest, avoid heavy lifting, and take things slowly. And yet, despite their warnings, my first thought wasn’t about schedules, meetings, or the board. It was Ava. I knew, even before leaving the hospital, that she would find a way to be there. Not because she had to. Not because it was her responsibility. But because she cared in a way I could never demand and could barely describe. Sure enough, when the hospital doors slid open and the bright sunlight hit my eyes, there she was. Waiting. Calm. Composed. Dressed simply in a light coat, her hair pulled back, yet still emanating the quiet authority that had always unsettled me in the best way. “Kael,” she greeted softly. No fanfare. No questions imm

Ava’s POV Weeks had passed since Kael had been discharged from the hospital, and in that time, life had slowly returned to a semblance of normalcy. Not the old normal we once knew, the one laced with tension and jealousy, but something quieter, more deliberate. A normal that allowed us to exist in the same space without the weight of past mistakes pressing down on us. I found myself slipping into routines that had nothing to do with business strategies or boardroom negotiations. Instead, my mornings now began with Kael, not in the sense that we were together as a couple, but in the sense that he was present, physically and emotionally, and I was present with him. He had regained enough strength to move around the apartment on his own, but he still leaned on me sometimes literally for small things. I didn’t mind. I knew that his dependence wasn’t weakness; it was a silent acknowledgment that he trusted me, and in that, I found a flicker of hope. I had become meticulous in my car

Ava’s POV The city lights spilled across the floor-to-ceiling windows of my penthouse, casting long shadows across the polished marble. The hum of life outside felt distant, like a world I had left behind when I chose to step away from Kael all those years ago. And yet, here he was. Again. Not with grand gestures, not with demands or declarations, but quietly, persistently, proving that he could be different. That he could be patient. That he could wait for me to let him in. I sat at the edge of the sofa, a cup of tea warming my hands, feeling the tension in my shoulders ease slightly. He was sitting across from me, reading through a report I had left on the coffee table. The way he leaned forward, the slight crease of concentration on his forehead, the careful, measured movements of his hands it all reminded me of the man I had once loved. The man I had walked away from. But it was different now. He wasn’t reckless. He wasn’t volatile. He wasn’t demanding. He was here, quietl

Ava’s POV The city lights outside my penthouse window flickered like tiny, distant stars, but inside, the space was warm, quiet, and full of tension I could almost touch. It had been weeks since Kael had arrived at my apartment after the hospital. Weeks of flowers, thoughtful notes, and gestures that weren’t grandiose but always deliberate. Weeks of him showing up at the office when necessary not to pressure, not to claim, but simply to be present, to remind me that he had changed, that he had waited, and that he was still here. And yet, I found myself still standing at the edge of a precipice. I had loved him once, completely. I had trusted him, given myself entirely, and it had ended in pain. Could I really open myself again? Could I risk that depth of vulnerability, that exposure, for someone who had hurt me so profoundly? I sighed and poured myself a glass of water, my fingers brushing the stem of the crystal tumbler. Even these small, mundane acts felt heavy tonight, weig