All Chapters of Breaking Her at Thanksgiving: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Micheal laughed, sipping his drink, his eyes resting on the skyscraper opposite the building.Ronan glared at him.“You know what's funny?" Micheal said. “The fact that you, Ronan Alvarez, care this much about a woman.” He laughed again.Ronan took a slow sip. “Drunk bastard,” he muttered.“No, picture this.” Michael dropped his glass on the table with a dull thud. “Growing up, all you did was drag screaming girls into your room. And according to you, you never touched them.” He shook his head. “Now look at you, in your fancy suits and polished shoes. You ignored every woman in the entire world and chose Solene… what’s her last name again?”Ronan looked like he might shatter the glass over his head.“You turned away from every other woman in this world and settled your eyes on the ex-wife of the one man who has tried everything to get rid of you." Michael leaned back, laughter fading. His voice lowered. “What kind of trouble are you aiming for?”“Trouble?" Ronan scoffed. “I did nothi

Two days later, Solene was shaking hands with men in suits, one man dressed in a shiny, diamond-adorned two-piece, with Diego Sanchez beside her.The entire signing ceremony had gone exactly how Miss Wells had explained it would. And after a few negotiations, the papers were signed.Mae never left her side, acting as both assistant and PR officer as Solene sat at a round table, cameras nearly surrounding the room like silent witnesses.And in the end, Solene was exhausted, but glad everything had worked out.“Welcome to the team, Mrs Alvarez.” Mr Thompson, the head, said, shaking her hand firmly.Cameras flashed. And even questions were asked about when the pieces will be released.Solene didn’t say much, and so did Diego. Then, after a couple glasses of champagne, Solene lodged into the hotel prepared for her.She stepped out of the bathroom, her robe tight around her waist as she walked to the balcony.Holding her phone up, she stared at a shirtless Ronan lying in bed. “It went extr

Some kind of chill descended in the living room as everyone kept to themselves, staring at every other place except each other’s faces. “I swear I tried, Solene. I tried to move on. I tried to pick myself up after your father died.” Her mom said, her voice barely above a whisper. “But it was so hard.”Solene’s eyes shifted to her.She looked fine. Not just fine—beautiful. Like she had been living the kind of life that didn’t break you.Long dark hair, skin having only a few wrinkles—barely visible, and where she sat, one would know she was still full of life.It was like she hadn’t aged a day since Atlas’s burial, where she’d only stayed for a few minutes before running off again.“I blamed myself every day after Jack’s death.” Her mom went on.Jack—Hannah’s father.“I mean, your dad died the same way. It felt like I was the curse. I couldn’t live with it and I didn’t want to take it out on you both.” Solene swallowed and turned away. She was fighting an internal war, holding back h

“If you need anything—anything at all, don’t hesitate to call me.” Her mom said at the door.Solene nodded, her smile as bright as ever. “I will.”Then Vanessa shifted her gaze to Ronan, who stood a little behind, looking worn out. “Ronan dear, please take care of my daughter.”Ronan pulled Solene’s close and kissed her hair. “As always.” Vanessa gave her one last hug and pulled away.“I’ll make sure to visit any chance I get.” Hannah said with a grin, stepping forward.Solene just chuckled and hugged her. “You haven’t changed one bit.”“Never!” she replied and pulled away, tilting her head at Ronan. “Bye!” Ronan replied with a small salute, his expression remaining unchanged.Solene waved once more as they walked to the car, where Katie was already sleeping peacefully in the backseat.And as the headlights and engine turned on, Solene shut the door.A heavy sigh escaped her, and she shut her eyes briefly, like she was trying to relieve the reunion.Ronan just turned towards the sta

“Come on, Solene. You don’t want me to get lost, do you?” Hannah whined at the other end of the line.“Of course not.” Solene almost laughed as she walked towards her car, the phone pressed against her ear. “But you can’t get lost. The city is not that big.”A pause.“I still need your recommendations, Solene. You’ve always had eyes for the best things.”Solene smiled despite herself. “I’m flattered, Hannah. But I just got off a meeting right now, and I have a—” “Please, please, please,” Hannah cut in. “It’s just furniture. We’ll be done before you know it. I promise.”Solene paused and glanced at her wristwatch. “I do have a few hours before I go pick up Ari. So I—”“Let me help.”“What?” She spun around at the sound of the voice, her eyes landing on Lewis. “What was that?” Hannah asked over the phone.But Solene seemed to not notice the phone was still to her ear. She stared at Lewis who stood behind her, one hand tucked in his pocket, watching her like he’d been there longer tha