All Chapters of Divorced by the Billionaire Who still owns me : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

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The Request

Elara’s Pov I knew he was going to ask before he said it, and that was the problem. The calls had become regular, and my child had started mentioning him without hesitation. It had happened slowly, but it was clear now. He was no longer just a name or a face on a screen. He was becoming part of something routine, and I had not decided if I wanted that to happen. Dinner went as usual. My child talked through most of it, moving from one story to another while I listened and responded where it mattered. I kept my attention on them, but I was aware of my phone on the table. When it buzzed, I did not reach for it immediately. I already knew who it was. The second vibration came a few seconds later, and this time I picked it up. Adrian asked if we could talk. I replied and stepped into the kitchen before answering the call. His voice sounded controlled, like he had already thought through what he wanted to say before calling. He did not take long to get to it. He said he wanted to mee

What Comes After

Elara’s Pov The next day started the same way as every other day, but it did not feel the same. I woke up before my child and stayed in bed for a few minutes, trying to organize my thoughts before getting up. It did not help. My mind kept returning to the same moment from the night before, and no matter how I tried to shift away from it, it stayed there. I got up and moved through the morning routine without changing anything. Breakfast was simple, and my child talked the way they always did, moving quickly from one topic to another while I listened and responded where it mattered. I kept my focus on them, but I noticed the difference in what they said. Adrian came up more than once, not in a serious way, but in the same natural tone they used for everything else. They asked if he would call again, and I told them maybe. That answer seemed enough for them, and they moved on without asking anything else. After getting them ready, I walked them to school. The road was familiar, and

The Shift

Elara’s Pov The next morning did not go as planned. I was in the kitchen when the school called. I answered immediately, and the teacher explained that my child had gotten into an argument during class. She said it was not serious, but it had turned physical for a moment, and they wanted me to come in. That was enough for me to leave everything and go. By the time I arrived, my child was sitting outside the classroom. They were quiet, which was the first sign that something was wrong. They usually talked or tried to explain things before I even asked, but this time they avoided my eyes. I asked what happened, and they hesitated before answering. A boy in their class had said they did not have a father. They told him that was not true, but he insisted they were lying. The situation escalated from there, and they pushed him. I listened without interrupting, then thanked the teacher when she stepped out to speak to me. She said it had been handled and that no one was hurt. I nodde

The First Meeting

Adrian’s Pov I arrived earlier than I needed to, and I knew it. The place was not crowded yet, just a few people scattered across the tables, a couple sitting by the window, and a man working on his laptop near the counter. It was the kind of place chosen for control, not comfort. Open enough to avoid questions, quiet enough to keep things contained. That sounded like her. I sat down and adjusted my position twice before settling. My phone stayed in my hand longer than necessary, even though there was nothing to check. I put it down, picked it up again, then finally left it on the table. Waiting had never felt like this before. It was not about time. It was about not knowing how this would go. When the door opened, I looked up immediately. They stepped in together, and for a second I did not move. Elara walked in first, her eyes scanning the space before landing on me. She paused briefly, like she was confirming everything was as expected. The child stood slightly behind her, hol

After It Ends

Elara’s Pov The walk home felt longer than usual, even though nothing about the distance had changed. Blue stayed close to me the entire time, holding my hand in a way that made it clear she was thinking about something she had not said yet. She was not restless or distracted like she normally was after being out. She was quiet, and that quiet carried weight. I did not rush to fill it because I needed time to think too. The meeting kept replaying in my head in small moments that refused to settle into something simple. Nothing had gone wrong in a way I could point to, but that did not mean everything had gone right. Adrian had tried, and I could see that, but there were parts of it that did not sit well. He had stepped into something he did not fully understand, and it showed in the way he asked certain questions and the way Blue reacted to them. Blue looked up at me after a while and said that he looked different outside the phone. I asked her what she meant, and she told me he

The Next Day

Elara’s Pov The next morning did not feel different on the surface, but I noticed the shift in small things. Blue woke up at the usual time, got ready without complaint, and sat at the table while I made breakfast. She talked, but not as much as she normally would. There were pauses between her sentences that were not there before, and each time she stopped, it felt like she was deciding what to say next. I did not ask her about the meeting again. I had already seen enough the night before to know that pushing it would not help. Instead, I kept the routine the same and let her move at her own pace. She ate quietly, then told me about something unrelated to school, something light, but even that felt like it was filling space rather than coming naturally. When we left the house, she stayed close again. She did not run ahead or lag. She walked beside me, holding my hand, and I could feel that same quiet focus in her. It was not fear, and it was not confusion in a simple way. It was s

The Wrong Move

Adrian’s Pov The message stayed on my screen longer than it should have. “Not today.” I read it again even though there was nothing else to understand. The answer was clear, and the way it was said made it even clearer. She was not leaving space for negotiation, and I knew better than to push when she set a line like that. Still, it did not sit well with me. I set my phone down and leaned back in my chair, but I did not relax. The office was quiet, and the work in front of me did not hold my attention. I had been in control of things for a long time, and this was not something I could manage the same way. That was the part that unsettled me. I picked up my phone again and opened the last conversation, not because I needed to, but because I was trying to understand where I had gone wrong. I knew it was the question I asked. I saw the shift in Blue the moment I said it, and I saw the way Elara looked at me after. It was not anger, but it was not neutral either. It was a reminder.

The Line He Didn’t See

Elara’s Pov After he left, the house did not return to normal immediately. The silence stayed in place, but it felt heavier than before, like something had been disturbed and had not settled yet. I stood near the door for a moment, listening to the quiet, then turned back into the living room. Blue was still sitting where she had been, but she was not looking at the structure this time. She was staring at the floor, her hands resting in her lap, not moving. I walked closer and sat beside her without saying anything at first. There was no point in rushing into questions when she was still processing what had just happened. “You didn’t have to answer him,” I said after a moment. She nodded, but she did not look at me. “I know.” “Then why did you?” She hesitated before answering. “Because he keeps asking.” That was simple, but it explained more than it sounded like. I leaned back slightly. “He doesn’t know how to stop yet,” I said. She looked up at me then. “Why not?” I h

What He Missed

Adrian’s Pov I did not go back to the office after leaving her place because I knew I would not get anything done. The drive back felt longer than usual, not because of traffic but because my mind would not settle. Every part of that visit replayed itself without stopping, and no matter how I tried to shift my attention, it kept returning to the same moment. I had repeated the same mistake. I saw it happen in real time. The moment I asked that question again, Blue changed. It was not loud or obvious, but it was enough. She pulled back in a way that made it clear I had crossed a line I had already been warned about. Elara did not need to say much after that because I already knew. That was the problem. I knew, and I still did it. By the time I got home, the weight of it had settled in properly. The apartment was quiet, exactly how I left it, and nothing about it demanded anything from me. That should have made things easier, but it did the opposite. The silence gave everything mo

The Space Between

Elara’s Pov The house stayed quiet that evening, but it was not the kind of quiet that felt calm. It was the kind that made every small movement more noticeable. Blue moved around the living room slowly, not restless but not settled either, like she was still carrying something from earlier that she had not put down. I stayed in the kitchen longer than I needed to, pretending to focus on things that did not require that much attention. It gave me a reason not to look at her directly, even though I was aware of where she was the entire time. The meeting and what followed had shifted something, and I could feel it in the way she moved and the way she chose not to say certain things. She did not bring him up. That was new. Before, she would have mentioned something small, something simple, even if it did not mean much. Now she said nothing, and that silence carried more weight than anything she could have said. I finished what I was doing and walked into the living room, sitting do

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