All Chapters of Her Return, His Regret : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

***~~Delilah~~***“Liam!” June squeals as she spots Liam.She comes running up to us with a big grin.I'm expecting to see Soren.Maybe Ashley.But it was his driver.He nods at me as we watch the kids interact.Then I hunch down, kiss Liam goodbye and caress June's cheek before their teacher comes.I wave at them and only when they're out of sight did I spin.Soren's car wasn't at his spot when I got to work.And I can't tell why I'm looking out for him.I exhale deeply, trying to get it off my chest.But it lingers the moment Sam addressed a meeting in his stead.Soren Lancaster missing an important meeting? That's not like him at all.He's someone that puts work first.Back then, he often spends his days at the office. He only comes home just to shower and change before heading back to work.His hard work helped L&S grow into what it is today.I can't help but feel a pang of worry creeping into my chest.Sam didn't say much about his absence, just that he's unavailable at the mom

***~~Soren~~***I almost ran into the emergency ward. But stops in front of the nurse behind the desk.I rush through my name and explanation about June being admitted a while ago.“The doctor is still attending her. If you'd like to wait for a —,”I spin, striding toward the double doors along the corridor.“Mr. Lancaster, you can't go in there,” the nurse says behind. “Please just wait for the doctor to be out,”Waiting is torture.I just want June to know I'm here with her.God.I snap my eyes close, chest heaving.My stress levels are at an all-time high, but I know I can't make this any harder than it needs to be.I nod and step back, pacing the hallway, my nerves buzzing.But that's when I see Mrs Brown and a woman from the school, hurrying toward the hallway.I rush to her.“Mr. Lancaster–,”“What happened to my daughter?” I cut in, voice strained.She swallows, looking somewhat tired. The other woman steps in. “June was fine before lunch break, but just after that she was

***~~Soren~~***Knox takes the glass off me. “That's enough drink in one night.”I groan, running a hand through my hair.“This will pass, trust me.” He adds, taking the glass very far away.I didn't think this would break me.Realizing that a kid I've loved for five years isn't mine.I'm trying to hold it down, watching Ashley pretending all day makes me sick.“We won't lose her, Soren.” She had said. “We won't lose our little girl.”I nod, hands in my pocket, staring at June from the transparent door.June will come out of this. She's a strong little girl.I try to tell myself this.And thankfully it worked.The doctor came out announcing that she's out of the woods.And even though she's still unconscious, and might be out for days, there's hope.I was dying inside, trying to put up this facade, trying to act like I wasn't hurting.But the second Hunter dragged me down to Knox's bar.I took it out on alcohol.And now that I think about it, there were really no resemblance between

***~~Soren~~***I blink awake, confused at first about where I am. The room is dim and I'm lying on a couch, not my own bed.I sit up slowly, trying to shake off the fog in my head. The last thing I clearly remember is Hunter dragging me to Knox's bar to drown out the night with drinks.One glass after another till I lost count.After that, everything gets blurry— flashes of bar lights, the taste of whiskey, and muffled sounds.Still, feeling disoriented, I look around and that's when it clicks.This is Delilah's place.The blanket beside me tells me someone took care of me while I was out.I rub my eyes and stretch, trying to shake off the stiffness in my body.How did I end up here?Then I hear tiny footsteps and before I can blink…“Soren, you're up!?.” Liam squeals, his face beaming with a bright smile.A smile breaks through my face.I— I just couldn't help it.I nod and within a blink of an eye, he's over mine.Then comes his questions that always cracks me up.“You sleep on a

****~~Delilah~~***What he wants?I search the corridor, no one is there.It's quiet, eeriely quiet.“When Logan was going on and on about this lady who he couldn't wait to get in a relationship with. I was surprised, he never talks about women.”My heart skips.Jaw slacking.Nathan knows Logan?He smirks. “I got curious. I wanted to see who my cousin fell in love with. You could imagine my shock when he sent your picture.”He glares down at me. “I knew I needed to have you back. You're mine, Dahlia. This body is mine,”His grip tightens around my waist and my breath caught.I try to push him off me, to no avail.My jaw locks. “I'm not yours Nathan. Get your filthy hands off me.”He laughs but there's no real humor in it. “Of course, and neither is Logan. You just want to use him, then drop your sorry-ass speech of compatibility.”That's when it dawned on me that it was all him.The text.The change of venue.It wasn't Logan.It was him.“You did this, you texted me, you're delusiona