Semua Bab Too Late to Win Me Back, Mr. Ex!: Bab 181 - Bab 190

“Sir, you have several meetings scheduled today.”Mark opened his tablet with quick, efficient movements just as the elevator doors slid shut, cutting off the growing noise of the busy morning lobby outside.“The first one is a closed meeting with the board of directors in the main conference room,” Mark continued professionally. “They’re demanding an explanation regarding the sudden cancellation of several projects. The shareholders are starting to panic.”Lucas only gave a short nod.His eyes remained fixed on the elevator wall, his expression distant and unreadable.“Who’s talking the most?” he asked flatly.“Mr. Miller,” Mark answered without hesitation. “He’s demanding an audit this morning. He believes we’ve been deliberately hiding information related to the canceled projects.”“Let him talk,” Lucas muttered coldly. &ldqu

“You seem distracted this morning, Mr. Ethan,” Rick’s voice finally broke the silence. “Is something wrong? Is there anything I can help you with?”At H&N headquarters, the morning felt painfully slow for Ethan.He sat behind his desk staring at the contract draft displayed on his computer screen, but his thoughts were nowhere near work. Again and again, his mind drifted back to Junior.Every few minutes, he checked his phone, hoping to see a message from his ex-wife.Nothing.“Not work-related,” Ethan muttered quietly.The bright glow of the computer screen gradually made his eyes ache, but the anxiety tightening inside his chest hurt far worse. He felt like a stranger forced to beg for time with his own son.“Then what’s troubling you, Mr. Ethan?” Rick asked gently.He stood neatly beside the desk holding several documents, his posture as professional as ever whi

“People go to flower shops to buy flowers, Rick.” Ethan leaned back against his leather chair.“You want to order flowers for the office? Or is this for... something else?”Ethan chuckled again, but his gaze remained focused and calculating. “This isn’t just about flowers. I want you to place a large order. A very large one, if necessary. Tell them it’s for next month’s company event. Fifty arrangements of white roses and lilies.”“Fifty arrangements?” Rick repeated in surprise. “That’s an enormous order, sir.”“That’s exactly what I want.” Ethan’s smile deepened slightly. “I know Auri wasn’t the one who blocked my number.”“You mean... her husband did it?”“It had to be Lucas.” Ethan spoke calmly, almost thoughtfully. “Auri would never block my number herself. She has principles, Rick. I

The dining table that once felt warm and comforting had turned suffocating.The aroma of home-cooked food lingering in the air was completely overpowered by the sharp tension between them. Lucas didn’t sit down. He simply stood there, staring at Auri with naked accusation in his eyes.“Sit down, Lucas. Eat first. You’re exhausted and stressed,” Auri urged softly, trying to calm the situation even as pain slowly spread through her chest.“I don’t need food. I need answers,” Lucas cut in sharply. “How many times did you meet him this week? Besides using Junior, now he’s using flowers as an excuse too.”Auri set her spoon down with a loud clatter.“Never!” she snapped. “Why are you becoming like this? I’ve been working at the shop like usual. I haven’t met Ethan even once since you confiscated my phone!”“Oh, really?”Lucas stepped

Ethan gave her a warm smile, the kind that had once made her fall hopelessly in love with him but now felt strangely unfamiliar, almost unsettling.“I’m not asking for full custody of Junior, Auri. I just want to make sure he grows up receiving real love from his biological father.”Auri narrowed her eyes at him. “Answer my question first. How did you know I was here? Have you been watching me?”Ethan fell silent for a brief second before lying with smooth precision. “I went to your house, but no one was there. I know you don’t really have anyone else besides Gia. As your ex-husband, I still remember the details of your life, Auri.”He leaned forward slightly, his voice turning soft with concern. “Seeing you run here and stay in someone else’s house because you have nowhere else to lean on…” He exhaled heavily, as though the thought genuinely pained him. “It breaks my heart. You don’t have parents, Auri. But you deserve to have a safe home of your own, an