Goodbye Ex, A Billionaire Is Obsessed With Me のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Shane West’s voice sounded like the voice of a powerful lawyer from a TV drama.It was clear and deep. It carried confidence and authority, with a slight coldness in it. I guessed that Genny had already spoken to him earlier. Lawyers like him valued their time very much.So he went straight to the point. After all, people in high society rarely waste time. Top lawyers even charged by the minute for consultations.I quickly replied. “Right now, Attorney West.”Almost immediately, Shane called through the imessage.I answered the call at once. “Hello, Attorney West. This is Eloise, Genny—”“Ms. Eloise, I already know your information,” Shane interrupted calmly before I could finish. His tone was steady and direct. “What are your divorce demands?”I straightened my back and answered honestly. “I want Julian to leave with nothing.”There was a short silence.Then Shane calmly crushed my fantasy. “Ms. Eloise, that kind of thing rarely happens these days.”I tightened my fingers around the

The moment I heard Julian's question, a bad feeling rose in my heart. How did he know I was in the hospital? Was following me? But at that moment I told myself not to panic, to stay calm.So I casually asked him, “Yeah, honey, how did you know?”“When you answered the phone just now, I heard someone calling out, ‘Number 39, come to clinic number 4.’”“Your hearing is really good, I didn’t even notice.”I felt relieved. For a moment just now, I thought Julian was following me, or that he had someone in the hospital helping him.Actually, it was just that I felt guilty.Julian asked with concern, “What did the doctor say? Did he prescribe any medication?”I suppressed my anger and resentment and replied calmly, “It’s nothing serious, just a minor cold.”“That’s good.” Julian continued, “Which hospital are you in? Do you want me to pick you up? I have a meeting, it should be over in about an hour.”Faced with Julian’s insincere concern, I was speechless. The paper order in my hand had un

Hayes stopped in front of me.He looked down at me with those dark, unreadable eyes that seemed cold. I lifted my chin and met his gaze, If he thought I would back down now, he was mistaken.His brows drew together slightly. “I’ve just realized something,” he said slowly. “You’re not only blind and stupid.” A faint curl touched his lips.“You’re also incredibly self-righteous.”My fingers curled into fists at my sides. For a second my mind went completely blank as I searched for something… anything to throw back at him.Before I could speak, Hayes let out a quiet scoff.“Still,” he added, voice dripping with mockery, “you’re right about one thing.” He looked at me for a long moment. “We’re not familiar with each other.” A pause. “I was just being nosy.” Then he turned and walked away.Just like that, the door shut behind him and I stood there staring after him, stunned.…Now I was the heartless one?Why was he the one acting angry?I ought to be the one who should be angry, okay? Espec

That morning, I met with my financial advisor to discuss renewing my investment product upon maturity.Fifteen million AUD wasn’t a huge sum compared to the wealthy elite, but it was still a measure of my performance, and the financial manager seemed genuinely pleased to prepare the contract renewal for me.Once a business deal was closed, people always felt the need to say a few polite words.As she stacked the documents neatly, she glanced up at me and said, “Ms. Eloise, your baby is over 100 days old, right?”I nodded. I didn’t deny it, not because I wanted to confirm anything, but because I didn’t want a stranger to look at me with that awkward, pitiful expression when hearing the truth about my child. I was never one to display my wounds to others.But then a chill ran through me. I had only ever spoken to this advisor by phone, never added her on any socials. How did she know I had given birth? How did she know the approximate dates?I asked carefully, trying to keep my voice st

Listening to Hayes’s words, I fell into deep thought.He was right. The reason his words felt harsh was because every word pierces the parts of me I had been avoiding, the vulnerabilities I didn’t want to confront.Lately, I’d been secretly excusing my own stupidity, blaming everything on Julian’s despicable and vicious nature.But how did it get to this point? Was it all Julian’s fault? Didn’t I bear some responsibility too?One aspect of human nature was that we resisted criticism. We believed we were right, always finding excuses to justify ourselves. Often, the sharpest criticisms didn’t reveal the truth, instead they reveal our own fragile, pitiful self-esteem.Julian and I had been together for seven years.To be deceived by a man like him for seven years without seeing the truth… what else could I be but stupid?Even more foolish, when my father reminded me that I didn’t truly know Julian, I subconsciously thought he meant Julian’s family background wasn’t good enough.I had fo