Semua Bab My Ex-husband’s Regret: On his knees for me: Bab 71 - Bab 80

CHARLOTTE~•~“What event do you have to attend this time?”Dave chuckled, his thumb and index finger playing with my earlobe. “No event this time. I came to visit you.”I looked up at him. “Really?”“Of course,” he chuckled. “I’m trying to make you my girlfriend, Charlotte. Should I not put in the effort?”I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came out. Dave was a nice man. I liked him, but too much was going on at the moment.I still had a court case to conclude. My father still hadn’t gotten his surgery and Alexander… he was a lot more approachable. I’d expected him to gloat when I went to meet him for help, but he didn’t. He just went straight to helping. I didn’t know how to feel about that.Even worse, he hadn’t mentioned the last hearing. I’d basically torn down his character in front of the judge and our lawyers and he didn’t mention anything about it. I couldn’t tell if he was still angry at me and was biding his time so he could catch me by surprise or if he had truly let

ALEXANDER~•~I won the case but I regretted it the moment Charlotte’s body hit the floor.For a second, no one moved. It was like the entire courtroom froze for a while, then chaos broke out.“Miss Watson!” Her lawyer was the first to react, her chair scraping loudly against the floor as she rushed to her side. The court clerk stood abruptly, calling for assistance. Someone else shouted for water.My body moved before my brain fully processed it. My chair fell back behind me with a loud thud, but I didn’t care. My eyes were locked on her crumpled figure on the floor.“Move.” I didn’t even know who I said it to. I just knew I needed to get to her. By the time I reached her, her lawyer was kneeling beside her, gently tapping her cheek. “Charlotte? Can you hear me?”She didn’t respond.Something twisted violently in my chest. I crouched down beside them, my hand hovering over her for a brief second before I placed it against her shoulder. “What happened?” I asked no one in particular.

ALEXANDER~•~Charlotte was never going to forgive me.The pain in her eyes when she handed Nyla to me haunted me at night. When I was suing, I only thought of winning. Not what would happen after I won.I didn’t know how to take care of a child, much less a girl. I’d never been a little girl and I had no experience with them so when she burst into my room in the middle of the night, I was flabbergasted.I sat up immediately as a small form filled my doorway. I hadn’t been able to sleep anyway.“Daddy?” Her voice was small and unsure. It still felt foreign to hear her call me daddy. “Yes, baby?” I turned on the lamp.She left the door open and took small steps towards me. “Can I…”I made space for her instantly. “Come on.”She climbed on the bed and settled close to me. Was she not used to sleeping alone? Did she still share a bed with Charlotte? I didn’t get to ask Charlotte any important questions before she bundled Nyla and handed her over. I knew it stemmed from a place of hurt s

CHARLOTTE~•~“I was counting on the day you wouldn’t bring your boyfriend with you,” David said as I entered his office the next week. “I knew he’d leave soon. He’s an actor right? And very busy at that.”“And you’re booked every minute of the year, David.”“Yet I still made time for you,” he smiled. “Also, I guess you’re past my last name?”I rolled my eyes. I’d referred to him as Dr. Kane throughout our last meeting and he wasn’t very happy about it. “Are you sure you’re prepared for the surgery?”“Alexander never told me you were this funny.”I hated that he kept bringing Alexander up, but, “so what exactly did you like about me?”“Do.” He corrected me. “What exactly do I like about you? Also, Alexander is a snitch.”I chuckled. I didn’t know whether to take him seriously or not. It was clear Alexander didn’t take him seriously which was why he delivered him straight to me. Except I was being arrogant by assuming Alexander was still interested in me.“What’s going on in that prett

CHARLOTTE~•~A wave of relief washed over me the moment we all heard the first cry of the baby.Lucy was exhausted, soaked with sweat, and pale, but the second the nurse placed the tiny, squirming bundle on her chest, her entire face transformed. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she laughed through the sobs. “She’s here,” Lucy whispered, her voice cracking slightly. “My baby girl.”Tim was crying too, one hand gently stroking his daughter’s head while the other held Lucy’s. I stood at the foot of the bed, watching the three of them. They were a perfect little family that the sight had tears pricking my eyes.“She’s beautiful,” I said softly, stepping closer to brush a finger over the baby’s tiny hand. “You did it, Lucy.”Lucy looked up at me, her eyes shining with tears. “Thank you for being here.”I smiled. “Nowhere else I’d rather be.”The nurse gave us a few more minutes before gently taking the baby to clean and check her. Lucy leaned back against the pillows, drained but glowin