All Chapters of Please Love Me, Again!: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“I am okay,” I whispered, not knowing what to say to him, but his voice brought tears to my eyes.My team surrounded me protectively.Ryan and Lillith were looking around in alert as if they were still looking for any threat to me.“Why did you go out alone?” Vincent scolded me sternly.I sniffed and wiped the corners of my eyes.“How much time?” I asked him in a cracked voice, still sniffing slightly.“Ten minutes.” He answered, and I took a deep breath before hanging up.“What happened, Lauren? Why did you come here?” Chris asked me, holding me in his side embrace like an elder brother.By then, the restaurant security also arrived.I didn’t answer Chris, but called my brother.“I was about to call you. Where are you? Why are you out without any bodyguard?” Caellum yelled at me in panic.If it were any other time, I would have yelled back, feeling annoyed by his overprotective demeanor, but Chris and Ryan were right.“The restaurant is jam-packed, bro. Th

Gabriel’s P.O.V.“You’re home.” I smiled tiredly when Celia welcomed me with a soft smile.I put down my suit jacket on the backrest of the couch and crouched in front of her wheelchair.“Why are you still awake? It’s past midnight, love.” I asked her in concern, taking her hand in mine.“I was waiting for you,” she answered softly; a slight blush crept on her cheeks.It reminded me of the past, the initial phase of our dating. Celia blushed so furiously back then.Even if I came a bit close to her or wrapped my hand around her shoulders, she blushed.I smiled helplessly and cupped her face with my other hand.“You need to sleep well and rest well, love. Don’t stay awake for long. You know how our lives work, right? The company is in a tight situation right now, and I need to attend so many meetings. It…. It may be a possibility that …. I won’t be able to come back for days. So, don’t wait up for me anymore.” I explained the situation to her calmly.She pursed her lips into a thin li

Lauren’s P.O.V.“He got a muscle sprain at the lower back, and it somehow suppresses his nerves there, causing him immense pain.” Vincent’s friend and his family doctor, Wilson, explained to me with a serious expression on his face.“He knows that he can’t lift things or twist her upper body abruptly. He is still recovering. What about his medications and his rehab sessions? Is he regular on them?” I asked him in a serious tone, my brows knitted tightly.“He is regular with his medication, but I guess he skipped a few of his rehab sessions because of the troubles with his business these days,” he answered me in the same manner.“What? Is he insane? It took us three years…… three years, Wilson. How …… how could he be so reckless towards his condition? A few more accidents like this, and he will be back in a wheelchair.” I yelled at Wilson.I knew that he wasn’t at fault here, but I worked so hard to heal Gabriel, and now Wilson was telling me that Gabriel was taking his rehab sessions

Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)For a few seconds, I couldn’t even blink…Divorce Certificate….I forgot that the cooling-off period is going to end in a few days, and then Gabriel and I will be strangers to each other.I rubbed my chest when I felt a sharp pain in the middle of my chest.“Are you okay, Ms. Shaw?” Jack, my driver, asked me worriedly.“What happened, Lauren? Are you okay? Where are you going?” Joyce asked me worriedly, panic evident in her voice.“I am okay. Don’t panic,” I yelled at her, feeling a bit frustrated, but she was my best friend.And she had always been like this.“Don’t tell me that you are having a second thought about the divorce,” she scolded me the next.Gone was the panic.“Of course, not. I don’t have any intention of staying in a toxic trio relationship. My man will always be mine. No childhood sweets, best female friend, or first love.” I replied to her irritably.“That’s my like girl,” she chirped excitedly, and I sneered.“Oh, please. Who is judging

Lauren’s P.O.V.My heels clicked against the hard marble, echoing each step too loudly as if the space wanted the whole building to hear it.I kept my shoulder straight and walked downstairs without any hesitation.This was my territory.Here, I answered no one.I stopped at the entrance of Basement 3, raising my brows in surprise.The lights were dimmed here, giving me a creepy feeling as if I had just entered the set of a horror movie.The place was way too silent with just the faint hum of electricity and the distant ticking of something metallic.The air here was stale… heavy with dust and something older—something forgotten.For a second, I thought about dropping the idea of going further in the corridor, but I couldn’t give up because the place felt creepy.I inhaled sharply and breathed out through my mouth before starting to walk in slow but steady steps.The silence deepened with every step, but I didn’t stop.My hands were thrust into my lab coat pockets, but I had tightened