All Chapters of THE GENIUS HE LET GO: Ex-husband’s Regret: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Chapter Seventy-Eight Aurora lifted Shannon into her arms, then pinched her cheeks lightly, her entire expression softening into a warm smile. “How’s our little champion doing?” She murmured affectionately, making Shannon giggle happily once more. The entire Langford family had gone silent, watching the scene before them with furrowed brows. What on earth was going on? Riley’s expression was the worst. Her hand dropped from Celeste’s hold as though it was hot coal. She was breathing heavily now, and her fists clenched as she took a few steps forward, her gaze fixed on her mom playing and smiling with another little girl. Shannon did not notice the Langford family. All her attention was fixed on Aurora who had actually come to the academy to pick her up, and be her mommy for the day. It was a pity many of her practice colleagues had left before Aurora’s arrival. Else she would have showed them how pretty Aurora was, just as she’d bragged all afternoon. Aurora was nice, and Sh

Chapter Eighty The lobby had not gone quiet, but it felt that way to Ethan Langford.He stood rooted to the same spot he had occupied for the last several minutes, watching Aurora laugh at something the staff member said, her head tipping back slightly, a rare unguarded sound escaping her.It did not look performed. It did not look strategic. It looked real. And that, more than anything else that had happened tonight, unsettled him.She had always smiled like that around Riley once.He had not noticed when she stopped.Shannon was back in her arms now, the little girl chattering excitedly and pointing toward the rink corridor, probably reliving her routine for Aurora's benefit. Aurora listened with her whole body, her chin dipped, nodding at all the right moments, asking questions Ethan could not hear.Caspian Vaughn stood slightly to the side, arms crossed, watching his niece with a quiet pride that made Ethan's jaw tighten.They looked like a unit.The three of them. Easy and warm

Chapter Eighty-OneEthan had been furious. And even more so when he discovered that Celeste was nowhere to be found. “She is the only woman I want to get married to!” He’d said to his grandfather desperately, “You know how much I love her. How can you tell me to marry someone else? Some random nobody I don’t even know!”“How dare you?!” His grandfather had thundered, “Aurora is the best thing that has ever happened to you. Don’t you ever disrespect her again!”Ethan had not cared if Aurora Hale was the world’s greatest wonder back then. All he saw was a manipulative woman, who saw a weak old man, and decided to exploit his vulnerability for her selfish gains.They’d argued about it for a long time and the old patriach threatened to forfeit his fortune, handling it over to strangers rather than Ethan if he did not marry AuroraEthan had indeed thought Aurora was the one who had instigated everything. He wondered how she had been able to pull it off though. There was nothing remarkable

Chapter Eighty-ThreeCarter said nothing. He actually did not know what to say to that question, and when the silence between them stretched to a point where he realized that Ethan was waiting for him to answer, he finally said hesitantly.“I presume you would know that, sir.”Ethan remained silent, his fingers tapping against the smooth surface of the desk. He had believed, for four years, that Aurora was a nameless woman. A woman without family or background or weight in the world.He had believed she had married into the Langford family the way a person without prospects married money, gratefully and with nothing to offer in return.His mother had believed it.His sister had believed it.He had never examined the belief because it had been convenient to hold.He had never asked her about her family or background.Not once.He had assumed the absence of the topic meant there was nothing to say.And frankly he did not care.Ethan’s fingers tightened She had let him assume. She had

Chapter Eighty-FiveThe next Friday, Aurora found time to visit Caspian’s residence again. She had actually forgotten all about Vixen sleeping on her coat but when Caspian mentioned if she’d spend the weekend with Shannon while he ran some errands, Aurora agreed.Caspian had been very valuable and helpful to her over the years.From the very day she’d met him in the university as well as the time he’d introduced her to her mentor, to the time he’d spent running her medical center while she played wife with Ethan. Aurora would forever feel okay with giving up some of her free days and free time in helping him out.She was supposed to spend the greater part of the day with Shannon alone and they had a splendid time. In many ways, Aurora was reminded of Riley whenever she was with Shannon, and at the same time, she marveled at how different they were.Shannon and Riley were both bright and bubbly children, with their sunny little expressive faces and mannerisms…However, Shannon was sig