Ex-Husband's Regret: I'm sorry I loved You too late のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

CHAPTER TWELVEKatelyn didn’t let the disappointment of the previous month discourage her. Instead, it was a lesson for the next month–one learnt the painful way. Of course he was busy. He was the CEO of a company that had little to no rival in the city, and he didn’t get there because he was just handed it by his grandmother, or by frolicking around. He worked hard for it.She had laid in bed everyday since he returned from his trip days ago, thinking about ways to ease his stress and there was only one thing she could do. Be a wife. So, before she could overthink it on the morning of another work day, she left her room and headed for the kitchen. She knew the exact time his door opened every morning. 8:15 AM. Not a minute later or a minute less. He was that disciplined. She never knew how he did it but every single morning, she found herself waiting to hear the sound of his door shutting and his footsteps echoing down the hallway. It felt like her own day would only begin afte

CHAPTER FOURTEENThe noise of the city faded behind Katelyn, replaced by the soft hum of polished conversation as she stepped into the event hall. Right from the red carpet at the entrance, Katelyn knew she didn’t belong there. The whole place was bathed in luxury; champagne towers stood at every corner of the hall, fresh flowers of all kind lined the floor to ceiling windows even as guests still trooped in with more, and on the grand stage, a live jazz band played soft music that the already present guests nodded their heads to.Everywhere she looked screamed wealth, all befitting of a Winchester’s birthday. And not just any Winchester, but the one who was now the Matriarch of the family following Alana’s death. Kately stood like a statue, while guests who wore confidence as effortlessly as their designer clothes, passed her. None of them seemed like they had stood in front of their mirror for several minutes, wondering if they were making the right decision by coming here. Or fix

CHAPTER SIXTEENKatelyn might crave attention, but not the kind she was getting in a hall full of millionaires. “Don’t be shy dear, c’mon.” Sarah encouraged even as Katelyn shook her head. She wanted nothing more than to run out the door, but with everyone looking at her expectantly, she was afraid it would be embarrassing for Sarah.So, despite how scary it was, Katelyn put one foot in front of the other and went up to the stage. Once there, Sarah put an arm around her and made her face the audience. Katelyn flinched, because the only time Sarah touched her in the past was to hit her. Under different circumstances, Katelyn would have been happy but her nerves were eating every single positive emotion alive. “Everyone.” Sarah began warmly, her voice carrying effortlessly across the room. “This is Katelyn.” “She…is very special to our family.” She continued, igniting a ripple of applause from the crowd. Katelyn shifted but Sarah kept a firm grip on her shoulder, a squeeze that m

CHAPTER EIGHTEENExhaustion was no longer a passing feeling for Katelyn, it now lived with her, and sank itself deeper into her bones every second. She felt it even deeply now as she dragged her feet towards her room. She tried really hard to not replay the events of the last hour in her head, afraid the tears she’d been fighting would spill over her cheeks, but she just couldn’t help it. Why always her? Why did it feel like all the misery and pain in the world was designed only for her? Where exactly did it go wrong in her life? The stillness and darkness of her room pressed the weight of her loneliness harder onto her chest but she refused to turn the lights on. She let her memory guide her towards her bedside table where she grabbed the answer to the question of where everything went wrong with her life. Her parents. She brushed her palm against the new frame she had gotten. She didn’t need light to see their happy smiles when it was already ingrained in her memory. The pictu

CHAPTER TWENTYThe car ride was quiet, and not the peaceful kind. It was the kind that made Katelyn so aware of everything; the soft hum of the engine, the faint rumble of the tyre against the road, and the way Damon’s arm brushed hers every time the car took a turn. Her fingers wouldn’t stop moving, picking invisible lint off her dress, slicking her hair back and touching her face like she expected the makeup to have run down her face. Settling into the skin of the woman she had seen in the mirror, proved to be difficult the closer they got to the venue of the party. Even at the moment, as she caught her reflection faintly in the window, she still couldn’t fathom how to match the elegance that looked back at her without looking like a complete fool.“If you keep doing that, it’s not going to look good for long.” Damon’s voice suddenly cut through the thickly laden silence of the car. It caused Katelyn to still, an apology already tumbling its way out of her mouth, pushed by inst