The Billionaire’s Regret의 모든 챕터: 챕터 51 - 챕터 60

A person’s mind was a fragile thing.Daniel had learned that long ago.It shifted. Bent. Changed direction without warning, like wind slipping through fingers no matter how tightly you tried to hold onto it.And this morning.That was all he could think about.He stared up at the ceiling, eyes open long before the day fully began, the faint light creeping in through the edges of the curtains. Sleep had come in pieces, broken, shallow, interrupted by thoughts that refused to quiet.Not fear.He didn’t like calling it that.But it was close enough.His jaw tightened slightly as he exhaled, slow and controlled, as if that alone could steady the restless movement in his chest.Amelia.The name alone was enough to pull everything back to the surface.He had asked her out again.And she had said yes.Simple.Clear.Exactly what he wanted.So why.Daniel dragged a hand down his face, finally sitting up, his shoulders tense despite the stillness in the room.“Because nothing about this is sim

True to his word.Amelia was having the time of her life.It started simple.Light.Easy.The way things between them always seemed to begin.Neither of them had eaten breakfast, so they settled into a small, cozy Chinese restaurant tucked just off the main street. The air was warm, filled with the rich scent of spices and something savory that immediately made Amelia’s stomach remind her how early she had woken up.And how hungry she actually was.Daniel had noticed, of course.He always did.“Order whatever you want,” he had said, leaning back casually, watching her with that same quiet attentiveness she was slowly getting used to.She didn’t hesitate.And maybe.Maybe she went a little overboard.But she didn’t regret it.Not when everything tasted as good as it did.Not when every bite seemed to ground her further into the moment, pulling her away from the noise that had lived in her head for days.After that came a slow stroll.No rush.No destination.Just walking side by side,

Daniel didn’t interrupt.He hadn’t, not once.Even now, while Amelia sat across from him, shoulders trembling, her breaths uneven, her tears falling freely, he stayed exactly where he was.Present.Still.Grounded.His hands held hers firmly but gently, his thumbs moving in slow, absent circles against her skin, not to stop her, not to quiet her.But to remind her she wasn’t alone in it.Because this.This wasn’t something you interrupted.This was something you allowed.And Daniel understood that better than most.His gaze softened slightly as he watched her, his expression calm, but his mind.His mind was anything but.Because everything she had just said…Wasn’t new.Not entirely.He already knew pieces of it.Fragments.Half-truths collected over time.Alexander had been under watch for a while now. Quietly. Carefully. And Amelia, indirectly, had been part of that picture whether she knew it or not.He had known there was history.Knew there was something deep.Complicated.Messy.

It felt like hours.Even though it couldn’t have been more than a few minutes.Amelia sat there, her fingers still loosely wrapped in Daniel’s, her thoughts moving in circles, questioning, answering, doubting, returning to the same place again and again.Her heart refused to settle.Her mind refused to simplify anything.Every answer came with a contradiction.Every feeling came with hesitation.But she couldn’t stay silent.Not now.Not after everything she had already said.Slowly.She lifted her gaze.Meeting Daniel’s eyes again.Her chest rose as she took a deep breath, holding it for just a second before letting it out slowly.“My feelings are complicated,” she said quietly.Her voice wasn’t shaky this time.Just honest.“My heart is just as… messy.”She closed her eyes briefly, like she needed that one second to gather herself, then opened them again.“Alexander still affects me,” she admitted.The words didn’t come easily.But they came.“That much I’ve realized.”Her gaze soft

“Would you like to attend a Kingsley event gala with me?”The question sat between them, light in delivery but heavy in meaning.Daniel blinked once, his brows lifting slightly as he looked at Amelia from across the café table.There was a small smile on her face, but something about the way she held her phone told him this wasn’t just some random weekend invitation.“I’m not sure I follow,” he said carefully.Without much of a choice, Amelia sighed softly and placed her phone on the table, sliding it toward him.“Here,” she said. “Read it.”Daniel picked it up.His expression stayed neutral as his eyes moved over the invitation.Elegant.Formal.Kingsley Technologies Annual Gala.Hosted by Alexander Kingsley.A celebration of company growth, shareholders, partners, and future expansion.Standard enough.Professional enough.But Daniel wasn’t reading the invitation.Not really.His mind had already moved somewhere else.He’s up to something.The thought came instantly.Sharp.Certain.