All Chapters of The Divorce That Ruined Him: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

25 Chapters

A Divorce

Serena's Pov “Miss, are you sure about this?” The doctor stared deeply into my eyes hoping to see if I was joking or would change my mind.“Yes, I haven't been as sure as I am now.” My voice came out steadier than I expected. She set her pen down slowly. “Mrs Whitmore” she folded her hands.“You don't need to decide today. It's only 3 weeks,” She paused. “ Your uterine lining shows signs of significant weakness. The fact that this pregnancy succeeded— ." She exhaled. “—Is frankly a miracle. There's no guarantee your body will allow this again”.Her voice dropped low.“This may be your only chance.”The words shot a pain through my chest. With tight trembling hands I responded, “No qualms, I don't intend on giving birth anyway” I interjected. Especially not for a man like him.She studied me for a moment and nodded in defeat.“Okay, I will prepare you for the necessary procedures.” She confirmed and glanced back at the monitor.“You'll need a minimum of three days to recover. I sugg

Roses and Ruins

Serena's Pov"Okay, I'll have it ready for you by the end of the week, Mrs Whitmore. We'll schedule a proper sit-down to go over the terms.""That's fine. Thank you Mr Lawrence."I hung up.For a moment I just stood there on the pavement, phone still warm in my palm. A woman pushed past me with a stroller without so much as an apology and I didn't even react and just watched her go.“Mrs Whitmore.”Three years I'd carried that name, wore it like something precious. Serena Whitmore. It had felt like an upgrade once, though God knows it was that too. To be chosen by a man like Damien Holt and have the whole world know it.Now it tasted bitter in my mouth like something I needed to spit out.I started walking again.**********A day before:I was over the moon when I saw the pregnancy test turn out positive. I didn't believe it at first. After thirty minutes of being in the washroom and clutching my belly, I dressed up and visited the hospital. “Congratulations, you're three weeks pregn

This Isn't About You

Serena's Pov I closed the bedroom door behind me and stood with my back against it for a moment.The flat was quiet. From somewhere down the hall, I could still hear the low murmur of their voices.I pushed off the door and went to sit at the edge of the bed.My hands were in my lap. I looked down at them like. The left one still had my ring on it. Three years old, platinum band, small diamond. Damien had gotten down on one knee in the restaurant we went to on our first date and I had cried before he even finished the question. I had been so sure. So certain or so I thought.I twisted the ring once. Then I stopped.I pressed both palms flat against my stomach instead.My baby. That was the thought that kept arriving underneath everything else. “My baby. My baby. My baby.”Not ours but mine. Because there was no ours anymore, and there hadn't been for longer than I was willing to admit to myself.Three miscarriages. Three times I had lain in a hospital bed and held Damien's hand and w

I'm In For The Drama

Serena's Pov The smell of eggs hit my nostrils before I opened my eyes.I lay still for a moment. Damien's side of the bed was empty and cool. I got up, washed my face with cold water, and looked at myself in the mirror until I felt ready. Then I walked out.He was at the stove in a grey t-shirt, moving easy, unhurried. The table was already set. Two plates. Orange juice. He had found the fruit bowl I kept at the back of the cabinet — the one too pretty to use — and filled it."Morning." He turned when he heard me and smiled. That smile. The early one, warm and open, like he had nowhere else to be.My chest did something I told it not to."Sit down." He turned back to the pan. "Almost done."I sat. He plated the food and came around to set mine in front of me, and he pressed his lips to the top of my head. His hand rested on my shoulder a moment — warm, familiar — then he sat across from me and picked up his fork."You slept okay?" he asked."Fine."He nodded. Started eating.I looke

She Won

Serena's Pov I sat on the couch muching on some snacks. My last encounter with the lawyer went smooth. I was watching an episode in a documentary. And it got me real bad. I was so engrossed that I didn't hear the doorbell ring.The sound of the cameras alarm brought me back to reality. I hesitated at first but remembered Damian mentioned about Rose's arrival. To make things clear and less suspicious, I accepted without an oppose.I inhaled sharply and opened the door revealing Rose Whitmore smiling at me. It did send chills down my spine.I looked at her for a while. Indeed she was beautiful. Tall and fine bone with dark eyes. The sinister smile on her face instantly wiped whatever I was thinking"Serena." She stepped forward and pulled me into a hug before I could do anything about it. Her perfume was soft and close. "I've been thinking about you.""Rose." I hugged her back. Not too warm, not cool enough to register. "Come in.”"Rose—""I'm done pretending." She said it like she was

Near Death

Serena's Pov Beeping.That was the first thing.Not pain, not light, not the slow crawl back into consciousness that they show in films where everything is soft and gauzy and someone is holding your hand. Just beeping. Steady and indifferent, like the world had kept running while I was somewhere else and this was it pulling me back.Pain shot through my neck when I tried getting up.It didn't ease. My left side, my shoulder, the base of my skull where it met the pillow all suffered from the pain, it was like my body had been waiting for the moment I was conscious enough to receive it.My throat felt itchy and my lips dry. I tried to blink to get my eyes cleared and check my environment. The ceiling was white. A monitor to my left with numbers I couldn't focus on yet. A drip taped into the back of my hand.Somewhere nearby, the sound of soft soles on linoleum."Oh —" A figure appeared at the edge of my vision, leaning in close. Young. Tired eyes, warm ones. A nurse. She reached for

Bingo!

Rose's PovThe moment I heard “mission accomplished" and saw the news on the internet. Every stress in me diminished. It's hard trying to compete when you're as white and pure as a baby horse. This is just the beginning. That night, I remember he came to me sweet and eyes filled with lust but got interrupted with an unknown call only to leave and later call me. And as I picked the call up on the second ring, the next thing I heard was,"Rose." His voice was strange. Tight and strange and higher than usual, something panicked living just beneath the surface of it.I arranged my expression out of instinct even though he couldn't see ."What's wrong?" I asked. Trying as hard to sound normal."It's Serena." A breath. "There was an accident. She's — they're saying she's in hospital, she's — Rose, I need to go, I just—""Go," I said immediately. "Go, Damien. I'll be here. Call me when you know more."He hung up. I set the phone down.Turned back to the window.Somewhere in the city, in a

Rest Well

Chapter 8Rose PovThe room went quiet."The pregnancy. We did everything we could. But I'm afraid she lost it."I looked at the nurse and made my face soft. As neutral as I could, something receiving."Thank you," I said quietly. "For telling me."She touched my arm and said something gentle about grief taking time and how strong Serena had been through the whole ordeal. I nodded and held the right quality of stillness until she left and the door shut behind her.Then I turned back to the bed.Her face hadn't moved. Not once, through any of it. Just that same pale stillness. The slow rise and fall of her chest. The machine counted her heartbeats like it had nothing better to do.I pulled in a breath and let it out slowly.And then I smiled.She lost it.Both of them, gone. The woman and the child she was carrying. I had wanted both gone and the main threat — the baby, the one thing that would have tied Damien to her in ways I couldn't undo… was finally, cleanly, irreversibly gone.T

Nearly got caught

SerenaI waited till the door shut before I opened my eyes.I didn't move yet. Not yet. I'm not so sure she has left the hospital, and no one will come in anytime soon.For close to a minute, I held my breath and exhaled once I was sure it was right to open my eyes.I took in a long and slow deep breath, so controlled it barely made a sound.I blinked twice to adjust to the lights.The room was empty. The monitor beeped on. The drip was cold in the back of my hand. My ribs ached — a dull, insistent pressure on my left side that sharpened whenever I breathed too deep. I took short, careful breaths and kept my eyes on the ceiling.Every single word Rose uttered felt like a stab at the back. I had heard every single word.Lord. I'd have been gone when I felt her weight so close over me. That pillow. Her hand on it. The silence that followed... I would have been dead if Damien's call had not come through.I stopped that thought. Tucked it away somewhere I couldn't reach it right now. File

It is what it is

DamienI have been trying to pull Serena closer to me when I felt us drifting apart. I felt the distance between us broadening, which broke my heart. I was going to take us seriously , so I tried. Not until I had to ruin everything. Every bit of us these 3 years got messed up when I found out I did what I wasn't supposed to do. I feel like a jerk. An asshole. But I guess it is too late.I see her trying every possible best to get closer to me. I just don't know how to approach her, thinking of the fact that she can't bear me an heir… and I need one right now. I thought the first few miscarriages were all. But I was wrong. She can't make babies. Her uterus can't. It won't work. I might have a tinge of a thing for her, but I don't think It really will go as it should. Right now, I needed an heir. And one person— darn ! That was a freaking mistake. I shouldn't have.I had come back from work a week ago and planned on setting things right between Serena and I when I got stopped right

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