All Chapters of Mr Billionaire's Regret: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Chapter 41Aria Blake ~•~ An unknown number had been blowing up my phone for a while. Initially, I didn’t want to answer because I felt it was Julian who was using a different number to reach out to me. I mean, I’d been ignoring him and he was desperate. But I got a text from the number. It happened to be his mom’s number. Just out of respect, I decided to answer the phone. I lowered the volume of the television in the living room. I waited for her to speak first when the call connected. “Aria?” she finally asked as if she was unsure I was the one she was speaking to. “Yes… It’s Aria.” “Wow, he wasn’t lying,” she whispered. “It’s Julian’s mother.” She didn’t have to introduce herself. I could already recognize her voice, and I already saw her text. “I’m sorry I didn’t respond earlier, I had no idea it was you,” I apologized, just to be polite. Julian’s mom was really nice to me back then, and just because her son was an asshole didn’t mean that I had to treat her badly t

Chapter 43Julian Cross ~•~ It felt like the air had been knocked out of me. “Married? You’re married to him?” I repeated the question, hoping that I’d heard wrong the first time. “Yes, Julian. Samuel and I have been married for five years,” she announced proudly. Aria, who had barely smiled since I sat down opposite her, now had a wide smile spread across her face. It was as if she enjoyed watching my reaction. Five years. The number echoed inside my head, refusing to make any sense. So after she disappeared without saying anything, she rushed into a marriage with him. “You’re lying, Aria,” I argued, refusing to believe that she would do something like that to me. There was no way she would have moved on fast if she really loved me. Aria laughed. “You’re living in a fantasy world, Julian,” she replied. “If I am lying, how do you explain the fact that the kids think Samuel is their father?” The way she said it so casually made my skin crawl. “So you really lied to them tha

Chapter 45Aria Blake ~•~ “Do you want to be present when I have the conversation with them?” I asked Samuel, who was focused on his computer. He let out a deep sigh. “Not really.” “Why? Are you upset?” He turned around and glanced at me for a moment before shifting his gaze back to his screen. “Do you expect me to be happy?” Ever since Julian came to Texas, Samuel had been acting strange. At first, he pretended like he was okay with everything.But at one point, he couldn’t mask his emotions anymore. It was evident that he was bothered by Julian’s presence. And now, he had finally admitted that he wasn’t happy. I dragged a hand through my hair. “This isn’t going to change anything between you and the kids,” I said, attempting to comfort him. But I failed. He scoffed. “Do you really believe what you just said?” My face fell. “Trust me, it’s not going to change anything. They’ll still see you as their father. Isla doesn’t even like Julian.” “That’s because she doesn’t know

Chapter 47Julian Cross ~•~ “You’ve been there for almost a week, Julian… we have a company to run,” Cole’s annoyed voice came through the other end of the line. “When are you coming back to New York?” Cole knew what was happening over here but he just wanted to piss me off. “You can run the company without me for a few weeks. Stop acting like the world is about to end.” Cole snorted. “I know, but it doesn’t mean that you should stay there forever. You have responsibilities over here.” I rolled my eyes even though he couldn’t see me. “The only thing I care about now is getting to know my kids. I don’t know why you’re trying to make me upset.” Cole was quiet for a while, then he snorted. “I’m not trying to make you upset, I know you want to know your kids. I want that for you too,” he replied. “But I want you to remember that you have a life back here too.” I swallowed hard. “So what are you insinuating?” “What is your plan? I just want to make sure that you have a solid plan,

Chapter 49Aria Blake ~•~ “We got divorced,” I forced out the words from my mouth. Isla wouldn’t stop asking questions if she didn’t get the answer she wanted. “He had no idea I was pregnant after we’d gotten divorced.” “So why didn’t you tell him about it later? Did he treat you badly?” Her question caught me off-guard. But I wasn’t entirely surprised. Isla had always been too perceptive for her age. I reached out and tucked a stray curl behind her ear. “You don’t have to always know the answer to certain things. We will probably talk about it when you’re old enough.” Julian breathed, his eyes mirroring his relief. “Thank you,” he mouthed to me. The kids hadn’t warmed up to Julian. I knew that there was a probability that things would get messy, and the fact that they didn’t like him would work to my own advantage. But at the same time, I didn’t want them to hate him. I mean, they shared the same DNA and he was actually their father. Julian might not have been the best hus