All Chapters of Chasing his billionaire ex wife: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The room was quiet except for the hum of the machines. There were no noises, no chaos, just a soft glow from the screen and the sound of Chloe breathing in and out. Elara stood next to her daughter with one hand on Chloes shoulder and the other hand on the edge of the console like it could help her stay steady.Elara had said, "I'm listening."Nothing big happened.There was no light, no shaking floor, no dark figures.The pattern on the screen started to change. The circles Chloe had drawn began to turn into lines and shapes that looked like a language trying to make sense. Silas leaned in closer his eyes wide open. He started recording everything that was happening.Ryan stood a steps back watching like a man who had walked into a place he did not understand and could not control. For the time in his life he did not try to interrupt. He just watched Elara and Chloe.Chloe spoke in a voice like someone talking about a dream they just had. "They are trying to make it easier for us to

The morning did not bring Elara any relief. It only made things clearer.Elara was alone in the lab. Nobody else was there yet. The screen in front of her was dark. The system behind it was working. She could feel it like an inventor feels the hum of something they made themselves.This feeling was familiar to Elara. She had not felt it in eight years.Then she heard footsteps behind her. Silas came into the lab holding a black tablet. He looked very serious.“Elara " he said quietly "we need to talk before Chloe gets here.”Elara did not turn around. "You found something " she said.Silas said, "Yes.”There was a pause.Then Silas said something that made Elaras chest feel tight.“This is contact " he said.Elara slowly turned to face him.Silas put the tablet on the table. Showed some old files from Hamilton Global. These files were from ten years ago.A name appeared on the screen: PROJECT AURA. Neural Adaptive Learning System.Elara let out a breath.“No " she said softly.Silas n

Elara did not go back to the lab the morning.She went to the office instead.Not the small control room that is underground.Not the quiet place with screens and wires and people speakingShe went to the floor of Hamilton Global.It has glass walls and a view of the city.It is a place of power.Silas was already waiting for her when she got out of the elevator.He did not say anything.He just handed her a tablet.She read the headline.It said that Voss Logistics is facing a contract suspension from three partners.She did not blink."Good " she said calmly.Ryan was standing a steps behind her.He was still wearing the shirt he wore yesterday.He looked like a man who did not sleep.He watched her read about his company collapsing.He looked like a person reading about a strangers death.He was not shocked.He was not angry.He just looked empty."Elara..." he started to say.She lifted her hand a little without looking at him.He stopped talking.Silas spoke instead. "Your board

Elara did not remember walking away from the hallway. She only remembered the sound of her own heartbeat and Ryan’s words repeating in her head with cruel clarity. We never finalized it. By the time she reached her office, her hands were shaking. She shut the door and leaned against it, trying to breathe through the surge of emotions she did not want to name. Anger came first. Hot. Immediate. Then confusion. Then something worse. Hope. She hated that last one. A soft knock interrupted her thoughts. She knew it was him without asking. “Go away, Ryan.” Silence. Then, gently, “We need to talk.” She closed her eyes. “I don’t want to.” “I know.” Another pause. “But we have to.” She opened the door. He stood there exactly as she expected—calm on the outside, bracing on the inside. She stepped aside to let him in. “You have five minutes,” she said. He didn’t sit. Neither did she. The space between them felt like a courtroom. “You should have told me,” she began. “You should have told me year

The envelope with the divorce papers was on Elaras desk for three days. Ryan did not say a word about it. He did not ask her anything.. Elara knew he was aware it was there. She could feel the tension between them. On the day Elara got to her desk early and opened the envelope by herself. The papers inside did not have a signature. They looked like papers.. Elara knew they meant a lot. They represented all the pain and sadness and misunderstanding and love that Elara and Ryan had gone through. Elara looked at the line where she was supposed to sign for a time. Then she folded the papers. Put them back in her drawer. She did not sign them. She did not tear them up. She just put them away.That day Chloe was doing well. Her health was stable. She was in a mood. She even laughed at something Ryan said. Then she looked at Elara. Said, "You seem lighter." Elara was surprised. "What do you mean?" she asked. Chloe just shrugged. "You do not feel heavy when Ryan is around " she said. Ryan loo