All Chapters of EX-HUSBAND’S REGRET(The Wife He Discarded): Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I stayed there numb for a while.The air in the room felt still, like everything was waiting with me.They didn’t push. Didn’t speak. They just stood there, giving me space to breathe through something I didn’t even understand yet.I finally looked at them.Pierce was the first one my eyes found. He gave a small smile, soft and careful, but it didn’t reach his eyes. There was concern there. My gaze shifted.Hayes stood straight, composed as ever, his shoulders squared, his expression controlled. But it wasn’t as solid as before. There was something beneath it now. Something tight. Like if he moved the wrong way, everything he was holding back would show.My chest tightened.Then I looked at Ford.He didn’t even try to hide it. His brows were drawn, his jaw tense, his hands flexing slightly at his sides like he didn’t know what to do with them. He looked… restrained like he was holding himself back from something he couldn’t release.So these are my brothers?The thought didn’t feel r

I clicked on her profile.She’s all grown.I scrolled slowly, my thumb dragging across the screen. Different pictures. Different places. Then I saw it.Wedding pictures from three years ago.Then I noticed the message icon. She had already texted me.I tapped it open.Grace Mercer: Hi… Aurelia. I don’t know if you’ll respond, but… I think we need to talk.I stared at the message for a moment. Then I locked my phone.What exactly was there to talk about? I had no business with them anymore.None.I turned off my phone completely and placed it beside me before closing my eyes.Sleep came easier than I expected.*****The alarm dragged me out of sleep.Saturdays were supposed to be for resting.Not for me.There was always something to do.I got out of bed, went straight into the bathroom, and let the water run over me until the last trace of sleep was gone.By the time I got dressed, my brothers had already left.Leo’s nanny had arrived.I bent slightly and kissed his cheek. “Be good.”

The car door shut, and the noise disappeared instantly.Silence filled the space.I leaned back against the seat, my fingers resting loosely in my lap, my expression still perfectly in place, as if nothing had happened.Mia kept glancing at me.Once.Twice.Then again.She didn’t say anything at first, but I could feel it—her curiosity, her hesitation.Finally, she spoke. “Who was that?”I didn’t look at her.“No one important.”The words came out calm. Flat. Like he had never existed.Mia didn’t respond immediately. But I could feel it—she didn’t believe me. But she didn’t push either.The tension stayed.By the time we got home, the air felt different.Quieter.Controlled.I stepped out of the car and walked inside.The moment I entered the living room, I saw them.Leo was on the floor, surrounded by his toys, completely absorbed in whatever little world he had created.My brothers were seated, glasses in hand, mid-conversation.Hayes noticed me first.His eyes lifted, then dropped

For one second, everything around me faded. The cars passing by. The distant conversations. Even the sound of the city. I turned slowly. Dominic was already looking at me, his expression tighter now, more careful. Like he knew one wrong word would make me walk away again. My fingers tightened slightly around my bag. “What about him?” I asked calmly. His throat moved before he spoke. “I didn’t know.” I stared at him without responding. “I swear to you, Aurelia… I didn’t know.” My expression didn’t change. “And now you do,” I said coldly. A brief silence stretched between us. His eyes searched my face desperately, like he was trying to find something softer there. Anything. “He’s five,” he said quietly. “I did the math.” My jaw tightened slightly. “You were pregnant when you left.” “No,” I corrected immediately, my voice calm enough to cut. “I was pregnant when you threw me out.” The words hit harder than I intended. Or maybe exactly as hard as I int

The office was silent.Grace stood there holding the baby carefully against her chest, waiting for me to say something.I looked away first.Then gestured toward the chair in front of my desk.“Sit.”Grace hesitated briefly before lowering herself into the chair slowly. The baby stirred slightly in her arms and she immediately patted the child’s back gently.I folded my hands together on the desk.“So what do you want from me?”Grace swallowed. Her eyes looked nervous meeting mine. “Is there… is there any way you could talk to your brother?”Her fingers tightened around the baby blanket before she continued quietly,“Please. You’re the only person who can help us out of this situation now.”Us.Funny.Years ago, there had never been an “us” when it came to me.I leaned back slightly in my chair.“I don’t think I can help you.”The words came out calm.But I watched the exact moment her face fell anyway.A tear slipped down her cheek quickly.“I don’t even know why my brother bought th