Semua Bab He Divorced Me… But I Was Never His To Lose(regret & desire): Bab 101 - Bab 110

Damian Finally Chose HimselfThe room fell quiet after Damian spoke, but this time the silence didn’t feel heavy with fear or exhaustion the way it had all night. It felt thoughtful, almost fragile, like something important had shifted quietly beneath the surface and none of us wanted to disturb it too quickly.“I don’t want fear deciding my life anymore.”Alexander watched his son carefully from across the recovery suite, and for a moment I saw something complicated move through the older man’s face before he looked away toward the windows overlooking Manhattan.Pride.Regret too.Probably both at once.Because Damian had spent years becoming exactly the kind of man Hart Global required him to be, and now, sitting pale and exhausted in a hospital bed after destroying Gregory’s empire with his own hands, he was finally admitting he wanted something different.Not more power.Not revenge.Not control.Peace.The realization still felt strange even inside my own chest because I wasn’t s

The World Outside Kept MovingWhen Damian woke again, the city was covered in snow.For a few seconds, he stared through the recovery suite windows, in quiet confusion, as pale morning light reflected softly across Manhattan rooftops, turning the entire skyline white and silver beneath the early winter sun. The storm from two nights ago had disappeared completely, leaving behind the kind of calm that only arrived after destruction finally exhausted itself.Then his gaze shifted toward me.And immediately softened.“You’re still here.”His voice sounded stronger this morning, though exhaustion still lingered beneath it heavily enough that even speaking for too long seemed to drain him. The bruising near his jaw had started fading slightly overnight, but the surgeries and blood loss still showed clearly in the paleness of his face and the careful way he moved against the pillows.I looked up from the chair beside the bed where I had apparently fallen asleep sometime before dawn.“You so

Learning How To StayDamian woke before sunrise.For a few seconds, old instincts returned automatically.His eyes opened.His mind sharpened.His body immediately searched for problems.A crisis.An emergency.Some new disaster is waiting on the other side of a phone call.Then silence greeted him instead.Soft winter darkness filled the bedroom while snow drifted gently beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Hudson River, and beside him, Serena remained asleep, one hand resting lightly against his chest as though sometime during the night she had unconsciously reached for him.The realization settled something inside him.No emergency waited.No war needed to be fought.Hart Global wasn't calling.Gregory wasn't plotting.Nobody was trying to destroy his life before breakfast.The strange part was how uncomfortable that felt.Damian stared at the ceiling.He had spent so many years preparing for impact that peace almost felt like a trap.His therapist would probably hav

A Life That Didn't Need SavingA week later, Damian received the first invitation.It arrived in a thick cream-colored envelope delivered by courier, sealed with enough unnecessary elegance to suggest whoever sent it took themselves very seriously.Damian immediately distrusted it."What is it?"Serena looked up from the dining table where she had been working.He held up the envelope."A problem.""That's not an answer.""It rarely is."She laughed softly while he opened it.A few moments later, he regretted opening it at all.The invitation was for a charity gala.A very expensive charity gala.Hosted by people who probably described themselves as visionaries during conversations nobody asked for.Damian dropped the invitation onto the table."No."Serena picked it up."You haven't even finished reading it.""I saw the phrase black-tie fundraiser.""And?""Nothing good happens after those words."The amusement in her eyes deepened."You're becoming antisocial.""I've always been ant

The Woman At The GateThe first sign that peace would not remain uncomplicated arrived on a Tuesday morning.Damian was in the kitchen attempting to make coffee when one of the estate security supervisors requested an immediate call.The request itself wasn't unusual.The tone was.People stopped using that tone around him after Gregory's arrest because most emergencies no longer involved assassination attempts, hostile takeovers, or corporate conspiracies.Damian accepted the call."What happened?"The supervisor hesitated."There's a woman at the front gate asking to see you."Damian waited.When no further explanation came, he frowned."And?""Sir... she's refusing to leave."That wasn't enough to trigger a security alert."People refuse to leave all the time.""This one's different."Before Damian could respond, the supervisor continued."She has documents.""What kind of documents?"Another pause.Then:"Documents related to Gregory Hart."The kitchen suddenly felt much quieter.