He Divorced Me… But I Was Never His To Lose(regret & desire) のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

IF DAMIAN SURVIVES TONIGHT, GREGORY LOSES EVERYTHINGThe atmosphere inside the medical cabin turned suffocating after Lucien revealed the hospital had been compromised, because until that moment I still believed reaching Manhattan meant safety. Still, now it became painfully obvious that Gregory’s influence had already spread far beyond the loading dock and the boardroom. The city lights reflecting across the rain-soaked river outside no longer looked comforting through the windows of the transport boat. They looked dangerous. Every building suddenly felt connected to someone powerful enough to sell information for money, ambition, or fear, and the terrifying part was realizing Damian no longer had enough trusted people around him to know where safety even existed anymore.One of the medics checked Damian’s vitals again, then looked increasingly alarmed.“We are losing too much time.”The words sent panic crashing violently through my chest because Damian already looked dangerously pal

The Divorce Was Never RealFor one terrifying second, I genuinely thought the blood loss and exhaustion were making me hallucinate, because the moment Damian whispered that the divorce papers were fake, every thought inside my head seemed to stop completely while the storm continued raging violently outside the medical boat and emergency lights reflected harshly across the walls of the cabin around us.“What?”The word barely left my mouth properly as I stared at him in disbelief, my entire body freezing despite the pain pulsing through my side, because suddenly nothing made sense anymore. The arguments. The signatures. The coldness in his eyes the day he handed me those papers. All of it replayed inside my head differently now, twisting together with every moment I spent crying alone after believing my marriage had truly ended.Damian’s breathing had become dangerously uneven beneath the medical monitors attached to him while blood continued staining the bandages wrapped tightly arou

They Boarded the BoatThe atmosphere inside the medical cabin turned instantly chaotic after the guard announced the attackers had boarded the vessel, because until that moment there was still a fragile illusion that the storm, the speed of the river, and Lucien’s security team might buy us enough time to keep Damian alive long enough to reach the Brooklyn facility. But now the sound of heavy boots slamming against the outer decks echoed violently through the boat beneath the thunder outside, and suddenly everyone inside the cabin understood the terrifying truth.Gregory’s men had finally caught us.Gunfire exploded almost immediately afterward from somewhere near the rear section of the vessel while alarms blared through the corridors and smoke continued spilling faintly into the cabin from the damaged engine compartment. The transport boat lurched violently against another wave as several guards rushed toward the exits with weapons raised, their expressions sharp with panic because

The Boat Was SinkingFor one horrifying second, nobody inside the medical cabin moved after the guard announced the engine compartment was flooding, because although the storm, the gunfire, and the attackers boarding the vessel had already pushed everyone close to panic, hearing that the boat itself was beginning to sink transformed the entire situation into something even worse. Suddenly the violent rocking beneath our feet made terrifying sense while freezing river water slammed harder against the damaged hull outside, and somewhere deep below us metal groaned loudly enough to echo through the corridors of the vessel like a warning.“The lower deck is taking on water fast.”The guard’s voice shook slightly now.Lucien immediately looked toward the navigation screens flashing violently across the damaged wall before swearing sharply beneath his breath because even from where I stood, I could see warning systems failing one after another.“How long?”The guard hesitated.“Maybe ten mi

He Was Already Planning To Die For MeThe storm outside seemed louder after half the cabin lost power, because the moment darkness swallowed part of the sinking vessel, every sound inside the boat became sharper and far more terrifying. The groaning metal beneath our feet. The violent crash of river water slamming against the damaged hull. The distant thunder rolled across the black sky beyond the shattered windows. All of it blended into something that no longer felt like a rescue attempt.It felt like the end of something.Freezing water surged farther across the floor while emergency lights blinked weakly overhead, casting uneven red flashes across the faces inside the cabin. Ava had gone completely silent now, her arms wrapped tightly around herself while one of Lucien’s guards secured another evacuation rope near the outer deck entrance.Outside, Gregory’s boats drifted closer through the rain again.Waiting.Watching.Like they already knew the river would finish the job for the