THE WIFE HE NEVER HAD, NOW HE REGRETS IT의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 40

ScarlettTurning towards the voice, I saw Evelyn standing beside our table dressed in a pink peplum top and tiered skirt. She tried to appear composed, but unfortunately for her, I noticed everything.From the stiffness in her shoulders down to the way her fingers tightened around her handbag. In this moment, she reminded me of the old pathetic Scarlett who had caught her husband cheating with the family doctor and still stood there trying to hold herself together with dignity.“Adrian, I didn't realize you were here,” Her voice cracked, betraying the lie beneath it. She definitely hadn't stumbled upon us by coincidence. Someone must have informed her about the engagement, and she had rushed here hoping the rumors were false.Adrian showed no visible discomfort. “This restaurant is five minutes away from the company, which makes it a popular lunch spot for both employees and directors. What brings you here?”Evelyn licked her lower lip nervously. “I heard about your engagement and wan

ScarlettThe following morning, I arrived at EH Pharmaceuticals fifteen minutes after eight. Old habits died hard.In my previous life, I had always been the first person to arrive at the company and the last to leave. While Ethan attended networking events, I spent countless nights buried in reports, clinical data, and laboratory results.The glass door slid open as I stepped into the building. For a minute, memories of the late nights spent on failed experiments surfaced uninvited. Back then, I had believed every sacrifice was for our future.What a fool I had been.The elevator chimed softly as I stepped onto the third floor. When I entered the research room, several researchers looked up from their desks.Dr. Henson, one of the senior researchers, hurried towards me. “Mrs. Scarlett. Thank goodness you're here.“I noted the dark circles beneath his eyes. That was no surprise. Target validation problems could destroy years of research.“I heard there was an issue.“He hesitated. “Th

Ethan“I've had it with that woman, Ethan!” Aurelia's voice cut through my office like a knife as she paced furiously in front of my desk. “How could she humiliate me like that in front of everyone?”I stood and pulled her into my arms before she could work herself into a full meltdown.“Just bear with it for a little while until the drug development is complete.”Pushing against my chest, Aurelia leaned away as far as possible, putting a barrier between us.“A little while?” she repeated incredulously. “Do you know what that bitch did to me?!”Of course, I knew, and so did the entire company. Scarlett had calmly fixed the flaw in Aurelia's validation model in less than five minutes while Aurelia stood there unable to defend months of work.Aurelia hated Scarlett for making her look small, and if I was being honest, so did I.She crossed her arms. “You have to promise me this won't happen again.”I reached up and stroked her hair. “I promise you. Do you feel better now?”Her expressio

Scarlett My heart plummeted.I had always believed my father's death was natural. There had never been a reason to question it. People died, and my father was old.But now this stranger—this man who claimed to be my father's friend for more than a decade—was placing an absurd possibility right in front of me: that my father's death wasn't an accident.If that was true, I needed evidence, not words of uncertainty from a man I had just met today for the first time.“That is a serious accusation, Mr. Clarke,” I said. “If you're going to say something like that, I'm assuming you have the evidence to back it up.”Dennis sighed. “The night before your father died, he called me. He sounded anxious when he asked me to help him find someone. Before I could get more information out of him, the call suddenly got disconnected. I tried calling him back, but he didn't answer. The next day, Alistair was found dead in his own bedroom.”That definitely sounded suspicious, but it didn't prove anything

ScarlettNathan straightened his shoulders and continued. “In that case, I therefore propose a legal action. LG Group will formally sue Clarissa Gance for misappropriation of company funds. Furthermore, criminal charges would be filed against her for tampering with Chairman Alistair Gance's medical report.”A faint smile touched my lips. The fool had actually done it, and all it had taken was a tiny push for Nathan to escalate the situation himself.My gaze drifted towards Clarissa, who never took her eyes off her precious son, as if she couldn't recognize the man standing before her.For a brief second, I almost felt sorry for her. Almost. But the feeling vanished when I remembered the family banquet—the night Clarissa and her pathetic son had mocked my dead mother, called her a gold digger, and dragged her name through the mud.This wasn't even half of what I had planned for them.“That seems like a more fitting punishment,” I agreed. “You can carry on with that.”Nathan nodded. “Se