บททั้งหมดของ Fourteen Days To Say Goodbye: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Nicholas didn’t come home that night.Eleanor waited for him in the living room. But when the clock struck midnight, and there was still no sign of him, she gave up and went to her room.It wasn’t unusual for Nicholas to stay out late. He was a workaholic who spent most of his time buried in meetings and business deals. And when he wasn’t working, he was out drinking and partying with his friends. Eleanor had long since lost count of how many nights she had waited up for him, convincing herself that maybe this time would be different. Maybe he would come home early. Maybe he would sit with her for dinner. Maybe they could talk like a normal married couple and spend even an hour together.But he never did.There had always been another meeting, another business trip, another excuse. And she had always accepted it, telling herself that if she loved him a little harder and tried a little more, things would eventually change.Alas, she had been nothing more than a fool clinging to fals

Nicholas Beaumont was still in the middle of a lunch meeting when his phone buzzed with an incoming call.He glanced at the screen and saw that it was his mother, Helen Beaumont.His first instinct was to ignore it. He knew his mother. It was probably nothing important—just her usual complaints about one thing or another.Eventually, the phone went quiet.“So, what are your thoughts on the merger?” Ivan Sanders, his business partner and best friend, asked.Nicholas leaned back in his chair and looked at the man sitting across from him, the one Ivan had introduced him to. “I think it’s a good opportunity, but I need more time to look into it.”The man, Peter Fond, nodded. “Of course, Mr. Beaumont. Take your time. Now, let’s talk about—”Nicholas’s phone buzzed again, and this time he saw that it was his secretary, Ethan Mars.Now, that was someone he couldn’t ignore. Ethan knew him better than anyone. There was no way he would disturb him unless it was absolutely necessary.Nicholas qu

Eleanor’s eyes widened, and she nearly choked on the water she was drinking.“What? No! That’s not it.”There was no way she was pregnant. In the two years of their marriage, Nicholas hadn’t been intimate with her even once. So how could she possibly be pregnant? Besides, she had only just been discharged from the hospital after spending two weeks there. Pregnancy wasn’t just out of the question—it wasn’t even remotely imaginable.She shook her head to clear her thoughts. “I’m fine. Just a little stomach bug, I guess.”For the last two weeks, all she had eaten was food from the hospital cafeteria, which barely passed as edible. It was no surprise that it had upset her stomach.Luna frowned, clearly not convinced. “Alright. But if you start feeling worse, promise me you’ll see a doctor.”Eleanor smiled and nodded. “I will. I promise.”Luna gave her a nod and started to leave.“Wait!” Eleanor suddenly called out, remembering something. “Where’s Nicholas?” She still needed to talk to him

Once Helen stepped out of Nicholas and Eleanor’s marital home, she stopped when her phone buzzed with a call from her daughter, Emilia.She answered with a weary sigh. “Yes?”“Mom! How did it go? Did you talk to her?”Helen looked up at the clear blue sky, frustration bubbling up inside her. “I did. But it seems like your brother didn’t say anything to her. She seemed just as unrepentant as ever.”“What? How can he ignore something like this?” Emilia snapped. “I’m telling you, Mom, this is exactly why that bitch had the nerve to treat us that way. She knows Nick is buried in work and won’t bother looking into what actually happened, no matter what she does. She thinks she can disrespect us, kick me out of the house, and get away with it because your precious son is too busy to deal with his own wife. Honestly, she’s gotten way too comfortable in that house.”Helen rolled her eyes. “And isn’t she right? Your brother did nothing, even after I told him everything myself. Sometimes I feel

Someone in the room coughed.No. Not cough. Eric Beaumont, Nicholas’ younger brother and Emilia’s twin, was choking on his food.Eleanor ignored the way her skin prickled when one by one every gaze in the room landed on her, crawling her from the inside out.She knew Emilia was trying to provoke her, to get a reaction out of her.But Eleanor refused to play the victim anymore. Refused to sit there and let Emilia and the rest of the Beaumonts get a kick out of her misery.She looked up, her eyes locking with Emilia’s, as a small, unbothered smile spread across her lips. “Oh, I know,” she said, her voice calmer for someone being targeted on purpose. “I also know that Jessica turned him down and left the country to marry someone else. But I guess it’s all in the past now, isn’t it?”Eric coughed again, followed by a weird sound let out by Ivan.From the corner of her eye, Eleanor thought she caught Nicholas shooting a sharp glare at the two men.But she could have been wrong. Nicholas ha