All Chapters of Your Greatest Mistake Was Me: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

LYSARA POVEvery time I heard the sound of a car engine, my heart would immediately start pounding. Not because I was hopeful—I was afraid. Afraid that it wouldn't be Vaeldric stepping out of the car, but someone else.Or worse, that no one would come at all. Just like back then, when no one came to my birthday.Without realizing it, my hand drifted to my stomach. I still couldn't quite believe there was a tiny life growing inside me. Twelve weeks."I'll protect you," I whispered softly.I wasn't sure whether I was saying it to the baby, or to myself.I could still remember the look in Magnus's eyes this afternoon. Shouldn't he have been happy about having a grandchild? But what I saw wasn't the gaze of an excited grandfather."Boy or girl?" He had asked that.What did he mean? He looked as though he was evaluating an asset. I wasn't even eighteen weeks pregnant yet. How was I supposed to know the baby's gender?If it wasn't what he wanted, w

12... 13... 14...I stared at the July calendar and marked another day on the one sitting on my bedside table. So Strange. Three days had passed, yet there had been no movement from Magnus Ashbourne.Instead of feeling relieved, I found myself growing even more uneasy.I'd already shut down every financial channel one by one. The process had taken time because of different regulations, but everything that could be frozen had been secured.And yet, everything was far too quiet. Which only made it more suspicious. Magnus Ashbourne wasn't the type to stay still. If anything, it felt like he was quietly preparing a missile to launch straight into my bedroom.Today also marked my first day back at Vermont Capital. Ah... I hoped this would be an epic comeback. One that would finally bring something good to all of us.Bzzzt... Bzzzt... My phone vibrated. Cyran.bI answered as I walked toward the bathroom."Hey, Sera. You awake?" His voice came through the speaker."Who do you think you're tal

"Damn."I muttered under my breath as I realized going home had accomplished absolutely nothing. If anything, it had only made me even angrier.If I'd known it would end like this, I wouldn't have bothered going home at all. I should've just packed a change of clothes and a pair of boots for shooting practice and left them in my car.At this rate, I'd be spending the next week going back and forth with my Royal Training Ground Pass—and Cyran.Not that I had much of a choice. If I didn't want to embarrass myself at the Royal Charity Shooting Exhibition, I'd have to train harder."You actually came.""I said I would. Besides, you said my gift was on its way.""I wasn't lying.""This?" I held up the royal-sealed envelope."No." He shook his head with a quiet laugh. "That's just your admission pass."We walked toward the shooting range in comfortable silence.It felt strange how natural it had become to be around people again. Not long ago, I

VAELDRIC POVClink...Clink...Clink...I never realized the sound of crystal glasses clinking together could be this loud. Or perhaps, I used to be too busy exchanging polite conversations to notice it.There was always someone eager to call me over."Lord Ashbourne...""Come, join us."Those voices used to overlap from every direction. Today, all I could hear was the echo of crystal meeting crystal.I stepped into St. Roland Gentlemen's Club, my eyes scanning the room for the man I'd been looking for. This was where Valerion's dukes, marquesses, and industrialists usually spent their afternoons. More business alliances had been born here than in boardrooms—often without a single written contract. Trust alone had always been enough.I walked straight toward the bar, though I wasn't convinced this would work. There. The old man sat alone, quietly sipping his drink while observing the lively room."Whiskey."The bartender nodd

SERAPHINA'S POV"Lady Seraphina..."A young woman greeted me with a graceful bow as she opened the car door. The name embroidered on her badge, Paulina."Thank you, Paulina," I said with a smile. She bowed once more before quietly closing the door behind me.My eyes instinctively searched for the training grounds where I'd practiced all week. I almost couldn't recognize them.The organizers had completely transformed the Royal Training Ground overnight. Every temporary structure, every grandstand, every pavilion had been rebuilt into something worthy of a royal event. Valerion's signature royal gold shimmered beneath the morning sun, giving the entire venue an air of prestige and celebration.What a shame. Vaeldric had never once been interested in bringing me here during all those years."Lady Seraphina!""Over here, please!"I hadn't even turned around before flashes of light exploded in front of my eyes.Flash...Flash...Flash