All Chapters of Too Late For Regrets (Exfiancé Wants Me Back): Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter 11 - Remedy

“Feeling any better?” Fiona asked as Bryan stepped out of the bathroom. The warm cedar wood bath had eased some of the tension in his muscles but did little to remedy his burn out. All he wanted now was a long uninterrupted sleep. “A little,” he replied drying his hair with a damp towel.She waved a sleek black folder at him. “You won’t be going to the onyx gala without a date right?” A playful smile tugged on her lips.Bryan’s movement stilled. She must have gotten that from his suitcase. “What do you mean?” A frown knitted between his brows. He knew where this conversation was heading. And he did not like it.“Oh come on,” she rolled her eyes playfully. “You know exactly what I mean.” “That’s way too risky, we can’t be found in public together and you know that.”Silence settled in the room. Her expression became sour, she knew this was going to be his response yet hearing it from him cut through her as knife slices into butter. He met her gaze, her puppy eyes lifted to his whic

Chapter 12 - Fight or flight

A knock at Kate’s bedroom door snapped her out from the abstraction in the book she seemed to be reading. She had gone over the same line again and again without remembering a single word.“Come in,” she said sitting upright and flipping the book face down on the bed. The door opened, Von entered first carrying several large boxes followed by two other people, who seemed to be the housekeepers on duty struggling with more boxes stacked up to their chin.Kate scooted closer to the edge of the bed. “What on earth is all that?”Von gave a mirthless smile as he set the boxes in orderly stacks on the floor. “These are for you ma’am.”“For me?” She asked, her voice laced with astonishment as she climbed off the bed and approached them cautiously. She examined the boxes with her eyes and turned towards Von with a questioning look.“The boss asked me to deliver this to you.” Her eyebrows rose, she took an envelope attached to the largest box and opened it carefully. Inside was a short, neat

Chapter 13 - A year and half left

“Stay…stay with me.” His whisper echoed, laced with exhaustion. Kate turned back at the strong grip on her hand. His eyes were still closed. Was he sleep talking? She tried to carefully pry herself from his grip but he pulled her to the mattress and she landed on top of him. Her heart hammered wildly against the wall of her chest.She glanced at the man in front of her. He was asleep, peaceful. His facial features up close were even more breathtaking. Sharp jawline with all clean angles, dark full brows and well defined cheekbones. A stray strand of hair rested on his eye lid and Kate reached to brush it away.What is she thinking? Kate get a grip of yourself. She tried to wriggled herself free but it was futile. His hands circled her waist like a steel band trapping her. Oh well, when he’s deeply asleep she’d just set herself free. Avan exhaled and shifted in his sleeping position, rolling her beneath him. One arm cupped the back of her head while the other lay loosely around he

Chapter 14 - What if she dumped you

“Where is she!” Avan’s deep voice roared in the sprawling living room as he glanced at the clock for the tenth time. His thumb tapped impatiently on the armrest of the expensive leather cushion. “Does she know we’re running late?” Von who had been standing there fingers crossed, straightened immediately. “She said she’d be down in a few minutes, Sir.” He responded, trying to pacify him.“Go call her again!”“Y-Yes Sir.” Without another word, he scurried towards the stairway. He had barely reached the first step when he froze.His mouth fell open. “Oh…my!” Avan frowned in his seat. “What is it this time?” Receiving no response, he stood up and charged towards the stairs. The moment he turned he became lightning struck.A woman dressed in midnight violet gown slowly descended the stairs. The gown hugged her slender waist before cascading down her curves and elegantly sweeping the floor in shimmering layers. Yeah he got the dress, it looked good but he wasn’t expecting it to look this

Chapter 15 - Brewing trouble

“Step aside.” A commanding woman’s voice sliced through the air. Mrs. Glyde West stepped forward flanked by a wall of imposing bodyguards. Her sharp gaze swept over the reporters.“My daughter-in-law has disappeared under tragic circumstances and instead of being compassionate for the poor girl some of you here would rather invent malicious narratives for headlines! And my son here who is going through enough emotional turmoil, y’all still taunt him?An uncomfortable silence settled amongst the crowd as everyone tried to avoid direct eye contact with Mrs. West.“Isn’t the pain we’ve endured already enough! When did human decency become unnecessary?” The reporter who asked lowered his microphone. Mrs. West shot a warning glare at him as she turned and walked away from the crowd with Bryan and the bodyguards shielding them. When there were a good distance away from the crowd, she whispered to Bryan. “This is exactly why I insisted you arrive with me.”Bryan nodded silently.Mrs. West

Chapter 16 - Matchmaking

Fiona walked into the hall gracefully, wearing a radiant smile. She lifted a champagne flute from a passing server and inquisitively surveyed the grand hall. So this is how majestic the onyx gala feels like and never for once did Kate helped her to be on the invitation list. What a friend she was.Fiona noticed people repeatedly glancing in her direction.‘I know I look pretty, but y’all are making me shy.’ She mused internally. She continued looking around the hall until she met Bryan’s blue eyes that shone through his mask. A slow satisfied smile spread across her face.“Shit!” He cursed under his breath as color drained from his face. Without another word, he excused himself from the prominent executives he was discussing with.Bryan strode briskly towards her. He couldn’t grab her by the hand or come any closer. One wrong move and that’d be the headline tomorrow.‘Bryan West and the mysterious lady becomes the spotlight at the Onyx Gala.’When he was a good distance away, he met

Chapter 17 - She's back

“So, he’s really in Lavoire?” One lady asked.“He looks even better than the magazines.” Another squealed.One after another, the elegant ladies abandoned their conversations and drifted towards Avan with bright smiles like moth drawn to a flame, hoping to catch his attention.Avan had expected this, which was why he disliked attending public events. “I’m so delighted to finally meet you in person Mr. West.” A beautiful blonde lady said in front of him.Another lady appeared beside her. “I’ve admired you from day one and I’m awed by your business achievements over the years.”Avan’s expression remained unreadable. “Thank you.” He said bluntly.He accepted a glass of champagne from a server while searching for an escape. Unfortunately for him, more ladies kept coming.Susan Tylon watched him with amusement. “I’ve only seen him in photos on social media but those pictures didn’t do justice to his good looks.” Her eyes sparkled mischievously. “You’d introduce me, won’t you?”Bryan scoff

Chapter 18 - There's evidence

Kate stood beneath the brilliant spotlight, illuminated by every ray of it. The hall fell into complete silence. Slowly, her fingers rose to the black masquerade mask that concealed the upper half of her face. She closed her eyes for a brief second and exhaled slowly as she removed the mask with graceful deliberation.A collective gasp swept through the hall. Every pair of eyes remained fixed on her, seemingly amused. “….Kate Delaney?” A whisper echoed from the front row of the hall. Mrs. West’s face turned pale.Impossible.The men had sent proof that everything has been taken care of. Then…Who was standing on that stage? Had her ghost come to haunt her?She blinked severally as she tried to stabilize her now erratic heartbeat. No, something wasn’t right? Had they lied to her?Bryan remained frozen. So he wasn’t imagining things. The lady that bumped into him earlier, was really Kate.She has been released.Relief crashed into him, but it lasted for brief seconds before countles

Chapter 19 - Exit through chaos

The elegant atmosphere that defined the Onyx gala had dissolved away, leaving to sizzle, a mix of chaos and tension. Panicked murmurs echoed from every angle of the hall. The doors burst open, paramedics rushed inside with emergency equipments and a stretcher. The medical professionals that were amongst the guest quickly briefed them before stepping aside. One paramedic checked Mrs. West pupil, the other attached a pulse oximeter. “Good, she’s alive, let’s move.”Bryan felt a wave of relief hearing that from them. They carefully secured her onto the stretcher and hurried out. Bryan never left her side, his hands trembled as he gripped to one side of the stretcher as it rolled out. For the first time ever, he looked completely helpless. His eyes met Kate’s as he left the hall and his expression portrayed to ask only one question. Did you really have to do this? Kate’s trembling fingers clutched tightly to her dress, she hadn’t wanted any of this. All she wanted was to reveal the

Chapter 20 - There is bad news

Beep… beep… beep... The steady rhythm of the cardiac monitor echoed through the private hospital suite stretching Bryan’s patience thinner by every beep. It’s been over four hours since his mother had collapsed, still she hadn’t opened her eyes at all.He sat beside the hospital bed, his hands tightly wrapped around his mother’s frail fingers. He knew almost nothing about medical science but people who fainted woke up some minutes later, didn’t they?Why was his mother still lying unconscious?His eyes drifted towards the cardiac monitor, he didn’t understand the numbers there except for the blood pressure which was undeniably low. His jaw clenched. This was all because of Kate and he is going to make her pay for this. He was interrupted from his thoughts by the door opening. He shot up from his seat. “Doctor…” His expression darkened and he hissed when the person fully stepped into the ward. “What are you doing here?” He asked in an icy tone.Avan brushed off the hostility. His

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