Lahat ng Kabanata ng Ex Husband Wants Me Back: He Regretted It After I Left : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

CHAPTER 12 The boardroom erupted into applause. “Congratulations, Mr. Wellington!” “The shareholders are impressed.” “Wellingspring’s stock has risen another six percent this week.” Alvin forced a smile as he accepted the congratulatory handshakes. To everyone else, today was another victory. Another successful meeting. Another milestone proving he deserved to be the new CEO of Wellingspring Group. But strangely… He felt nothing. Not excitement. Not pride. Nothing. As the directors filed out one after another, Alvin remained seated at the head of the conference table, absentmindedly staring at the documents before him. Five years ago… Sitting in this exact chair had been his greatest dream. Ashley had always occupied it. The daughter of the founders. The rightful heir. He used to imagine what it would feel like to replace her. To have everyone answer to him. Now he finally had it. Yet… The chair felt heavier than he’d imagined. “Mr. Wellington?” His secretary’

CHAPTER 14 The evening breeze carried the sweet fragrance of white roses through the garden. I hadn’t realized how much I missed peace. Not silence. Peace. There was a difference. Silence could feel lonely. Peace felt… safe. I slowly wheeled myself along the stone pathway, the small silver key Dominic had given me still resting in my pocket. The garden was beautiful. Not because it was expensive. But because someone had clearly designed it with care. A small koi pond reflected the orange glow of the setting sun. Wind chimes swayed gently above a wooden gazebo. Somewhere nearby, birds sang their final songs before nightfall. For the first time in years… My mind wasn’t thinking about Alvin. It wasn’t thinking about betrayal. Or court papers. Or hospitals. I simply sat there… Breathing. Living. A small smile found its way onto my lips. Maybe… Healing wasn’t impossible after all. Inside the mansion… Dominic stood in his study reviewing several documents. Lucas e

CHAPTER 16 Dominic’s POV The silver coin felt heavier than it should have. It rested quietly in my palm, yet it carried enough memories to destroy a lifetime of carefully built walls. The phoenix. A bird rising from flames. To everyone else… It was nothing more than an old symbol carved into worn silver. To me… It was a nightmare. Lucas stood silently across the study, waiting. He had worked beside me for years. Long enough to recognize the difference between ordinary silence… And dangerous silence. Finally, he spoke. “You’ve seen it before.” I didn’t answer immediately. Instead, I continued staring at the coin. Fifteen years… Fifteen years since I had last seen that symbol. I thought it had disappeared forever. I thought everyone connected to it… Was dead. My fingers slowly closed around the coin until the sharp edges pressed into my skin. “I hoped…” My voice was barely above a whisper. “…I would never see this again.” Lucas frowned. “What exactly is Projec

CHAPTER 18 “…Your father told Dominic… that one day… you would become his wife.” The words echoed inside my head. Again. And again. And again. For a long moment, I forgot how to breathe. The rain continued falling around us, soaking the mountain road, but I couldn’t feel it anymore. I simply stared at Dominic. His silence terrified me more than Patrick’s words ever could. “Dominic…” My voice came out as barely a whisper. “…Tell me he’s lying.” His grey eyes met mine. Pain. Guilt. Regret. I saw all of it. But not denial. That alone made my stomach twist violently. “Answer me!” I shouted this time. “Please!” The desperation in my voice even shocked me. Patrick folded his arms across his chest, watching the scene unfold like a man enjoying a stage performance. “This is why I dislike secrets,” he said casually. “They always explode at the worst possible moment.” Lucas’ patience finally snapped. “Chairman,” he growled, keeping his rifle aimed at Patrick. “Give th

CHAPTER 20 “You have one minute.” Patrick’s voice echoed across the rain-soaked mountain road. “Come with me willingly…” “…or watch everyone protecting you die.” Silence followed. Not ordinary silence. The terrifying kind that came just before disaster. The rain fell harder, drumming against the armored SUVs. The wind whipped through the pine trees lining the mountain road, carrying with it the metallic scent of gunpowder. My pulse thundered in my ears. One minute. Sixty seconds. That was all Patrick had given me to decide the fate of everyone standing around me. I looked at the men surrounding us. Dominic’s security team stood shoulder to shoulder, rifles raised, their faces expressionless despite being hopelessly outnumbered. None of them looked afraid. Not one. They all knew they might die here. Yet none of them stepped back. None of them lowered their weapons. They were ready to die protecting me. The realization twisted painfully inside my