Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's Biggest Regret : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Nicole's pov Everyone agreed, and the room quickly filled with excited voices.One of my colleagues reached for the bottle and placed it in the middle of the circle.“Ready?” he asked.A few people laughed and nodded.He gave the bottle a hard spin.Everyone followed it with their eyes as it turned around the circle before slowing down and pointing at one of my colleagues.“You’re up!” someone said.She laughed and covered her face for a moment.“What’s the question?” she asked.Someone asked her a simple question, and she answered without hesitation. A few people laughed at her response, and she laughed along with them.The bottle was spun again.This time, it pointed at someone sitting across from me.More laughter broke out as the next question was asked. He answered just as easily, and the game continued.Then my phone buzzed inside my pocket.My hand immediately went to it.For a second, my heart lifted. Maybe it was David.I quickly pulled out my phone and looked at the screen.

Nicole's pov I opened my eyes slowly, blinking a few times as I stared at the ceiling.A dull ache throbbed through my head. I winced and brought a hand to my forehead, rubbing my temple.My mouth felt dry as I swallowed.“Emma,” I called weakly.I turned my head toward the other side of the room and waited.No answer.I frowned and stared at the empty space beside me.“Emma?” I called again, my voice slightly louder.Still nothing.I let my head sink back into the pillow, staring at the ceiling as I tried to remember what had happened the night before.I stretched my arm across the bed, my fingers moving over the sheets as I searched for my phone. After a few seconds, my hand brushed against something under the pillow.I slipped my fingers underneath and pulled out my phone.I blinked once.Then again.My vision slowly cleared, and the blurry shapes in front of me began to come into focus.Three of my colleagues were sitting quietly in front of the bed.All three were staring at me.

Nicole's POVI grew more and more worried as I stood there, my eyes still fixed on the mansion across the road. I couldn't stop wondering what Fiona could possibly be doing there. For a moment, I thought about walking straight through the gate and finding out for myself, but the sight of the security guards standing at the entrance made me stop.I didn't know what was going on, and the last thing I wanted was to walk into someone's property and cause a scene without even knowing what I was looking for.I took a slow breath and turned around, heading back the way I had come. My thoughts immediately went to Jayden, and I silently prayed that whatever Fiona was doing had nothing to do with him.“Dr. Nicole, it's your turn.”The voice pulled me out of my thoughts.I blinked and looked around, suddenly realizing where I was. I was still at the villa with my team and a few of the other colleagues, all gathered together for another round of the games.For a second, I simply stared at them,

Nicole's POV“What? Did you just say David was here with Jayden?” I asked.My voice barely came out steady. I stared at Emma, hoping she would shake her head and tell me I had misunderstood her.Instead, tears filled her eyes.“I’m so sorry,” Emma cried, her hands trembling in her lap.My stomach dropped. For a moment, my knees nearly gave out beneath me. I reached for the edge of the bench and held onto it, forcing myself to stay upright.“Tell me what happened,” I said, trying to keep my voice from shaking.Emma wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand, but the tears kept coming.“Jayden and I were playing over there,” she said, pointing toward the playground. “His ball rolled away from us and stopped right in front of David.”My heart skipped. “David saw him?”Emma nodded.“The moment I saw him, I hid. I didn't want him to recognize me, so I stayed behind the people nearby and watched them from there.”I stared at her, barely blinking.“Then his daughter showed up,” Emma continue

Nicole's pov Emma and I looked at each other.Neither of us said a word, then another loud bang came from the door.I instinctively pulled Jayden closer against my chest, my arms tightening around his small body. My eyes stayed fixed on the door.Could it be David?My mind immediately went there, but how would he know I was back?Had someone told him?Had he been watching me this whole time?The questions came one after another, leaving me no time to think through any of them.Another bang shook the door.I flinched.My eyes darted toward the hallway leading to the bedroom. If whoever was outside forced their way in, I could take Jayden into the room and lock the door.At least, that was what I told myself."You forgot your phone in my cab," a man's voice called from outside.I froze.My eyes slowly moved toward the couch.I had been sitting there earlier, but I couldn't see it anywhere.I reached into my pocket out of instinct, even though I already knew it was empty.I looked at Em