All Chapters of Choose Me Too Late: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The hardest part was not taking off the ring. It was accepting that Varany had spent years trying to save a marriage that was already over.She slipped off her wedding ring, placed it beside the house key, and turned their wedding picture face down. That was the last thing she did as Mrs. Bradly Valemont.Her finger felt strangely light, but the pain in her chest remained. She remembered the night she first met Bradly at her debut, when her parents suddenly announced their engagement in front of hundreds of guests. She had wanted to object, but with everyone watching, she could not get the words out.Bradly had only looked at her, cold and unreadable, as if he hated the idea of marrying her.Two weeks later, Varany became his wife.She spent the next few years trying to make the marriage work. She woke before sunrise, cooked, cleaned, studied late into the night, and refused when Bradly offered to hire a maid. She thought that if she tried hard enough, he might eventually care about h

“Mommy, are you mad at me?”Nihan's small voice pulled Varany from her thoughts. Daisy held her hand while Nihan looked up at Varany with worried eyes.“I won't look for Dad anymore,” Nihan said, her voice trembling. “Please don't cry. I'm sorry.”Varany quickly wiped her cheeks, surprised to realize she had been crying. She pulled Nihan into her arms and kissed her hair.“No, baby. Mommy isn't mad at you.”“Don't cry, okay?”Nihan started crying, and Varany held her tighter.Nihan was too young to understand why her mother was hurting. Varany had given her everything she could: a home, food, clothes, toys, and more love than she thought she had to give.But she knew what Nihan really wanted.A father.If Varany had known she was pregnant, she wondered if she would have stayed with Bradly despite everything, just so Nihan could grow up with the family she deserved.Daisy watched them quietly, understanding without needing to ask. Once Nihan's crying eased, she distracted her with a st

For six years, Bradly had believed his wife was gone. Now he knew his daughter was somewhere inside Nihan's Dream Place Café in Antipolo, and one wrong move could make him lose them both again.Ashley had told him Varany owned the café. The moment Bradly stepped inside, he felt her presence in the warm colors, handwritten signs, and small details that made the place feel welcoming. It was the kind of place Varany might have built after everything she had been through.Bradly wanted to find her immediately, but Ashley had warned him not to rush. If he handled this badly, Varany might disappear again.His wife. His daughter.Even now, those words barely felt real.Learning that Varany was alive and that they had a daughter had filled him with shock, joy, and regret. He had missed Nihan's birth, her first steps and words, her birthdays, and every other moment he should have shared with her. Varany had raised their daughter alone while building a new life without him.Bradly lowered his e

Six years had passed since Varany walked away from Bradly. Now she was on her way to meet him again, with their daughter sleeping in her arms.Nihan's fingers were wrapped around the doll Ashley had bought her, and a small smile remained on her face even in sleep.“Hey, Sis. Are you okay?” Ashley asked.Varany nodded. “I'm fine.”She wasn't, but she forced herself to keep going.When they entered SM Marikina, Varany saw Bradly standing nearby, talking to another man.Her breath caught.It was him.The man she had left behind, the man she had once loved, and the man she had never completely forgotten.Bradly turned.Their eyes met.For a moment, neither moved. Shock crossed his face, followed by an emotion Varany could not bear to name.She tried to speak, but the room began to spin.“Hey! Are you okay?” Ashley called.Varany took one step before her legs gave out.She never reached the floor.Bradly caught her, holding her securely while keeping Nihan safe against her chest.For one b

For one brief moment, Bradly thought Varany had come back to him. Then her expression changed, and the distance between them returned.“Why did you hide Nihan from me?” he asked. “Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?”He swallowed. “I didn't know about her, Varany. But she's my daughter too.”“If Ashley hadn't found me, I wasn't planning to come back,” Varany said calmly. “I had peace with just me and my daughter.”Bradly's chest tightened.“But I knew Nihan would eventually ask about her father. I didn't want her growing up watching her father with different women.”Bradly looked away.“I also didn't know how you'd react,” Varany continued. “What if you rejected her? I've already been hurt. I won't let my daughter go through the same thing.”Bradly had no defense.“I understand,” he said quietly.They could still fix this, he thought. For Nihan.But Varany spoke before he could say anything.“We can fix this,” she said.Hope flickered in Bradly's eyes.“But not the way you think