บททั้งหมดของ You Bet on My Love and Lost Everything: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Nick froze mid-drag on his cigarette.The whole room went dead silent.One of Nick's friends was the first to react, forcing out an awkward laugh. "Ella, Nick's just messing with you. Don't take it seriously.""A bet's a bet." My voice was flat, without a ripple of emotion.Nick took a deep pull on his cigarette, then strode over to me, shrugging with forced casualness. "You're right, Ella. A bet's a bet."He glanced at the man beside me, reached over and clapped him on the shoulder, his tone flippant. "Take good care of her."I turned and walked out on the man's arm. Behind me, the room erupted."Nick, Ella's not going to actually go through with it, is she?""Shouldn't you go after her? If something actually happens, you'll regret it!"No matter what his friends said, Nick's lips stayed curved in that same unshakable smirk. "Relax. She's just trying to get a rise out of me. I'll bet you anything she'll send him away the second she's out the door."I had no idea where Nick's confidenc

The moment he saw me, Nick's eyes shifted away. Selena caught the change and followed his line of sight, asking curiously, "Someone you know?"Before Nick could speak, I walked over. "Hi. I'm Ella Gomez, Nick's ex-wife."The air froze.Selena blinked, then a knowing smile spread across her face. "So you're the ex-wife. You do look a bit like me. Nick, I see your taste hasn't changed after all these years."The remark lodged like a splinter: small, but sharp enough to hit its mark."Since we all know each other now, let's have dinner together."She said it casually, slipping her arm through Nick's, then seemed to reconsider and glanced at me. "We've been like this since we were kids. You don't mind, do you?"Without waiting for my answer, she went on. "I remember back then, my parents were never home, so I used to share a bed with Nick..."She grinned at me. "He still has a scar on his right butt cheek. A dog bit him when he climbed a tree to pick fruit for me. There was blood everywher

(Third person’s POV)Over the next few days, Ella seemed to have vanished off the face of the earth. Not even a single text.Nick sat in his oversized leather office chair, fingers tapping the desk in agitation.This was completely outside his expectations.In the past five years, Ella had never gone more than six hours without reaching out to him.Whenever he gave her the slightest cold shoulder, she would come running, desperate to win him back and trying every trick she knew.She's giving me the silent treatment. She's trying to make me give in first.He knew Ella too well. This push-and-pull act was nothing but a woman's ploy for more attention."Nick."Just then, Selena walked in wearing a low-cut bodycon dress and heels, her hips swaying with every step."This is the new energy project proposal I mentioned the other day."She set the folder on his desk and leaned closer. "I hear the Gomez family is investing in this project too. If you get in on it, you'll make a fortune."At the

(Ella’s POV)The morning after the wedding, I tried to move, but my whole body felt as if it had been run over repeatedly by a truck. I hissed at the soreness."Good morning, baby."A warm, gentle kiss landed on my forehead.I looked at Ethan beside me, huffed, and turned my face away."Still mad?" Ethan wrapped his arms around me from behind, his warm breath brushing my neck. "I was wrong. I've learned my lesson, okay?""What exactly did you do wrong?" I asked coldly. My voice came out raspy, still wrecked from the night before."I shouldn't have been so insatiable. My baby can't even get out of bed because of me." He nuzzled the back of my neck, indulgent amusement warming his voice.I reached back and swatted his wandering hand away. "You're a jerk. Don't touch me."Ethan didn't get mad. He just chuckled, caught my hand, and pressed a kiss to my fingers. His tone turned slightly sheepish. "Alright, fine. I shouldn't have hidden who I really am."That did it. I rolled over and grabbe

Married life was a sweet dream that never ended.Ethan and I settled into a blissfully shameless life together, spending our days wrapped up in each other and finding new ways to have fun.Until two years later, when the butler handed me a letter from prison.I didn't even glance at it. I walked to the fireplace and tossed it into the flames.Ethan came over with a coffee, wrapping his arms around me from behind. "Not going to read it?""Why bother? It's nothing but remorse that came too late. Love that arrives after the damage is done isn't worth a damn. I won't waste my time on it."Ethan chuckled, the sound vibrating through his chest against my back.He turned me around, cupped my face, and kissed me, tender and fierce all at once.I gagged. The instant he leaned in, nausea surged through me.I shoved him away and clapped a hand over my mouth, gagging.The laughter vanished from Ethan's face. He steadied me, his eyes sharp with worry. "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"He called t