Oops! My Ex-Wife Is Now My Boss のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Chapter Twenty-TwoEleanor's POVI immediately turned away, praying that Adrian and Stacy hadn't noticed me yet. I lowered my head slightly and began walking around the hall as casually as I could manage, occasionally glancing at them through the reflection of the glass windows and the people moving around the room.I had barely arrived at the dinner, and there was no way I could simply walk out without drawing attention to myself. My mind raced through every possible excuse I could use to leave early, but nothing sounded convincing enough. I couldn't tell Julian and Ryan that I suddenly remembered somewhere else I needed to be, especially when I had only just arrived.I needed to calm down.I reached for a champagne glass from one of the waiters passing by and took a small sip, hoping the distraction would help me settle my nerves. I was about to move behind a group of people when someone stepped into my path, and before I could react, the glass slipped slightly in my hand.The champ

Chapter Twenty-FourEleanor's POVIt had been a minute, but I was still standing against Julian's chest, unable to move as quickly as I wanted to. My heart was pounding from everything that had just happened, and the warmth of his arms around me made it difficult to process the fact that Adrian was still standing only a few feet away, staring at us.His hand was pressed against the side of his face where Julian's fist had landed, and the scorn written across his expression made it obvious that he was far from finished.Adrian slowly straightened himself, his eyes moving between Julian and me before settling on Julian. The moment he took a step toward us, Julian immediately moved one arm around me and pushed me slightly behind him, placing himself between Adrian and me."Who the fuck are you?" Adrian demanded, his voice loud enough to make several people turn toward us. "Can't you see we're having a discussion?"Julian didn't move. His shoulders remained tense as he stared directly at

Chapter Twenty-SixEleanor's POVIt hadn't even been an hour since the shareholders had watched my father's video, and somehow, I had already managed to fuck things up.The moment the word Sterling left the shareholder's mouth, I knew I had reacted too quickly. I had let my emotions speak before my position in the company could.One of the shareholders looked at me with confusion. "If I may ask, why did you say no? It's not as though we can simply break the deal we made with the Sterling family years ago."I lowered my gaze, trying to gather myself before answering. "I'm sorry about that. I shouldn't have rejected it without knowing the full details. I'll go over the project properly and get back to all of you before any further decision is made."The shareholder studied me for a moment before giving a slow nod. A few others sighed while some exchanged looks, clearly noticing that something about the name had affected me.I couldn't blame them.They had just met me, and within minutes

Chapter Twenty-Eight Julian's POV I had spent the entire night trying to understand why the news had affected me so badly. Eleanor had an ex-husband. That shouldn't have been surprising. She had lived an entire life before returning to us, and I knew she couldn't possibly have spent all those years without relationships. I had never asked her about them, so I had no reason to expect anything different. Yet hearing that Adrian was the man she had married had left a strange heaviness in my chest that refused to disappear. I sat quietly in the meeting room, my fingers resting against the edge of the table while I stared at the documents in front of me. I had read the same page several times without absorbing anything. I still couldn't believe it. I had watched Eleanor go through so much since she returned. I had seen her cry, watched her struggle with things she rarely spoke about, and held her while she broke down after Stacy's call. I had known she was hurting because of

Chapter Thirty Julian's POV It has almost passed seven minutes since Eleanor and Adrian were left alone in the room, leaving them with their privacy. I stood outside with both hands buried in my pockets, pacing slowly across the hallway while I tried to convince myself that there was nothing to worry about. The meeting had ended. Everyone else had already left, yet those two were still inside. My mind refused to settle. What the hell could they possibly be discussing for this long? I stopped near the door and stared at it. I tried to eavesdrop, but I couldn't hear a thing too. "Don't do it," I muttered to myself, almost hearing the warning inside my own head. I knew I should leave them alone. Eleanor had told me she could handle herself, and I had agreed to respect that. My feet moved toward the door anyway. "Fuck it. What's the worst that could happen?" My fingers wrapped around the doorknob, and I turned it slowly before pushing the door open. My steps halted immedi