Todos los capítulos de The Billionaire's Regret : Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 40

Ethan Blackwood had rejected three proposals before nine, and by the time Daniel entered with a tablet and two coffees, the executive floor had learned to approach the CEO with caution.Daniel placed one coffee on the desk. “Before you ask, the company isn't collapsing. The market is stable, the board is irritating, and your assistant has threatened to resign twice.”Ethan kept reading. “Why?”“You asked her to reschedule lunch with your mother for the fourth time.”“Then she should know better than to put it on my calendar.”Daniel stared at him. “You do realize most people consider lunch with their mother a normal activity?”“Most people don't run a multinational company.”“Most people don't use work to avoid every conversation.”Ethan finally looked up. “Is there a point to this visit?”“Yes. The development committee has shortlisted four firms for the hotel and residential project. They want your attendance at the final presentations next week.”“Send me the proposals.”“I already

Ethan Blackwood told himself he was only passing the restaurant because it was on the way to his car.It was a ridiculous explanation. His driver was waiting on the opposite street, and Ethan had already walked past the entrance once. Yet when he spotted Amelia through the broad front window, he slowed until he stopped completely.She was sitting at a corner table with a man he didn’t recognize. Her coat hung over the back of her chair, and she was leaning forward, listening to him with an expression Ethan hadn’t seen directed at him in years.Then the man said something, and Amelia laughed.Not her polite, careful laugh from business events. This one was bright and unguarded. She tipped her head back slightly, covering her mouth for a second as if she couldn’t quite believe what he’d said.Ethan felt something twist beneath his ribs.“Please tell me you’re admiring the restaurant’s architecture,” Daniel Hayes said behind him.Ethan didn’t turn. “I’m waiting for the car.”“On the pave

The old wedding album was not supposed to be in Ethan’s hands.It had been left in a box of documents Margaret sent to Blackwood Manor, along with property records and photographs from family events. Ethan had opened the box looking for a contract folder. Instead, he found a cream-colored album tied with a faded satin ribbon, his name and Amelia’s written across the cover in Margaret’s careful handwriting.The first photograph showed Amelia outside the venue on their wedding day. Her dress fell softly around her, and a few loose curls framed her face. She was looking toward someone outside the frame, smiling with a nervous brightness that made Ethan’s chest tighten.A voice sounded from the doorway. “I wondered how long it would take you to find that.”Ethan looked up. Margaret stood with one hand on the doorframe, watching him.“You knew it was here? He asked.I packed it myself.She came inside, her gaze dropping to the album. “I thought you might look at it one day.”“I’m not sure wh

The name on the report made Ethan forget how to breathe.Amelia Carter.Beside it was a note about a financial discrepancy in one of Blackwood Group’s development accounts, flagged months earlier and marked as resolved. He read the line once, then again, searching for a reason her name would appear in a file connected to a problem he barely remembered.He opened the archived records. A payment to a subcontractor had been duplicated, followed by an invoice for materials that had never arrived. The amount was serious, but the issue had been corrected before the quarterly review.Amelia had spotted it.He called Daniel.“I need you to come to my office.”“Is this a work emergency or a ‘you’ve discovered another emotion and don’t know what to do with it’ emergency?”“Daniel.”“On my way.”Daniel arrived a few minutes later, still holding his phone. Ethan turned the monitor toward him.“Do you remember this discrepancy?”Daniel leaned closer. “The Harrowgate development? Yes. The finance t

Ethan had always believed regret was something that arrived after a bad decision and eventually faded.He was beginning to understand that some regrets stayed.The folder Daniel had left on his desk remained open. Three small incidents, three moments when Amelia had helped someone without asking for recognition. They were ordinary acts to anyone who did not know her. To Ethan, they were reminders of how little he had understood the woman who had shared his home.His phone rang.“Are you still at the office?” Margaret asked.Yes, he answered. “Come to dinner.”“I have work.”“You always have work. That excuse has already cost you enough.”Ethan exhaled...Alright I'll be there.……Margaret was in the sitting room when he arrived at Blackwood Manor. A cup of tea rested beside her, untouched.“You look tired,” she said.“I am.”“Good. Perhaps you're finally thinking.”He gave her a faint, weary smile. “You don't make it easy to visit.”“I didn't invite you for entertainment.” She gesture