All Chapters of A Sea of Bitter Regrets: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Ten minutes later, a photo lit up my phone screen.It was a photo of Maya kissing George.Attached was a text message. [Thank you for giving my child his father back.]I opened Maya's social media profile.Her latest update was a video. George was holding hands with a little boy while wrapping his arm around Maya's waist.The child, the one George claimed had been aborted five years ago, was calling him daddy in a sweet, high-pitched voice.My fingers turned rigid as I opened the tracking app on my phone.Three years ago, when he begged to come home, he had installed it on his own device to prove his loyalty.This was the first time I had ever opened it.I checked the history. Over the past three years, he had snuck out to see her one thousand one hundred and thirty-four times behind my back.Every single night I felt guilty for flinching away from his touch, he had left our bed to find Maya the moment I fell asleep.The earliest visit went back to three years ago.Th

I looked up in pure shock, my fingertips shaking uncontrollably."What are you going to do?"George sighed softly. His eyes held that familiar gentle warmth, but his words were mercilessly cruel."That cemetery is Martins family property."If you insist on playing tough, I'll flatten your mother's grave."I'll make sure she dies carrying the shame of a homewrecker, her ashes ground into the mud forever!"I stared at the man standing over me. It was as if I were looking at a complete stranger.He had personally walked that land with me to pick out the plot.He knew my greatest fear was my mother being humiliated by Maya and her mom even in death.To secure those few square feet of land, he had scoured every inch of the city. He spent three months consulting spiritual advisors just to select that private hill owned by his family.Back then, he held me near her headstone, whispering tender promises."Clara, trust me."This is Martins land. Under my protection, your mother wi

Arthur frowned. He pulled up a scanned document on his tablet and forwarded the signed divorce papers directly to George's phone. His tone held a hint of annoyance."George, you already appended your signature."Why are you going back on your word now?"George's hands shook as he tapped open the file.The very document he had thrown at Clara's feet, thinking she would never sign, bore her sharp signature at the bottom.George reeled backward.The unwavering confidence he had maintained for twenty-seven years shattered into dust.While he was convinced Clara could never leave him because of her pregnancy, even flaunting his affair with Maya in her face, Clara had already decided to sever every tie with him.George couldn't hear a word Arthur was saying.He cut the call and dialed his assistant, Austin Barry."Find my wife."She just miscarried. She must be at a hospital somewhere."She is resisting me right now. If she tries to run, use whatever force is necessary to restr

Ethan shifted slightly, stepping between us to shield me."Mr. Martins, your questions have nothing to do with this case."George's eyes turned instantly bloodshot. He glared directly at me."He's the guy, isn't he? The side piece you've been seeing?"Is he the reason you're divorcing me?!"I pushed past Ethan's shoulder and faced him calmly.I repeated the exact words he had once spat at me during my deep depression."George, what is your problem?"Does marriage mean someone has to stay faithful forever? Does marriage guarantee endless love?"Five years is a long time. You got sick of my emotional outbursts, and honestly, I got sick of you too."Sick of him?George froze, repeating the phrase in disbelief."I'm sick of you acting so deeply devoted while holding someone else in your heart."George's face went blank. He shook his head repeatedly."Clara, it's you I love!"What happened with Maya was a setup!"I cut ties with her completely. Please believe me."I looked