All Chapters of The Day I Stopped Choosing You: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

I took off Aiden Bassett's jacket and draped it over Sharon Moore's shoulders."You guys have fun. I'm going home."Aiden pressed his lips together, clearly caught off guard by my reaction. "Renee, that's it? You don't have anything else to say?"Sharon caught the hem of my dress. "Renee, I'm sorry. I'm not asking Aiden to make anything official with me. Please don't do this."I pulled her hand away. By the time I looked back at Aiden, I had slipped right back into my usual sweet, obedient act."Aiden, let's break up."Everyone in Aiden's circle knew me as the girlfriend who never made a fuss. No matter what he did, I was always understanding.Once, I had a 104-degree fever, but he stayed at the bar with Sharon after she got drunk. I calmly told him I understood.Another time, he forgot to get me an anniversary gift, then turned around and spent 50 million dollars on a necklace for Sharon at an auction. I just smiled and said it was fine.Back then, he loved pinching my cheek

Aiden never came home that night.I hadn't really expected him to. He had just lost his own baby, and Sharon was still in the hospital and needed someone by her side.I was in the study going through Wilde Group's accounts when a friend suddenly sent me a string of frantic messages."Renee, how did Sharon's miscarriage get blamed on you?"My heart sank.I opened the link she sent me and found a long post from Sharon. Nearly half of it was her apologizing to me.What stood out most was the medical report confirming her miscarriage.She wrote that she hadn't meant to wear my dress and that she didn't blame me for what happened to the baby. She said maybe she and the baby just weren't meant to be.But the more she played the victim, the more people turned on me. Before long, people all over the internet were attacking me.A few minutes later, my assistant called me, sounding frantic."Ms. Wilde, Bassett Group just sent us a letter from their lawyers."I opened the document she

The next day, I went with Dad to the hospital for a checkup. While I was picking up his test results, I ran into Aiden sitting in the hallway.He hesitated when he saw me, then stood up. "Renee."I stopped.He walked over and stopped a few feet away. Somehow, he looked like he'd aged overnight."What is it?""You didn't come home last night."I paused before answering, "Aiden, some things don't need to be spelled out. Wilde Group doesn't need Bassett Group anymore, and I don't need you either."That should've made things clear.Aiden's eyes slowly turned red. "Renee, Sharon already lost the baby. There won't be anything between her and me anymore. If that's what's bothering you—""Stop."I looked him straight in the eye. "I don't care whether she lost the baby or not. Whatever happens between the two of you is your business. From now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other."He was quiet for a few seconds."Renee, I never agreed to break up."I looked at him and a

The Moores pulled all their statements demanding that the Bassetts take responsibility overnight. Reporters flooded Sharon's parents with calls, and Sharon stayed holed up at home, too afraid to step outside.But Luke wasn't done. He said the Moores had been playing dirty in business for years, and this time, he wanted to take them down for good.He had evidence of the fake financing deal Sharon's father had pulled three years ago. He also had the transaction records from several shell companies under her cousin's name.He had enough evidence to wipe out half the Moore family's fortune.Luke leaned back in my office chair, scrolling through the comments online. "Do you want her to apologize?"I shook my head. "Forget it. Moore Group's stock has already crashed. They've paid the price."When I first saw Sharon's post, I had wanted to tear her apart. I had even hated the baby she was carrying.I couldn't believe someone who had once called herself my best friend had gotten involve