Todos os capítulos de My Straight-Laced Ex Won't Let Me Go: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

The album contained photographs of Zoe standing beside the glacier lagoon, taken from a distance by the people Ian had assigned to keep an eye on her.She wore a white down jacket and a red scarf, standing before enormous chunks of floating blue ice with her face tilted toward the sky. Against the snow and ice, her profile had an almost breathtaking purity to it, along with a sense of freedom that seemed to radiate from her.Ian's finger hovered over the call button, but in the end, he let his hand fall.Once again, he'd abandoned her, choosing his company and Yvonne over Zoe.The realization lodged in his heart like a splinter, leaving behind a dull, persistent ache.For the first time, he found himself questioning the responsibilities he'd always considered absolute and unquestionable. Worse, he was beginning to feel tired of them.Back home, Ian attended the meeting and finalized the partnership before turning his attention to Yvonne's situation, which he handled with his usual ruth

There were no photographs inside. Just a simple text document and a folder containing audio recordings.Ian opened the document and found a collection of diary entries Zoe had written sporadically throughout their five years of marriage.Three Months After the Wedding"I made another mess of his study today. I even drew little turtles all over some contract that's supposedly really important. I wonder if he'll frown when he sees it. Honestly, I'd settle for that. Even a little anger would be nice. But no. He just calmly told his assistant to print another copy. Ian Grant, do you even have feelings? I feel like an idiot putting on a one-woman show."One Year Into the Marriage, After the 17th"The seventeenth. Another task to check off his schedule. His breathing didn't even change. It's almost terrifying how precise he is. Am I really that unattractive to him? Or is he just mechanically fulfilling his 'duties' as a husband? Ian Grant, I'm getting tired."Three Years Into the Marriage, A

"Ian, my boy." Mr. Lawson, a company director who'd known Ian since childhood, patted him on the shoulder, his voice tinged with regret. "I heard you and that Jameson girl... got divorced?"He shook his head sadly. "What a shame. Such a shame. Zoe Jameson might be a little wild, but there's no one else in our circle quite like her. That girl has a spark you just can't find anywhere else! Do you have any idea how many men envied you when you married her?"A younger man from one of the wealthy families nearby joined the conversation, his tone half joking, half testing the waters."He's right! Mr. Grant, now that you've let her go, you've given the rest of us the opportunity of a lifetime. Zoe is single again, and she's easily the most eligible woman in our social circle. A few of us have already been discussing how to get in line for a chance with her!"His remark drew laughter from several other young men standing nearby. The conversation quickly grew animated, with everyone openly expr

"Special Note to Ian Grant, the Ex-Husband: Since you're officially out of the running, please do everyone a favor and stay away. We wouldn't want you ruining the party. Thanks for understanding! xoxo"The words "out of the running" seemed to burn themselves into Ian's eyes.With a deafening crash, he hurled his phone onto the floor. The screen of the latest-model smartphone shattered instantly, sending fragments flying in every direction.His eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving as an unprecedented wave of rage and anguish tore through him, so overwhelming that he could barely stand it.And then, amid the unbearable pain, a wild, unshakable conviction took hold of him.He had to go.He had to get Zoe back, right in front of every man who thought he had a chance with her.She was his. She could only ever be his!The following evening, the largest private suite at the exclusive members-only club was alive with music, laughter, and shifting lights.And Zoe Jameson was unquestionably th

Ian gradually stepped away from the demanding responsibilities of running Grant Group, spending long stretches away from headquarters as he followed Zoe from one destination to the next, like a relentless shadow chasing a butterfly that had already flown beyond his reach.Word of his behavior spread throughout high society, turning the once-unshakable Ian Grant into the subject of endless gossip and ridicule.But Ian couldn't have cared less.When Yvonne learned how obsessively he was pursuing his ex-wife, she was devastated. Unable to accept what was happening, she followed him to the city where he was staying.She found him just as he was preparing to leave for the airport to follow Zoe to her next destination.Yvonne stood before him, tears streaming down her face as she desperately tried one last time to convince him to stay. But as Ian watched her, he realized that the woman he'd once believed he could never stop loving no longer stirred anything in him. His heart was perfectly c