All Chapters of She Regretted Losing Him: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

In my fifth year with Eloise Russell, her fiancé, Aiden Jenner, returned.An underground casino even opened a betting pool right in front of me, taking wagers on when Eloise would finally kick me to the curb."Luke Shayman has lasted longer than any man Eloise has ever kept. We all thought she was just having a little fun at first.""But a kept man is nothing more than a temporary fling.""I heard Eloise bought the mansion up on the hill a month ago. It was supposed to be the marital home she promised the man overseas."Eloise sat in the back of the private room and casually beckoned me over.I took the seat beside her, only to have a property deed suddenly placed in my hands."Your birthday present. Do you like it?"It was the very mansion Aiden wanted as their marital home, yet Eloise had given it to me instead.My chest tightened despite myself. A second later, Eloise tilted my chin up."Luke, you have one month left with me. If there's anything you want, just ask."One m

The room was in chaos.It was not until the doctors finished treating Aiden's injuries that Eloise finally turned her attention to me. "Luke, have I been too kind to you these past five years? Is that why you've forgotten your place?"The setup had been so clumsy and obvious that anyone could have seen through it, yet Eloise had fallen for it completely."I didn't do it. There are security cameras in the room. Check the footage yourself."Aiden probably did not know that I had taken a knife for Eloise when her enemies came after her during our first year together. Ever since then, she had become increasingly cautious. Every place where she spent any significant amount of time was equipped with security cameras. No matter what Aiden said or did to me, there would be evidence.Eloise merely raised an eyebrow and replied coldly, "Is that really necessary? Aiden doesn't lie."I froze. All the grievance and anger I had been suppressing suddenly lodged in my chest.Aiden was Eloise's

Eloise had always been used to getting her way. Besides, what right did a kept man like me have to say no to her?Fine. I was leaving soon anyway. Picking a fight with her now would only make things harder for myself.My phone chimed with a notification. One million dollars had just been deposited into my account.Her teasing voice sounded from above me."Can you go now?"In Eloise's world, money could buy anything from me, including my willingness to take the blame for something I had never done.I forced a smile."Ms. Russell, you're generous. One million for a few drinks is a pretty good deal."Back when we first got together, I had not yet figured out her preferences. Whenever I accompanied her to business dinners, I would drink on her behalf. One time, I drank so much that I ended up with a perforated stomach ulcer, and Eloise rushed me to the hospital in the middle of the night."Do you have no common sense? You know you're allergic to alcohol. Did I ask you to drink for

Aiden's birthday ended on a sour note.After seeing off the last of the guests, he walked over to Eloise and asked, "I barely saw you socializing all night. Are you feeling sorry for your toy boy?"Eloise frowned slightly. She had been thinking that Aiden seemed different from the person she remembered.When they were children, he had been a soft-hearted boy. Eloise loved teasing him because he looked especially cute when he cried.As they grew older, Aiden became increasingly rebellious. He opposed everything his family arranged for him, including his engagement to Eloise, the future wife chosen for him since childhood.When the time came to settle down and marry, Eloise proposed to him. Instead of accepting, Aiden's rebellious streak reached its peak. He left the country and stayed away for five years.Ever since he returned, she had been unable to find even a trace of the boy she once knew. It was as though the Aiden she had fallen for had disappeared completely."The engagem

Eloise sat in the dark all night until the phone finally rang.Adam Lane's voice came through the receiver. "Ms. Russell, the doctor admitted that Mr. Shayman never said his health problems were caused by the blood donations. It was Mr. Jenner who pressured him into twisting the truth and falsely accusing Mr. Shayman."It was Aiden again.Compared to Aiden's constant schemes to sow discord, what angered Eloise even more was the fact that Luke had intended to hide his illness from her.Why had he kept it from her?She could have arranged treatment. She could have helped him recover.An inexplicable fury churned inside her. She found herself thinking about Luke's gentle and considerate nature, how he always knew exactly what to say to make her happy and how he patiently indulged her every mood.Could all of that really have been fake?Eloise rubbed her aching temples. For the first time, she felt the villa was unbearably empty.At some point, Aiden's presence had replaced Luke's