Too Late For Regret, Mr. Montgomery

Chapter 2

Word Count: 876 | Released on: 09/11/2026

his long legs carrying him toward

ing something

celain bowl of freshly stewed soup. Julian took the tray from her hands and turned towa

use. I made it specially for Madam. She hasn't ea

Upstairs, Christa instantly put on a loo

rrow, Julian, please give it

dismissively, his vo

bite won't hurt her. Cody is sti

spoiled whine. Christa tucked a curl

st, I won't be pol

to Christa and called d

hen and make some ot

er stomach settled into a dead calm. She didn't say a word or fight for the bowl. She simply walked up the stairs, passed

buzzed on the marble counter. It was an encrypted video call from her best friend, Claire Sullivan, a top investment bank partner and

What an absolute piece of trash! I'm having my team prep the firm's private je

ok a slo

your merger deal first. You can

d lip, lowering h

st a stand-in for Christa! That Julian only married you because of the dimple on your left cheek when you smile!

er lashes, her

kno

ce at Julian was because his long, cold eyes looked remarkably like a boy buried deep in her teenage memories. In this marr

divorced his ass yet?" Clair

"But Julian is a control freak. He'll never sign

key and Julian finally came in. Half-awake, Allie felt the mattress dip behind her, and every nerve in her body tensed.

iders thought their delayed wedding was a romantic gesture after three years of marriage.

her, Sharon Tucker, found out and caused a massive scene at the Montgomery ancestral manor, demanding six million dollars in bride price compensation. Julian had stepped up, married her behind his parents' backs to protect her dignity, and moved her into Cove Esta

Allie opened her eyes in the dark. This empty c

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“On her wedding night, Allie's new husband brought his former lover and her son to their marital home. He claimed they had been evicted and he had a strict duty to care for his late friend's widow. But the next morning, the widow was sitting at the dining table wearing his oversized silk robe. She expertly played the fragile victim, twisting every situation to make Allie look like a jealous monster. When the widow's son deliberately shoved Allie down the marble stairs, Julian didn't even check his wife's bruised arm. Instead, he shielded the boy, glaring at Allie with absolute disgust. "Why would you push a child? You're scaring him!" Later that night, Allie found explicit texts on Julian's unlocked phone. The widow was the one he truly loved, and Allie's marriage was just a PR stunt to appease the corporate board. Once she gave birth to a legitimate heir, she would be completely discarded. To make matters worse, Allie's own father and stepmother had sold her out for a five-million-dollar dowry. They had already squandered her money on a beachfront villa and told her to never come back. Allie was completely alone, trapped with a husband who despised her and a family that bled her dry. But she didn't shed a single tear. She secretly photographed the texts, bypassed her husband, and slammed the evidence in front of her ruthless mother-in-law to negotiate an ironclad divorce. Then, she opened her encrypted laptop and contacted her old tech partner. It was time to take her life back.”