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The Billionaire's regret; a second chance at love

Chapter 2 The familiar stranger

Word Count: 1481    |    Released on: 12/11/2024

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ts started dropping from my face and my palms became sweaty. A puff of

of the bed. As I reached for my phone, my eyes fell on

gnised the handwriting. With trembling hands, I tore op

s, My mind racing. "No, No. This wa

d most probably the end of my life. I felt a cold numbness creep over

and disbelief as I replayed yesterday's events, my heart clenched painfully making

y eyes indicating that I had cried myself to bed last

ding. He can't divorce me." I conc

doesn't mean it.' I reasoned as I went to pick up a dress in his favourite colour. I couldn

sed and I picked up the

called out

nswered, rushing aft

me to Ace's headqu

door for me, and the next moment, he hurried int

e escaped me as I met Jared's worried face looking at me through the rearvi

ansported in this sports car. All I could think of was how he g

the original recording on my phone. It was as i

ice snapped me out of my train of

erstanding." I whispered to myself before stra

h Ace's business affairs. He said he would love me to be a stay-at-home wife, I hon

mmediately some workers ca

ey kn

re one of the flings that regular the

ming to my head because some part of me knew it was true

you meant was getting

re to see?" The doe-eyed lady sitting

e, a contrast to my inner turmoil. "I a

ally. "Uh- uhm. You are

ked me not to accept any visitors for him." She rambled, look

isitor. I am his wife. And I

be a very long one ma'am." She advised while scratching her

I demanded, my voic

ing on her fingernails as she looked

band is doing in his office?" I see

mmm," She

ved away from her, with anger brewing in my v

g her screams of protest. Reality started daw

home often, always claiming that work

ing himself in other w

to knock on the door. I hesitated before finally summoning the courage to

to get a glimpse of what might be happening, the d

hite robe? In

ad seen him yesterday, he still looked like he walked straigh

met his cold hardened

e Aria?" His voice was

ee if he had company "Why are you in a ro

s to his desk before grabbing t

hat I do with my life." His vo

glared at me "Now, why

derstand what you meant." I stuttered as my eyes searched every corner of h

s, He answered "Is English that hard for you to comp

e might be cheating on me, coupled with the frustration of trying to impre

empty, however, the smirk on the corner

fruitful marriage anymore, I wa

clutched his hands, pleading, hoping my

My lips quivered as I clutched the robe "Please, w

ard the sound of water rushing from the tap i

ing a reality. I know I shouldn't turn around, but the urge to see who

ai

lew to cover my mout

ed in front of me to my husband and then I looked back at her, m

I whimpered as my voic

e I knew all

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