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Ex-Lover's Regret Chapter 253
Nicole's POVI walked into the event with Matthew. We had arrived at a party attended by several other businesspeople, instantly drawing the attention of many guests in the grand ballroom.I could hear whispers as we moved deeper into the room, but I pretended not to notice and kept walking. It seemed like it was the first time many had seen me in person, though some had seen me at other events but never interacted with me."Is that Nicole Duncan?" someone whispered quietly, and their companion nodded in response.The woman who had been asked slightly turned her back as I passed, but I overheard her mentioning the man who had spent time with my son and my fiancé, who was now walking beside me. "She's beautiful, but…"I didn’t hear the rest as we moved too far away. I sighed softly, realizing there was no point in eavesdropping further. People who gossip like that rarely confront you directly.There were too many people here to be sure who was talking about me, so I decided to focus o
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Nicole's POVWe moved to a garden that was still part of the venue. There were a few people here, but not many, as everyone was scattered in small groups. The atmosphere was similar to that inside the ballroom, but it felt more spacious since it was outdoors.Matthew and I sought out a quieter spot, blending in with the hedge maze that shaped part of the garden. Finally, I could take a deep breath. "We’re finally somewhere quieter."“Sorry, I think I might have rushed you,” he said, noticing me catching my breath.I shook my head. "It’s fine."I didn’t mind following his pace at all, but what still lingered in my mind was the woman we had encountered earlier. She had openly flirted with my fiancé and probably would have continued if we hadn’t walked away.Matthew reached for my hand, gently stroking it as he looked at me, quickly distracting me from my thoughts. "When we get home, I’ll give you a nice massage," he said.I smiled, looking at the bespectacled man beside me, who now seem
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Richard's POVTo me, the most important person in my life is my mother. My mother is everything to me, especially when she smiles and laughs while spending time with me. I feel happy if my mother is happy, and she feels the same way. I hate seeing her sad or silently crying when I’m already asleep.Her happiness is extraordinary to me because I’ve heard about the past she endured before I was born. I never want her to go through that again, at least not while I’m alive and by her side.My mother is the kindest, most beautiful, and strongest person I’ve ever known. Still, whenever I think of all the people who treated her horribly, it makes me furious. I hate those people who hurt my mom when she was still young and vulnerable, especially that foolish man who let her go so quickly.Mom says she’s already forgotten about that man, but knowing everything that happened in the past and how he acted when they met again makes it impossible for me to forgive him. I might even say that I hate
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Richard's POVI was watching my mother, still unaware of my presence. I could see her and the bespectacled man, her companion, walking close together with their hands intertwined.Both of them waited near the cashier as they ordered drinks, but Uncle Matthew carried both drinks when they received their orders from another staff member behind the counter. They exchanged smiles and said something that made my mother shake her head and eventually give in.It seemed like they were having another pleasant conversation because my mother smiled as they walked together toward the seating area below. I sipped my drink without saying much, feeling that my mother and the uncle who often visited our house seemed quite close. This reminded me of social media content showing two people, a man and a woman, behaving similarly and calling themselves a couple.I could guess that my mother and the uncle I was watching were probably like those couples I saw on my phone. They looked sweet together, but I
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Nicole's POVI was startled when I heard arguing coming from upstairs in the café where I was visiting Matthew. The child's voice and another figure that sounded familiar to my ears sounded close, and I, who was just about to sit down, had to stand back up to follow the direction of the two voices."Where are you going?" The man with glasses who had just placed our drinks on the table asked me, looking surprised.I looked at him and showed him my palm. "Wait a minute," I said.He looked like he was going to say something else, but I was already back on my feet and, within moments, saw the figure of a boy and the back of a man much taller than him. I recognized my son's face and guessed the person he was with.They were still arguing when I was a few steps away from them. Sensing that the atmosphere between the father and son was quite stressful and attracting the attention of the few people around, I took a breath and finally stepped forward to diffuse the argument."Are you guys here
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Nicole's POVIn the car, I was half-listening to Matthew, who was grilling me about Richard, whom I had left with Chris. I had told my fiancé about this father-son encounter earlier, reassuring him that the man who was related to my son had kept our agreement during his several encounters with him.He should have had nothing to worry about, but I couldn't understand why she would do something like this to me when we were already halfway to the bespectacled man's meeting place with his business partner."You don't have to think about it too much, Matthew." I finally said, looking at the man who finished his words when I spoke. "We're going to spend time together while Richard is already scheduled to spend time with that man. Just leave them and us to our own business."The man still didn't say anything as the car drove on until we finally arrived at a red light. He looked at me, smiling slightly, but he had a bad feeling on his face."Well, you're right, Nicole. I'm sorry."I didn't an
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Nicole's POVI looked at Matthew, who couldn't answer my question right away. He was silent, his mouth clamped shut, but with a troubled look behind the glasses he wore, I was sure that my question was the unspoken truth between us.I snorted, then quickly stepped away to leave him. I couldn't believe she could lie to me like that. Even though it was trivial, I couldn't appreciate his actions that seemed to have fooled me for his own interests. I didn't think he was that kind of man."Nicole." He called my name at the same time as his hand held mine until my steps stopped in place. I didn't turn around, hearing his following words to me. "Sorry, you already know... I lied to you but did that because I still wanted to spend time with you."I turned my head, looking at him sharply and not mincing words. "I don't like what you did, Matthew. You've embarrassed me just the same."I still remember the laughter of the two men who looked familiar, while I felt like a fool for not knowing what
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Chris' POVA few days ago, I discovered that Nicole was not Smith's biological daughter. Not only that, she turned out to be a child taken in from the streets. After that, I felt restless.I was driving alone when I happened to see the guy with the damn glasses in his car. He didn't see me, but I could see him focusing on the road, and I unconsciously followed him. The man drove through this road outside the city as smoothly as he had passed it several times before.We finally arrived at a cemetery. I stopped pretty far away from him but kept an eye on where the car of the man I disliked and the figure in it, who finally walked out of the car with a wreath in hand.His actions astonished me as he walked languidly toward the row of graves that lay before him. I walked after her, far enough away that she wouldn't realise that I was behind and watching her."What is she doing here?"I knew that he was obviously here to visit, but what for? And who was he visiting that she could stare at
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Nicole's POVI have received the gift given by the man's secretary. Evan. I wanted to refuse, but the man, whose age was not far from Key's, looked really pitiable and almost pleading as he spoke to me."Miss Nicole, I'm sorry, but if you don't accept this gift then I will get in trouble from Mr. Chris," he said.I stared at the man without saying much. I obviously had my reservations, staring at the two gifts that seemed unremarkable at first glance. Still, considering Chris's proposal and the answer I gave him temporarily, the situation was clearly different.He told me to take as much time as possible to come up with a final answer to his proposal. Still, in the end, he acted arbitrarily, like he was pressuring me to give him the answer immediately by giving me something like this.The secretary seemed to see my intentions and quickly returned to pleading before me. "Miss Nicole, please do me a favor just this once. Mr. Chris has already sought several opportunities to remove me fr
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Chris' POVArriving in the car, I sighed.All my strength seemed to be drained, and I allowed myself to just lean back on the seat, loosening the tie that suddenly felt like it was strangling my neck. My gaze was only fixed in front of me, on the road that began to pass by faster after the car sped up.My secretary finally spoke. "Were you rejected?"I looked at the man. He had helped me prepare for today's proposal, including decorations, rings, and various other things that were supposed to be done after the proposal, but that didn't happen with me leaving first.She was crying, and I didn't really have the guts to look at Mr. Duncan and my son. Aside from my mixed feelings, I just followed in my footsteps, which led me out of the place and away from the miserable feeling."You seem to really like the fact that Nicole rejected me," I finally said, sounding as cold as I felt toward the man who was still driving.She didn't say anything.I exhaled, feeling a tightness in my chest that
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Nicole's POVChris was silent. I could see that he seemed to be processing my words, but I wasn't done talking. There was still something I wanted to tell him."Until now, I've been confused by the feelings I have for you, Mr. Grant."I clasped my hands together tightly. "If I were to accept your proposal without thinking, it would not only make me look like I'm playing you, but also betray my own uncertain feelings."As I said, I felt very mixed after hearing and seeing his attitude during his proposal.There were feelings of joy, sadness, hatred, and hope, all in equal measure, that confused me.On the one hand, I liked this proposal in the deepest part, which I buried deeply. Still, I also couldn't let go of the thing that had kept me alive all these years after his betrayal by leaving me and the evil deeds of my old family.I didn't want revenge, but the residual feelings were still there, as were my feelings for the man in front of me.Both had the same deep impression on me duri
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Nicole's POVAs I walked in, I could see the restaurant's decor, which looked like a very romantic place. Like I saw outside, no one was inside except me and my assistant.We walked in together, he walking behind me, but I was busy with my thoughts. My brain seemed to be spinning rapidly, and I was thinking about this strange thing as best I could.My father had deliberately directed me to this restaurant for dinner. Still, that man was nowhere to be seen, nor was Richard and whoever was supposed to be in this restaurant to serve us. The deserted atmosphere added to the aggravation of my thoughts and the additional fear of the unusual situation.I swallowed, wondering, even as I followed the lit candles still guiding our path. Why is the restaurant in this state? Shouldn't we have gathered and enjoyed dinner by now?I already felt that my father, my son, and everything that happened today were acting strangely. I have absolutely no idea what's going on. It really felt like I was walki
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Nicole's POVI looked at my father, who had been watching me since earlier. I ignored it at first, but after a while, I got curious and finally asked him. "Is there something you want to talk to me about, Father?"He shook his head, smiling slightly with eyes that seemed to sparkle. "No, no. I'm just happy to see that you've been in good spirits lately."I smiled back at him, although I also thought that my father's attitude was quite strange. I didn't feel as excited as he said, just as usual. The things my father said were even more applicable to him, who somehow looked radiant.Of course, I felt happy about whatever my father went through because I knew he could behave like that now. After the betrayal of his old friend, I felt that my father became much more reserved and only focused on his work, but now he's become better than that.I finally changed the subject. "Is Richard with that man, Father?"He nodded.Lately, my son has been spending a lot of time with Chris. It was usual
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Nicole's POVI was already in my study, realizing that the thing that happened a moment ago was really happening.The things I felt and the attitude I showed the man... I touched my chest, feeling the pounding of my heart that always became unusual whenever I couldn't control myself, especially when it came to that man. Chris.I didn't know what was wrong with me anymore, feeling messed up and not knowing what to do to fix what had happened."No," I said, with a complementary slap to snap myself out of my current situation. "I need to focus."It wasn't time for me to dwell on whatever feelings were surrounding me and dwell on them. Work was waiting for me, and I couldn't put it off any longer for any reason.I slapped my cheeks repeatedly. Only then could I take my work seriously.I spent most of my days staying out of that man's reach. Sometimes, Chris was at my house for some business, but I still avoided him and didn't show myself to him as much as I could. When I came home, I aske
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Chris' POV"Chris!"A shouting voice rang in my ears. I turned my head and saw a woman running towards me. She immediately hugged me tightly. Smelling the fragrance of her body so close to me and catching a glimpse of her face, I felt certain that the woman in this embrace was Nicole.I looked in the direction the woman had previously run and found several people scattered around the streets, shouting and moving away from each other. This was paving the way for a tree snake that seemed to have escaped from one of the shops in this row of streets.Not far from the snake, two staff members who seemed to be from the shop could be seen chasing the escaping animal with nets and ropes. They looked tense, following the slithering animal's movements on the hot street.The atmosphere was definitely noisy, but I could only feel the fear of the woman who was in my arms and was giving me a tight hug without any warning as if I was her life preserver and didn't want to be let go by her anytime soo
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Chris' POVI felt that my relationship with Nicole was fine, even better than a few weeks ago, even though she sometimes tried to ignore my presence around her.She was becoming more talkative with me about some mundane things that I didn't know would happen so soon. She didn't kick me out anymore, even if I went over her limit, which would usually make her upset and follow her emotions.I still remember when she acted shy when receiving my cheek kiss and her anger at the charity event when I kissed her on the lips. My reactions to those two things were quite different. One was closer to negative because I was in a hurry, while the other was closer to positive, even though they were close in time.Perhaps my thoughts on our current situation were correct.She probably doesn't hate me as much as she used to, and I can also do things that I could never do even if I wanted to. For now, I won't do anything more than the usual touching of a young couple, but even that already makes me happ
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Chris' POVI returned Nicole's widened gaze, feeling a little pleased and proud of myself. "I know, you must be admiring me, right, Nicole?""Are you showing yourself off?" She snorted, changing her previously unseen gaze to what it was now, slightly sharp. "Why would I admire you sitting down?"I noticed the woman who looked a little sullen. I still don't know the reason, but she seemed to be annoyed that I accidentally made her emotional with my out-of-context words.Anyway, I was happy with her attention and unconsciously said whatever came to my mind.I cleared my throat softly, returning the conversation. "If you try, you can do it too, Nicole. Cooperation with Mr. Divo." The woman was still looking sulky. "You might be able to get this deal done first.""I can't." The woman's father suddenly spoke up, looking serious. "If Nicole does that, it will be dangerous for her."The woman seemed to turn her attention to her father, frowning as she asked. "What makes it dangerous for me,
