5: Regrets

THREE YEARS LATER

Nicholas' pov

I stared at the dress hanging in my closet, the only reminder I had left of her. I had wanted to throw it out with her other things, but something stopped me.

Now, whenever I looked at it, a mix of regret and anger filled my chest. I had thrown away something priceless, something I never deserved.

I had everything I could ever want, fleets of cars, estates, wealth beyond measure. And yet, none of it filled the emptiness she left behind. How could I have been so cruel? How could I have divorced her for Sarah?

Kiara was pure, like an angel. She was always there for me, despite how coldly I treated her. I didn't deserve her forgiveness, but I'd do anything to hold her again.

“I miss you every day, Kiara,” I whispered, pulling her dress close, hoping to catch a faint trace of her scent. It was almost gone, but I could still imagine it calming me.

Her hazel eyes used to meet mine with warmth and understanding. Her hair, always tied back, spilled down her shoulders sometimes, and in those moments, she looked gorgeous than ever.

Fuck, how did I ever think she wasn't enough?

Why did I derive joy in her tears?

In all honesty, I didn't even know how I became this monster. I went from being her loving husband to…whatever I am now. How had I let myself become so blind?

It would be easy to blame Sarah, but the truth is, I didn't have to let her back into my life. I shouldn't have called her to meet up when she told me she was back in America.

I could have told her I had a wife who was everything I needed. But I didn't.

And when Sarah told me she had kept something from me, when she introduced me to a child she claimed was mine, I stupidly believed her. Without thinking twice, I pushed Kiara away.

I thought I was gaining something, but all I did was ruin my wretched life.

I had searched for her everywhere, but Kiara had vanished, slipping through my fingers like sand.

I wished she could be mine again, a second chance would fix me right there, forever.

FLASHBACK

Honestly, Kiara was everything Sarah wasn't.

Sarah was a woman who liked to have sex every day, stay in bed, laze around and just act like she owned everything she never worked for.

She couldn't even prepare me a meal for once, leaving everything to Agnes.

I had started to get irritated by her attitude, she'd come to my office unannounced, boss my staff around and we'd have sex.

She was such a boring, reckless woman. And the day it all ended was when I stylishly picked John, her son, from school and went to take a DNA test.

Finding out that her son wasn't mine literally felt like I had been struck by lightning.

With fury, I drove John home and kicked them both out of my mansion.

“Nicholas, you son of a bitch! You'll regret this!” Sarah screamed her lungs out as my bodyguards dragged away from my mansion along with her bastard son.

“Luca, alert the whole security guards in this estate that I never want to see this woman again, ever. Understood?” I snarled, standing upstairs as I looked down at her acting like a nuisance.

It felt like a burden had been lifted off me, after she left. I longed for Kiara, I wished I hadn't divorced her.

“Good morning, Mr. Nicholas.” A call from Ward, my accountant, jolted me from sleep.

“Yes, Ward, why this early?” I said in a low, husky voice, rubbing my eyes.

“Sir… I-” Ward stuttered, his voice shaking. I knew something was wrong. My heart skipped a beat as I ordered him to speak.

“Sir, your first account has been wiped. I just saw it this morning, there's nothing there anymore.”

My eyes widened as I flew out of my bed, panic rising through me.

What had that bitch Sarah done? She had access to most of my accounts. Fuck!

Since then, I had slowly started to get drained financially and Sarah was unable to be traced.

The worst moments of my life started to happen and I realized how much I needed Kiara by my side.

FLASHBACK ENDS

I sat in my office, checking the lists of staff that had started to resign as I clenched my hands into fists.

What was happening to my company? Where in the world was Sarah?

I placed my hand on my forehead, my heart twisting into my stomach.

What was happening to me?

A knock on my door drifted my thoughts and Luca strode in.

“Boss… I have news.” He said, a small smile spreading across his face.

Had he finally found Sarah?

“What's the news, Luca?” I said, hoping to hear it was about Sarah.

“We found Kiara.”

At this moment, time stopped.