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Lachlan’s POV“Amelia Mallory…. Time of death - 10:45 pm.” “No, Amelia!” Bailey's screams resounded in the room. “No,” the room seemed to cave in. “My Amelia can't be—”I jolted awake. It was a nightmare. Warm liquid trickled down my cheeks, and I realised I had been crying. I sat up, wondering what the heck that was. “Lachlan…” Cassie said groggily as she turned on her right side to sleep. I stared down at myself. I was half-naked in another woman's bed—a woman other than my wife. My eyes scanned the floor of the room. Clothing items littered the floor—Cassie's lingerie, her gown, my shirt, and shorts. A bitter taste rose to the back of my throat, and I tasted like the alcohol I had last night and the grief I was going to face. God, what on earth did I do?I threw my leg over the left side of the king-size bed, my heart racing in my chest and my mind reeling with one question: Is Amelia okay?“Lach?” I heard the rustle of the bedsheet. “I'm okay. Go back to sleep.” I told Cass
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Lachlan's POVI felt a soft hand on my grip on my shoulder, and I looked up. Detective Matthew was standing in front of me with a cup of coffee and a smile on his face. Suddenly, I didn't know what came over me. My body responded to the gesture with hatred, and I slammed my fist into his face.“Karam hits like a bitch, and so do you.” Matthew held out the pack of ice from his eye, and I winced for his sake. The area around his eye was swollen and purple. Did I hit that hard? I just took a swing.“I didn't mean to hit that hard.” I said unapologetically.“Yeah, right.” Matthew said with a scoff and leaned back in his swivel chair. He swerved right and left, watching me with those curious green eyes. “You know I could have you arrested for hitting an officer of the law.”“I'm pretty sure you're aware that people like me own the law.” I rolled my eyes.“And I have people like you to thank for all the corruption going on around here. If it weren't for folks like you, I wouldn't have a jo
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Lachlan's POVI clenched my fists as I gazed at the detective. Would you just spill it already?“Get to the point, you manipulative don of a ….” I bit back the rest of my insult when he responded with 8 words. “Chris is the main suspect in this case.” Detective Matthew's smug expression needed a punch to it, and I was ready to volunteer for it.“Chris is an idiot, but he wouldn't hurt a lot of flies!” I yelled in my brother's defence. “Oh really? He wouldn't hurt a fly, but he'd fuck your own side chick and make moves on your own wife. Matthew curled an eyebrow. I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. “Can I fall for the same trick twice? Your bullshit reverse psychology won't work this time!”“I'm not using reverse psychology on you. You know the truth. We both do.” The calm expression on his face told me he was super serious about this. Matthew placed his hand over mine and peeled it off him. “Supporting your brother will only fuel my rage, Mallory…. My job is to find the culp
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Chris’s povI jolted from my bed when the door of my bedroom slammed open. It was Marco. “Jesus! I'm smoking pot here!” “Sir, the police are here!” he said, catching his breath as though he had run a mile.“What?” Honks pierced the air and in that moment, I was on autopilot. My body moved without thinking. “Shit!” I pushed back the bedcovers and reached for my pants. “How did they even get here!”“They didn't use the sirens like they normally do.” He replied.“Mother of God.” I wore my shirt over my head and slipped a gun into the back of my jeans. “We'll get you out of here.” Marco said. “Wait,” I raced to the window. It must be that asshole detective. Why was I carefree? I knew he'd discovered something that day he visited. My eyes scanned the flurry of police cars in the vicinity. Most of my men were being arrested. Bullshit. That's an abuse of power.“Sir, we need to leave now!” Marco wasn't being polite on that one. I'll give you that. He grabbed my arm, willing me to the
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Amelia's POV“Amelia, breathe with me.” Bailey's soothing voice instructed, but I struggled to draw air into my lungs. “It's going to be okay, ma'am.” I heard another nurse say as she wore the oxygen mask over my face. “Calm down and just breathe.”I followed her instructions, allowing the mask to breathe for me. Sooner than I expected, the darkness took me. In my dreams, I heard muffled arguments. “... You think you can show up here and pretend to be a man? I've had it with you! Leave!”“...No! She's my wife!”My forehead throbbed, and I lifted my hand to massage it. “Shut up. You're being too loud.”“Amelia!” A gasp followed, and a figure rushed to my side. “Baby, are you okay?”That familiar cinnamon scent and Gillette shaving cream. Dad?I felt his slightly wrinkled hand on my face and threw my eyes open. It was him.“Dad?” I called out weakly.He smiled through tears, still cupping my face. “You’re alright now, baby. Daddy's here for you.”My eyes trailed forward, and they met
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Eric's POVI had been waiting for this moment for ages.I had been waiting for a long, long time to feel this sense of vindication. The moment Lilian told me Lachlan and Amelia were getting a divorce, a rush of euphoria swept over me.A sly smile swept across my face as I savoured the news. “Finally, Amelia would be free from Lachlan.” As I realised the company of two bottles of wine and a delicious steak from my favourite chef, I heard a familiar buzz. It took me a second to realise it was my phone ringing. “Ugh! Who is it?” I rolled my eyes and reached for it. Before the screen went dim, I caught a glimpse of the caller ID. It was Aunt Bailey. Why was she calling? To badmouth me? The phone kept ringing insistently and I swiped right. Fuck.I pinched the skin between my brows. “Yes, Aunt Bailey?” “Amelia is in the hospital,” she said through tears. “What?” I swung into the room. I leaned against the wall with a walking cane. When my eyes met Amelia’s, I rushed to her side.I
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Cassandra's pov “Shh,” I patted Elise’s hair softly. “Try to calm down. Please.”“And where the hell is Lachlan with all this happening?” I felt a light buzz in my pocket. Who was calling at this hour?Nina sucked loudly on her straw. I could hear the gurgling sound. “Your phone's ringing.”Was she pissing me off on purpose? I forced a smile. “I'll take that later.”That should calm the bitch down but no, Nina was insistent on being a pain in my BBL ass. “Are you sure about that?” She sucked in the straw and this time, it made a vacuum-like sound. It pissed the hell out of me. Her parents weren't even bothered by the sound. What the hell was wrong with all these people?The ringing died down and I heaved a sigh of relief. Whoever it was should take that call to hell.I pulled away from the embrace and helped Elise to the two-seater couch when suddenly, the phone rang with much more intensity than it had before. I had a feeling Nina was doing this on purpose, but I blocked her so
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Cassie's pov It's only in a town where ‘shit happens’ is the daily mantra that someone with a so-called ‘common sense’ would leave the front door of a mansion unlocked. “Hey!” I yelled for the maids and they flinched. “Madam Cassandra, welcome.” A ginger haired woman dressed in a maid's uniform rushed in to greet me. Not only did her quiet voice infuriate but the freckles made my blood boil. I stood at a kimbo. “Welcome? I see you all are now embracing the whole minimalistic security trend. Very hip. Very trendy. Very likely to get my husband robbed blind.” Ginger head let out a little gasp, her hand flying to her chest. “Husband?... Oh, God no, ma'am. We…” I cut her off mid-sentence. “Let this be the last time this sort of thing will happen ever again.” “Yes, Miss Cassandra.” She and the other maids chorused. “It's Mrs. Mallory.” I corrected them. Their brows furrowed and exchanged confused looks before relapsing into silence and putting on a smile. A fake one if I mig
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The Billionaire’s Regret: Chasing His Ex wife Chapter 185
Lachlan's POVI couldn't handle Amelia rejecting me again. The moment I went home, I went straight to my bedroom and began to pack my bags. Maybe, space was what she needed from me. I was done packing and kept my box at the side. In the morning, I would leave for Japan. I had already informed my pilot. The jet was ready and so was everyone. After that, I sat in the bar in the living room, drinking some water. I didn't have the stomach for any more alcohol. I finished and kept down the glass. Almost immediately, I heard the sound of a driving vehicle. I wasn't expecting any guests and the guards knew better than to let anyone into the compound without informing me. I rose to my feet and waited. Just who was here?A soft knock in the door tore through the air and I froze.Was it mom? Nina? Dad?I made a beeline for the door and held it open. Standing before me was the person I expected to show up at my doorstep — Amelia. “Amelia, what are you—”Without a word, she pressed her lips
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Amelia's POVI scrolled through my phone, wondering if I should call Lachlan.A part of me wanted to, while the other half told me it was a terrible idea.I sat up on the couch and chewed on my lip. It was late, and here I was, thinking about someone who was probably not thinking about me. I had rejected him most horribly. I'm pretty sure he hates me, and I'm pretty sure he's out drinking and laughing and living while I sit here, questioning every decision I have ever made.I searched for Lachlan in my message app, and I stared at the screen. “Do I apologize for what I did, or should I do it in person?”My finger hovered over the keyboard, and I typed. “I'm sorry.”Then I went to the emoji icon, looking for a sad emoji. I settled for the faceless emoji, but instead of sending it, I sent a kiss emoji.Just like that, I sent it. “No, no, no, no!”Before I could delete it, he had already read it. My phone dropped to my lap and I nearly screamed.Lachlan's POVI arrived with a dry look
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Lachlan's POVThe next day, I decided to pretend nothing unusual happened in New York. But every time an employee asked how my vacation was, my mind drifted back to Amelia's rejection, and when that happened, I thought about her.I couldn't focus during meetings. I zoned out on more than one occasion, imagining endless possibilities of Amelia accepting me. One time I imagined I had never treated Amelia horribly in the past and that we were very happy. But rewinding time was impossible.“Sir… Sir!” Clara said it aloud.I blinked twice and looked at her and the sea of confused faces in the conference room.Shit. I zoned out. It was clear from the looks on their faces that they were worried about me. One more second in this room and they'll drown me in questions.I cleared my throat and reached for my phone on the table. The time was a few minutes past 4.“The meeting is adjourned to next Friday.” I pushed back my seat and walked out of the room. I took the elevator to the parking lot
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Lachlan's POVThe work came crashing down around me. The kiss… The “Yes”... The happily ever after… Everything was a fantasy… A cruel trick the mind played on me.She turned to leave, but I couldn't call out to her or beg her to stay. I couldn't even move or speak. The ring was still clutched in my hand, and my heart was bleeding deep inside.I looked behind me as she walked away, not even stopping to even stare at me. I wanted to scream for her to stay with me, but she didn't.I rose to my feet and pocketed the ring, feeling absolutely dejected and somewhat dead on the inside.I followed the path she took, walking slowly behind her. “Amelia…”She didn't answer.“Amelia, please…” I whispered again, but she didn't stop.I couldn't let her go home like this. I ran up to catch up with her and caught her wrist. “Amelia!” I believe I raised my voice because almost everyone was staring at us.She passed, but she didn't look at me, but I could feel her hand tremble in mine.God, what the h
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Lachlan's POVI ordered room service, and we ate breakfast in silence.As we ate, I couldn't stop myself from staring at Amelia. She looked twice as beautiful as she was before.She finally broke the silence. “Umm… You're looking the wrong way, Lachlan. The food is on the plate.”“Well, that's not the food I see.” I flashed her a grin, and her cheeks turned red. She gave a nervous laugh. “Wow. So funny.”When I saw that she was embarrassed to leave, I pushed back my chair. “Maybe we could go home today!” Amelia announced aloud, forcing me to resume my seat.“You want to go home?” I asked, sitting down. “Yeah…” She looked everywhere except my face. “We… we could just go home, you know…Uh… unwind… Forget about everything for a while.” “My face is up here, darling.” I told her.Amelia lifted her eyes to meet mine, and I smiled. “I thought of that too.”“You did?” She asked in surprise, and now I had the irresistible urge to kiss her.“Y—yeah.” I fisted my left hand, restraining mysel
The Billionaire’s Regret: Chasing His Ex wife Chapter 181
Amelia's POVThe smell of food interrupted the dream I was having, and I stirred awake.I rubbed my eyes and sat up only to see Lachlan walking towards the bed with a tray of food. My heart skipped a beat. “Lachlan?”“Morning, beautiful.” He set down the tray next to me and plopped down on the bed next to me. I noticed a white flower and note ona the tray. The family sight made my heart flutter. Ife just like before. He still hasn't forgotten. “You did all this for me?”“Yeah. Do you like it?” Lachlan asked, tucking a stray hair behind my ears.“Like it?” It had been so long since he'd done something like this. I was surprised and happy all at once. I smiled and blushed. “I love it.”I picked up the note and read it. Warmth rushed through me, and my cheeks were flushed with heat. I had missed this too, a,nd I'm sure he had too.I, had even forgotten last night's little “argument.”“Thank you, Lachlan.” I beamed him a smile, and he palmed the back of his neck.His cheeks were red, a
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Lachlan's POVMy mind keeps drifting to when Amelia hid the bag from me. Clearly, there was someone else. Someone else she clearly didn't tell me about. Well, why would she? She's an adult and has every right to do whatever she wants. I heaved another sigh and reached for the 5th glass of tequila shots. These shots soothe me more than any therapist I've ever been to.As I brought the alcohol to my lips, I heard a familiar voice behind me.“Ah, I see you escaped too.” said the voice.I looked around and found him—Duke. What was she doing here?He walked up to me and gave me a nod. “I didn't know you drank alone.”I refocused my gaze on the tequila shot, suddenly feeling too ashamed to drink, so I used it in my hand instead.Duke plopped on a stool beside me. “Well, I want to let you know that you have my gratitude.”I looked at him, puzzled. “Gratitude?”“Well, yeah.” Duke tossed a dollar bill on the counter, and the barman passed him a bottle of wine and a champagne glass. I guess he
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Amelia's POVI was about to down my fourth glass of wine before Lachlan took it from me.“We don't want you drunk before dinner, do we?” He whispered gently in my ear, and I giggled.My head felt heavy, and the room was spinning. “Oh.”I felt Lachlan's arm around my waist, and he pulled me close to him.“Careful or you'll miss your step.” Lachlan whispered behind my ears, and I felt my toes squirm in my heels.“Oh.”“The champagne here is amazing.” I heard the Duke say this to his wife.Then Lachlan let go of me. I wanted his hand around me again.Before I could call for him, Eloise took my hand. “Amelia, you have a secret, don't you?”I sobered up immediately when I heard that. “S—secret?”Then I turned to Lachlan. Did he tell them that we were divorced?“Yes,” Eloise smiled. “You just tell me. What's your secret… to stay so young?”“What?” I was stunned.“Yeah.” Then she gave my arm to Lachlan. “Don't you feel how smooth it is?”“It is,” Lachlan smiled. “She takes care of herself.”
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Amelia's POVWhen Lachlan left the house, I felt a bit disappointed. I had wanted him to stay. “Are you okay, Amelia?” I felt Rebecca’s hand on my arm, and I flinched.“Yes, of course.” I shot her a smile.“No, are you hearing the baby? He's crying.” She said with alarm.“What?” I yelled.That was when I heard it—a faint cry coming from upstairs. “Oh shit,” I bolted upstairs. “Thank you, Rebecca.”I raced upstairs to the nursery, where I found Bailey cradling the baby in her arms. “Where have you been?” She mouthed to me. “Downstairs.” I mouthed back. “My mind took a little detour.”She rolled her eyes and shooed me away from the room.I walked downstairs and slumped on the couch.“Are you okay?” Rebecca looked up from her phone. “No.” I said it with all honesty.“What's wrong?” She asked, palming circles on my back. “The baby?... Stress?... Both?”I heaved a sigh. “I wish.”“Then what is it?” she asked. Then she paused before she continued. “Is it Lachlan?”I felt my heart skip
