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The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 13. The plot
KIMBERLY ~•~As soon as the door to the restaurant closed behind me, I paused and exhaled.I wanted to pretend like I was okay. I wanted to act like his presence didn’t affect me. I wanted to lie to myself that I had completely moved on from him and I wasn’t affected by his presence but that was a big lie. I still hated him and I hated myself for having any form of emotion toward him.Apart from hating him, I also hated myself for feeling pity toward him. For him to find a lawyer in New York, it meant his usual lawyer had abandoned him. It made me wonder how bad his business was doing and how much trouble he was in and I despised it.When he held me, it felt too familiar. It felt like I had been scorched and having that reaction almost had me going violent. I never confronted him about what he did and I felt like doing it right at that moment. I wanted to slap him for thinking he still had the right to touch me, but I was a lawyer and I knew the charges that came with attacking someo
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 14. Emotions
KIMBERLY~•~“George is not my man.” I corrected her.“Yeah, but he wants to be so it’s the same thing.”“It’s not!” I argued.“Does he know that?”I bit down on my bottom lip. I had made it very clear to George that I was not in the headspace for a relationship, but I never told him I didn’t want to date him. He was waiting around for me and I didn’t even know when I would be ready. Was I a bad person for that? “That’s not even the point. I’m telling you Jack is my client. I have to represent him in court. How can I do that when I hate him so much?”“Do you really hate him? Or do you hate what he did to you?”I furrowed my eyebrows. “Isn’t it the same thing?”“It’s not. Not at all. You might still like him even.” I glared at her and she raised her hands in surrender. “I’m just saying.”“I definitely don’t like him anymore. I just can’t stand him.” I confessed. I went through so many emotions at once when I saw him this morning. First, I was shocked, then I was surprised, then I becam
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 15. Discontent
KIMBERLY~•~By now, George had definitely noticed that something was up. I managed to miss the next two meetings he had with Jackson by lying that something came up every damn time. Then again, he had to be the most patient and tolerant man I knew because he didn’t question my lies. He just went with them.Today was the first trial and I was sitting in between Jackson and George. I was feeling very awkward but it seemed like the two men around me weren't feeling as tense as me. However, I managed to shake it off whenever I had to speak; whenever I had to defend Jackson.The devil in me almost reared its ugly head, tempting me to just blame Jackson for everything as a form of revenge, but I was a lawyer first and we had a code of conduct that I couldn’t go against.I was more than happy when the court was adjourned. We hadn’t won yet, but I was certain the ball was in our court. I couldn’t be too confident though. The next trial might come with surprises, but for now, I was going to t
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 16. Choose
KIMBERLY~•~Jackson was out of his mind and needed professional help because he had to be crazy to think we would ever get back together.I scoffed, turning around. “You’re out of your mind.”“Please, Kimberly. I’m so sorry for everything that happened. I was stupid and didn’t treat you the way you deserved. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”I bit the inside of my cheek. Jackson was apologizing to me, but he was five years late and it angered me. “I regret everything I put you through. I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness but let me make it up to you, okay? Will you let me?”So he knew he didn’t deserve my forgiveness. What then did he think would happen after he apologized? That I’d accept it and allow him back in my life? He was either delusional or didn’t give me enough credit. I was certain it was the latter.He thought I was still a stupid woman who would go running back into his arms the moment he uttered that he wanted me back. I shook my head, not bothering to waste my time
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 17. Young master
KIMBERLY~•~Sooner or later came sooner than expected.Well, I couldn’t say I didn’t expect this, but I expected to have at least one more night of rest.It was nine o’clock at night and Amelia was already sleeping. I was watching TV when I got a call from Reiya. “You have a knack for trending, don’t you?” She asked as soon as I answered the call.“What do you mean?”“Your picture is everywhere, honey. They’re speculating again, wondering if this means you and Jackson will get back together.”I shook my head. “Now how the hell did they draw that conclusion?”“What did you think would happen when you decided to represent your ex-husband in court, especially since he didn’t clarify what made your marriage end?”“He didn’t?” I didn’t know why I was surprised. It wasn’t like he would tell the public that he left me because his ex-girlfriend came back with a child. That would create a scandal and affect the stocks of his company for not ‘taking his marriage seriously’.“He didn’t.” She af
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 18. Make up
KIMBERLY ~•~I groaned as my phone rang for the umpteenth time that morning. “Mommy, who keeps calling you?”I held back a sigh. “It’s nobody. Focus on finishing your food so you’ll be ready by the time Aunt Ree arrives.” At the mention of Reiya, she nodded and continued eating, forgetting about the question she asked.My mom had been calling me nonstop ever since I hung up on her last night. I didn’t know if it made me weak but I couldn’t block the number. I didn’t have it in my heart to do so. Yes, she was a bad mother and treated me like a commodity instead of a daughter but I had cut her off once. I didn’t know how to do it again.When George told me we were coming to New York, I didn’t think about the possibility of my mother trying to reach out so I didn’t know what to do.“I’m done!” Amelia announced.“Finish the apples.”She pouted, but a stern look from me had her eating her apples. Just as she was done, there was a knock on the door. I was more than relieved when I opened
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 19. Bad mother
KIMBERLY~•~I took a deep breath as I stood in front of the house that I grew up in.I didn’t know how I ended up here. One minute, I was on the phone with her and the next minute, she somehow convinced me to pay her a visit during the weekend.It had been three days since she called me and I was finally outside her house. I didn’t know what I would say to her. I didn’t know how I would act around her. I didn’t know the outcome of this meeting. It scared me.I wondered if she had changed or if she was still the same.As soon as I lifted my hand to ring the doorbell, the door was pulled open and the woman who birthed me stood in front of me. “You’ve been standing here for ten minutes already. Do you intend to reconnect with the door?”My tongue poked the inside of my cheek, not responding because I didn’t have anything to say to that. I didn’t know if it was good to see her again. “Come in.” She ushered.The last time I had been here, she didn’t let me step foot in the house so I gue
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 20. Respect
JACKSON~•~I knew I had no right to want Kimberly back but the more she avoided me, the more I wanted to get close to her.It was crazy. Back when we were together, I took her love for granted. I knew she was in love with me but I never addressed her feelings. I ignored them, thinking I could live without her. As soon as she stopped showing up, I realized that I had lost a good thing.I tried to find her but I couldn’t. Paige kept bugging me and it looked like Kimberly tried her best to stay away from me so I gave up. Now that I had seen her again, I couldn’t fathom the idea of letting her go again even if she wasn’t currently in my grasp.I didn’t know whether to call it obsession, but I wanted to know her every move. I wanted to know where she went and who she hung out with. I wanted to know if she was more than just friends with her boss. I wanted to know their dynamic badly. I surprised myself when I hired someone to follow her.Now that someone was currently ringing my bell.Bef
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The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 91. Hope
KIMBERLY~•~“Go home, take a bath, eat and rest.” My mother told me when she came to visit me in the hospital. I hadn’t eaten nor showered in twenty-four hours and I couldn’t even feel the effect. I was just too focused on Jackson that I was numb to every other thing happening around me.I shook my head. “I want to be here with him.”“Kimberly.” My mother called out sternly. “You have to be in a good condition to take care of him. He’s in a very fragile state and the smallest germ can hurt him even more.”I paused, considering that angle. She didn’t lie but I doubted I carried that much germs with me. I chewed on my bottom lip and looked at Jackson. He was still unconscious and wasn’t showing any signs of waking up yet. I didn’t want to leave but I guessed I had no choice.Letting out a breath, I stood up and my mother smiled at me. She had called me earlier to go back home and rest but I simply hung up on her which was why she came here personally.I turned to leave but paused. “You
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 90. Jail
KIMBERLY~•~“What is going on?” Mr. Clarke asked, bringing both our attention to him and his wife.His wife, on the other hand, looked appalled. “How dare you slap my daughter? Her brother is lying in a hospital bed and you dare to slap her??”At that moment, I didn’t give a fuck what they thought about me. Emily wasn’t just a spoiled brat. She was evil and thoughtless. She had gone too far and I would slap her again if I could.I laughed humorlessly. I hated that we were creating a scene right in front of Jackson’s hospital room but there was no helping it. “Go on, Emily. Tell them what you said to me.”Emily stayed quiet, holding her cheek.Since she wasn’t going to speak, I was going to do it for her. Thankfully, there were no passersby to spin a story on the situation. “She said she didn’t know Jackson would drive my car and it was supposed to be me and on that bed.” I spat out bitterly. Even if I didn’t want to explain my actions to her parents, they had to know exactly what the
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 89. Your fault
KIMBERLY~•~Even after surgery, Jackson still didn’t wake up. I was worried as hell and my eyes were red from crying. I knew accidents happened to any and everyone but I never imagined Jackson would be lying down on the hospital bed, unconscious.His surgery was successful. Well, successful in the sense that nothing went wrong during the process and he didn’t die. I stayed with him in the hospital all night, unable to sleep. By the next morning, everyone in New York knew about Jackson’s accident and I was getting so many calls at once.I had already informed his family of the accident and they would be arriving this morning. I had also received a call from Reiya and after answering her call, I put my phone on silent. People called a lot whenever there was bad news and it irritated me a lot.There was a knock on the door and the door opened to reveal the doctor. She smiled warmly at me. “Good morning, Mrs. Clarke. I’m here to check up on the patient. If you could please step out of th
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 88. Fatal blow
KIMBERLY~•~It had been an hour since Jackson left to go get tampons but he still wasn’t back. By now, the kids were dozing off while I was still up waiting for Jackson.When I called his number several times and he didn’t answer, I started to get worried. I was still on my period though, which was why I went upstairs to search through the closet to see if I had a menstrual cup. I didn’t like using them, but I had no choice.I tucked the kids in and went to the bathroom to do my business. When I was done, I started calling Jackson’s line again and it still wasn’t going.Fuck. We should have exchanged locations after getting back together.I was calling for the seventh time when Jackson finally answered the call. “Jackson! It’s taking a long while just to get tampons. Where are you?”“Is this Mrs. Clarke?” I heard a feminine voice ask and I could feel the hairs on my arms rise. “Yeah, who’s this?”“I’m a nurse at the city hospital.” My heart dropped at those words. “Mr. Clarke was in
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 87. Black
JACKSON~•~Despite being six years older than my sister, I grew up with her after all and she hadn’t changed a bit, which was why I could tell that she was raging inside.I had thought that with time she was going to develop a brain and start acting like an adult. I thought she was going to be civil with Kimberly even if she didn’t like her but clearly, I was wishing for too much.I didn’t want a wedge between me and my family but she was too damn insufferable and it was pissing me off.She glared at me hard but I merely arched an eyebrow, waiting for her response. She had already ruined the mood at the beginning and she was making things even worse. I needed to shut her mouth with duct tape or something.My mom laughed awkwardly. “Don’t be rude to your sister, Jackson. She came here to celebrate Thanksgiving with you.”I chuckled humorlessly. This was exactly why she still behaved like a child. My mother was there to pardon her wrongdoings. In fact, she made her feel like she didn’t
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 86. Thanksgiving
KIMBERLY~•~Thanksgiving was my second favorite holiday. There was something about families gathering at a table to eat that made me feel at peace.For the past five years, I wasn’t able to celebrate Thanksgiving as I liked. It was always just me and Amelia. Reiya had to be with her family and George had to be with his, which was why this year excites me to the point that I offered to do the cooking for Thanksgiving. Of course, Caro was going to assist me.It wasn’t just our immediate family. My parents and Jackson’s parents were going to be here. I didn’t like the idea of Emily coming around but after Jackson made his father cut down her allowance, she had been pretty obedient. It was crazy that the only thing that made her behave was the hope of getting her allowance back. It was going to be dinner for nine people and I was more than excited about it.Caro and I spent the whole day cooking. Jackson offered to help but after I yelled at him more than three times for doing something
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 85. Mature
KIMBERLY~•~ According to Jackson’s sources, George had left New York and Paige was all alone. I wondered if he had truly backed down or if this was another one of their schemes to take me by surprise.Either way, Paige wasn’t going to get out anytime soon and I was going to make sure of that.Now that Paige was helpless and alone behind bars, Jackson was making preparations for my party. I didn’t know anything about planning parties. The only activities I’d ever organized were Amelia’s birthdays and even then, the guests were never more than five.Jackson invited an event planner so I didn’t even have to do anything. I merely answered questions the planner had about my preferences and left the rest up to her.“It’s kinda unfair that we’re starting up a firm together and you’re the only one having a party,” Reiya said as she popped a grape in her mouth.I chuckled. “You’re very much welcome to join.” I shrugged. The party wasn’t my idea in the first place. It was Jackson’s idea and s
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 84. Abandon
GEORGE~•~I fucked up badly.I had told myself I wasn’t petty enough to ruin Kimberly’s career because of my heartbreak yet I was stupid enough to drop all my pending tasks, leave California, and come to New York to make a fool out of myself.I didn’t even know what I was thinking. When I answered Paige’s call at first, I thought her request for me to represent her was audacious. I cared about Amelia and she was asking me to defend her against Amelia, but over time the devil reared its ugly head and I found myself packing up and booking a flight.Kimberly and I might have broken up because she was still in love with her ex-husband, but that wasn’t reason enough for me to betray her like that.As if the betrayal wasn’t enough, I went ahead to set her up, kiss her, and capture it on camera. That was too low, even for me. I didn’t hate Kimberly. Jackson was the one I hated and while I didn’t care about his stupid company, my actions directly impacted Kimberly’s life. I had thought I did
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 83. Cops
KIMBERLY~•~Surprisingly, the press conference was effective and all the blind supporters of Paige and George started to turn on them. It pleased me more than I cared to admit. I never thought a day would come when I’d be okay with George being blasted by the public but he clearly didn’t give a fuck about me so why should I care about his feelings?While George tried to restore his image, Paige was still silent. It seemed like she didn’t even care about what was going on even if she had more to lose. George could go back to California and try to block New York’s news from getting there. He could go back to being the perfect lawyer.Either way, I saw this as the perfect opportunity to strike.I stood by the door with the cops as we waited for Paige to open the door. Because of Jackson’s influence, the cops allowed me to tag along for Paige’s arrest.When she took too long to open the door, I rang the doorbell again. A few seconds later, I heard slow footsteps and soon, the door was pu
