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The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 76. Park
KIMBERLY~•~A week later I still hadn’t gotten the license for my business firm. It was getting me frustrated. That didn’t mean I wasn’t already working on the case though.Paige had used a burner to contact the kidnappers even if she knew them personally. That should have alerted them that she was going to abandon them if shit went sideways but they were either too stupid or they didn’t care about themselves.I had thought that the burner phone would be a dead end, but Jackson was willing to go all out to trace it. I didn’t want his help in getting my license because I didn’t want the validity to be questioned later on, but when it came to finding evidence against Paige, I took all the help from him I could get and thankfully, he could offer a lot.He used his influence and connections to make the case easier for me. Since a burner was hard to trace, it was going to take a while and I was willing to wait. It wouldn’t directly prove that Paige was involved but we could find out her w
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 77. True love
GEORGE~•~I couldn’t stand the fact that my presence didn’t bother Kimberly much. I had said that I wasn’t petty but I hated that she was living quite well without any sense of urgency. I wanted to go back to California but Paige told me that Jackson wasn’t going to let the case die down like that. He had a lot of connections so I was surprised it was taking this long, which in turn irritated me because instead of defending their daughter, they were busy playing the perfect family of four.I wasn’t the only one that was annoyed.Paige hated that her son, Asher, was comfortable around Kimberly. The previous day, they had gone to an amusement park and for reasons unknown to me, reporters thought it was the cutest thing. I felt sick watching Kimberly stare at Jackson with love in her eyes. She never looked at me that way. She never cared that I pined over her for five years. Maybe I should have gotten the hint when she told me that she wasn’t ready for a relationship four years ago. I c
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 78. Ex
KIMBERLY~•~Jackson groaned against my lips when my phone rang for the second time. I chuckled, trying to pull away but he held me in place, deepening the kiss.“It might be important, Jack.”“Fuck that.” He muttered and kissed me again.My phone rang for the third time and that was when Jackson pulled back with a sigh. His lips were swollen from kissing me and I was certain my lips mirrored his.“Who the hell is that?” He grumbled, giving me space to grab my phone off the nightstand.My forehead creased as I stared at the caller. “It’s George.”“Ignore him.”“He has called thrice. Let me find out what he wants.” He had blocked my line long ago so if he was calling me, it had to be something important. Jackson rolled his eyes but didn’t stop me from answering the call. “George?” I asked just to be sure it was him.“Can we meet this evening?”I frowned. “What for?” His defending Paige was him basically declaring war against me. I didn’t hold any grudge against him even when he fired m
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 79. Bright
JACKSON~•~I wasn’t very comfortable with Kimberly meeting George. It was obvious he didn’t have any good intentions towards her. If he did, he wouldn’t have fired her from the only job she’d ever gotten in her life.However, I knew she didn’t like him so that wouldn’t be a problem. I just hoped it wasn’t another plot of Paige’s. Besides, she and George were working together now.As instructed, I waited over at the cafe opposite the bar. I ordered a cup of coffee and watched the building across as though I could see anything.I looked at my watch on my wrist and sighed when I saw that it had only been five minutes since she went in. How was I supposed to survive over here for another fifty-five minutes? I should have insisted on following her inside.Bored already, I brought out my phone from my pocket to see if I had any emails to respond to. Before I could even unlock the phone, I saw a shadow fall over me.I didn’t bother to look up and the uninvited guest sat down on the chair be
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 80. Taken aback
KIMBERLY~•~I was taken aback when Jackson suddenly turned the car around, heading back to the direction we were coming from.“Jackson!” I yelled, my eyes wide as I wondered what he wanted to do. “What are you doing?”Jackson didn’t respond and just continued driving at a faster speed than usual.“Please, Jackson, don’t do anything stupid. It’s most likely a bait.”At those words, he spared me a glance. “I told you, didn’t I? But you insisted on meeting him anyway. Are you happy with yourself now?”I stared at him incredulously. “Are you blaming me for him kissing me?”He didn’t answer and just clenched his jaw.“Turn back around, Jackson.” Jackson pretended like he couldn’t hear me. “Jack!” I yelled. “Either reverse the car or drop me off right now.”For a moment, he just continued driving like I didn’t say anything, but he eventually pulled over by the side of the road. I looked at him with my mouth open. Did he really want to drop me off? Was getting back at George instantly that
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 81. Counter attack
KIMBERLY~•~I had woken up this morning to my business license but I couldn’t even be happy about it. Jackson had warned me that meeting with George might be a trap and indeed, it was.I let out a sigh for the umpteenth time that morning as I continued staring at the article on my laptop screen. There were two pictures; one of me and George kissing and the other of Paige drinking from Jackson’s cup of coffee. Both pictures appeared romantic and the heading hit the nail right on the head.‘REKINDLED LOVERS SEEN WITH THEIR OLD LOVERS. WAS THEIR RELATIONSHIP A SHAM?’We had thought that by not reacting, we wouldn’t be playing into their plan but we thought wrong. The plan had been to put us in a compromising situation and capture the scene. They were sick. I didn’t know what they intended to achieve from this but it was affecting Jackson’s stocks.It hadn’t been more than five hours since the article and the stocks were plummeting already. I was frustrated and didn’t know what to do. I
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 82. Party
KIMBERLY~•~I never thought a day would come when I would be involved in a press conference to explain the matters of my life to outsiders, but here it was.Society was brainwashed into thinking they had a say in Jackson’s life and since I was connected to Jackson, I had to face the consequences of their backward thinking too. Every little thing in Jackson’s life had his stocks falling and rising as though he was selling his personal life to others.That was beside the point. I was nervous. The press conference could go two ways; either they believed it or they said we were fabricating lies. I could only hope I didn’t say anything that further affected his company.Jackson placed his hands on my shoulder, massaging slightly. “Don’t be tense. They can’t hurt you.” He reminded me.I let out a deep breath and turned to face him. “Yeah, but they affect our lives directly or indirectly. I don’t want them to keep writing hurtful things about you.”Jackson arched an eyebrow. “You’re not con
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
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The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 95. Legally
JACKSON~•~My memories hit me like a freight train.Paige and I separating mere months after being together for Asher’s sake. Me trying to get information about Kimberly from her parents fruitlessly. Paige coming back into my life trying to be just friends. Paige convincing me to sign a deal I was unsure of. Paige disappearing when the truth came out.Almost getting shunned by the public. Seeking an attorney in California. Kimberly representing me in court.My eyes snapped open and a rush of air filled my lungs. I looked beside me to see Kimberly sleeping peacefully. My hand reached out to cup her face and my finger traced from her forehead to her chin. How could I ever forget anything about her?She stirred in her sleep and I knew I should have let her sleep but I was too selfish to stop touching her now.I wasn’t surprised when her eyes fluttered open and she frowned as she tried to make sense of her surroundings. When her eyes landed on me again, her frown deepened, making a creas
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 94. Emily
JACKSON~•~“Where is Emily?”Kimberly, who was in the process of taking a bite out of her burger, froze.I had been in the hospital for three days and my parents visited every day. Even Kimberly’s parents visited each day, but my sister was nowhere to be found. Sure she was an annoying little shit most of the time but I doubted she’d know I was in the hospital and not visit once.Kimberly’s reaction got me even more interested in finding out what was wrong. “Did something happen to her?” Alarm bells rang in my head. Even though I disliked her most of the time, I didn’t want to see anything bad happen to her. She was still my sister after all. “Was she in the car with me?”Kimberly was quick to shake her head. “No, she wasn’t in the car with you.” She assured me but I still had my doubts. “She’s fine.”“Then where is she?” I was getting discharged tomorrow and she still hadn’t shown up. A lot of things have changed since the last memory I had, which happened to be four years ago.Kim
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 93. My name
KIMBERLY~•~Jackson had lost four years of his memory but he was happy to see me. I didn’t know how to feel about that. It meant that when he told me he regretted divorcing me, he wasn’t bluffing. Now that his memory was fresh about things that happened five years ago, I was tempted to take advantage of it and ask him questions I never got to ask him before.He was clingy as hell. He didn’t let me out of his sight once for fear that I might not be real or that I might not come back after leaving. Even as he slept on the bed, he held on to my hand and anything I tried to unclasp our hands, he’d hold on tighter. It was almost endearing.The door was suddenly pushed open and everyone came in at once; Mr and Mrs. Clarke, Anderson, my parents, Reiya, Asher, and Amelia.I blinked in surprise. I had been expecting them, but I wasn’t expecting all of them at once.They all came to a stop in front of the bed and his mother narrowed her eyes on me. I frowned, wondering what I did wrong this t
The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me 92. Amnesia
JACKSON ~•~My head hurt badly. It felt like I was having the worst headache of my life. My head was pounding. I groaned as my eyes fluttered open, the brightness of the light shining harshly over my eyes. I closed them briefly and opened them again, this time able to adjust to the light.I frowned, wondering what the hell I was doing in a hospital and how I ended up here. I opened my mouth to speak but no words would come out. I took a deep breath, cleared my throat, and tried again. That was when I noticed a weight on my arm. Someone was sleeping on my arm and they had stirred when I cleared my throat. Slowly, I turned my head to the side, wondering if the woman resting on me was Paige.However, the dark contrast to her bright blonde hair told me otherwise, except she had dyed it in the few months we had parted ways. With as much strength as I could muster, I moved my left hand slightly and the wind was knocked out of my lungs when the woman raised her head.What the hell was Kimb
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
