All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Regret: My ex husband wants me: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Chapter 11~•~KIMBERLY~•~It wasn’t the first time I was going with my boss on a business trip, but it was the first time I was nervous about it.I had a week to prepare myself, but nothing could prepare me for going back to New York. Well, nothing except fake confidence, that is. It was Amelia’s first time on a plane and she had been very scared but after the takeoff, she was more than excited to look out the window and started pouting when we had to exit the plane.I carried her on one arm while George dragged our suitcases behind me. I offered to carry mine but he didn’t let me and just told me to focus on the little devil in my arms.We walked for a bit before we finally spotted Reiya and as soon as Amelia saw her, she scrambled to get off me and ran towards her. “Aunt Ree!” She yelled out as they met halfway and Reiya carried her, spinning her around.“Did you miss me, baby?”Amelia nodded. I rolled my eyes. They had seen each other like three weeks ago. It wasn’t that serious.

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

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

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

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