All Chapters of The Billionaire's regret: a second chance at love: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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A wave of despair

|Aria’s POV|We are currently going to my house, which I was told I bought with my own money, but everything feels strange and just there.That was until I heard that I had memory loss. However, I was assured that it would all return with time.But how could I feign love for children I can’t remember having?‘How can I be their mother when I don’t even remember them?’I saw how broken those two people— Penelope and Zion felt when they heard that. The conversations that day were:“You guys seemed upset about the memory loss, is it really bad?” I asked. A bitter laugh escaped Penelope before she answered, “Yes, it is! You don’t even realize you have a best friend and a fiancée…” She paused, her voice trembling lightly. “More especially your children! They’ve been asking when you’d bake cookies with them.”Today would be the day I would be discharged. Although it feels good to be out of the hospital, that means I would be thrown into my former life. A life I don’t remember living. A li
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The replacement

If you were asked to describe hell? What would you describe it as?Well, mine is the past two weeks. It was two weeks since I was discharged from the hospital and I later found out that the kids were playing the birthday prank on me and Brianna had supported the silly prank because that was the ultimatum they gave her or else they wouldn’t eat.Although, I would say the universe probably knew it wasn’t fair and had been slowly returning little memories. I remembered that their birthdays were on the sixteenth of June. Also, I spent the last weeks with the kids, doing whatever they wanted.I enjoyed every part of our activities. I didn’t know if it was because it was our routine, or if I was falling in love with my kids all over again.Penelope and Zion also didn’t leave my side, and they were helpful. I would say my life is pitiful because I was informed that I would be going onto the set for the first time after my accident.Zion shoved his head inside and whispered “Babe, are you r
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The consequence of a rash decision

|Aria’s POV|'Is this how I would keep living a purposeless...unproductive life? Would I continue being a shell of my old self?'That was all I thought as I marched away from the set to God knows where.Over the weeks, I’ve seen movies I've participated in, and I've realized that I love acting. But is this where it all stopped?What if I never regain my memories?‘Will I just be a ghost haunting my own life—trapped in a body that no longer felt like mine?’As I turned to my side, panic surged through me when I saw the car barreling towards me, its headlights blinding. My heart raced as I realized that I had only moments to react. I shut my eyes and held my head before the resounding screech of tyres sent me into another coma, but the car stopped just before it could hit me.The car door opened with a force that almost knocked it down. “What the fuck is wrong with you, woman? Do you have a death wish?” “I’m sorry,” I mumbled. ‘The universe is always so fast to grant my bad wishes.’
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The confrontation

|Aria's POV|The thumping sound of my heartbeat echoed in the silent room, but what was more overbearing to me was the text echoing in my head like a bell in a church on a Sunday morning.‘You are with your ex-husband’‘You are with your ex-husband.’I shouldn't have ignored the nagging feeling I felt when I noticed that he had similar features to Zachary, but how did Penelope not think of telling me about that?He raised a brow, a smug grin displayed perfectly on his lips. “Can I help you?” ‘Asshole!’That must be why he kept asking if I knew him, but he didn't say anything. “I am sorry to inconvenience you. I will make sure it never happens again,” I muttered, wishing the ground would open and swallow me.“I was happy to be of service. It felt like we were best friends again,” He smiled.A nervous chuckle escaped me. ‘My life is miserable. I don't even know if I was best friends with him, but I doubt we were on good terms.’So I coughed out an awkward “Sure.”He stood up from the
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The unwanted guest

|Aria's POV|What perfect timing, don't you think?“A-Aria?” Zion looked at me for a fleeting moment and returned to the cell phone. “Aria, why did you do it?”I faced him squarely. He had no reason to accuse me. My memories may not be intact, but I'm pretty sure that I screamed to the whole world that I had a partner and shouldn't be touched.“Do what? Zion, do what?” I asked calmly, but I was anything but calm.With each passing second, I can feel my hands trembling and my breathing becoming more labored with my teeth pressed against each other like they would break.A hollow laugh escaped me and my brows hiked up in question. “So you think I'm sleeping around? No. I'm not that cheap…unlike you, I know I had a partner and have just stormed off to enjoy a company that isn't yours and Penelope.”His face softened and he heaved out a sigh. “I realize how wrong I am and give you my deepest apologies. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry for being ignorant about how you feel.” he apologized.My n
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The absurd request

|Aria’s POV|Now, I don't think anyone can loathe the idea of a stalker more than I do.Isn't it suspicious that I keep on running into Ace every freaking time?Although, today it was pretty obvious that he came here because of me. A little voice in my head kept whispering that I hurt his manly ego by going on a date with another man after barely spending time with him.But, of course, he should have known that it was a privilege that would never come to pass again. “It seems you want me to do it my way. No problem, let's officially reintroduce your ex-husband to your boyfriend.” Ace threatened.My hand clutched the doorknob and I twisted it open, dragging him by the wrist inside the restroom.‘What if you get caught by Zion again with this dangerous game you're playing?’I pushed that thought aside before looking at Ace with a cold gaze. “What do you want from me again?”He cocked his head to the side and scoffed, maybe in belief or irritation, I truly don't care, but he began “What
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The offer

|Ace's POV|You can call me an opportunist. I would not mind as long as it made the woman I love return to me.My hands dug into my palm as I looked at Aria laughing heartily at whatever ‘not-so-funny’ joke Zion made.The only time I was privileged to get a hint of that smile was when she came home to my house two days ago.The fact that I had almost lost her without my knowledge made me contact the Private Investigator again. But when she lost her memory, why didn't she lose the part that she knew Zion was her fiancée?The corner of my lips curled into a smile when I remembered how she had snuggled into my arms.‘Oh, fuck.’It was the best feeling on earth. I can't believe I was married to that beautiful woman for more than three years and I didn't know how pretty she was when she slept. However, memories of when we had just gotten married were etched into my head.Especially the ones where she would crave cuddles, and wake me up at midnight to prepare pancakes because the baby was cr
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A progressive step

My hands are clammy and my heart would not stop beating erratically. What would the result be?As we stepped into the hospital and passed through the hospital corridor, the scent of disinfectant and fresh flowers filled the air and was a reminder of what I had gone through a few weeks ago.The unease in my chest kept expanding as we got closer to my doctor’s office. Three sharp rasps on the door were made by Zion who had accompanied me. His grip on my hand became tighter as the door opened and we were faced with a strange face.‘Who the heck is this?’ I reasoned as I stepped back to see if we were at the right office.With a narrowed gaze, Zion extended his hands forward to the smiling doctor “Good day, I believe we have an appointment with Dr. Richards,” Zion muttered.“Good day. It’s nice to meet you also, I believe you are Aria Winchester and Zion Greggor. Apologies for being the one delivering this not-so-good news to you, but Dr. Richards was transferred and I will be handling hi
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Burst of emotions

|Aria's POV|If you were asked to make a tragic decision, what decision would you make?Mine is going on the set to act that role despite the nagging fear of failure bugging me.The silence stretched and I looked around, my heart racing. I didn't care if they felt like Mia was still better than me, the only thing I cared about was overcoming the stage phobia and impostor syndrome that attached itself to me since the unfortunate incident.‘Why are they not saying anything?’‘Is it that bad that they have no comment on it?’‘I must be very bad at this and maybe I made a decision.’“Wow……. That was incredible.”“Why have we been wasting our time on Barbie bitch then? I was praying that she wouldn't provoke me to throw the camera at her.”Of course, y'all know who that is, right? That's Richard, the videographer, the guy who never talks but when he opened his mouth to say something, it was always a disaster.“Ari, I could have sworn that you didn't lose your memory.”“Wait, is it possible
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Caught in the act

|Penelope’s POV|What other profession would you excel in aside from the profession you chose?Well, mine was a Private Investigator or Professional stalker.My mind was an internal battle between me trying to think that I was suddenly being paranoid and being suspicious of someone who I shouldn’t be. But I pushed them away, once bitten twice shy.I refuse to let Aria be bitten again. Which is what led me to tiptoeing and acting like a ghost while trailing Zion.My trust in him had begun to waver after I was told that he had allowed Mia Collins to be all over him. I have paid attention to Zion enough to know that he is generally nonchalant, so if he allowed someone to be so close to him, then it was suspicious.He got a box of chocolates and some stuff that looked like a period care package.‘Aria never said anything about being on her period, so who the hell is he giving that to?’I’ll just assume it’s his sister or aunt, but that is just an assumption and I don’t do well with them,
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