All Chapters of My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

“Maybe he's just messing with me,” I murmur under my breath, the words barely leaving my cracked voice.Even as I say it, I can tell how ridiculous it sounds. But the idea lingers in my mind—what if this is all just some kind of prank? What if he’s hiding somewhere, laughing at how worked up he’s got me?I try calling him, my hands unsteady as I press the phone to my ear. No response. I dial again. Silence. My stomach churns. I leave a message, my voice trembling with emotion. “Callum, please, where are you? Please just pick up. This isn’t funny anymore.”I end the call, struggling to catch my breath. My hands are clammy, and my mind is racing, filled with questions. If this is some twisted joke, why hasn’t he just texted me? Why hasn’t he called to let me know it’s all a prank, to calm me down? But there’s nothing. Just silence from the person who once meant everything to me.I can't just sit around and wait. I can't. I need answers.Without thinking, I grab my purse and storm out th

I can barely process the words on the screen, the image of Callum standing next to Emelia, both of them glowing with happiness, the life I thought was mine now a cruel mockery of what I had once hoped for. The tears start to fall again, slow and heavy, each one a reminder of how completely I was deceived, of how utterly meaningless my love for him was. I hear my mother’s voice, sharp and protective, cutting through the haze of my disbelief. “Look at him! Look at how he’s throwing you away, just like that,” she hisses, barely able to contain the fury in her voice. I don’t respond. I can’t. My throat feels tight, as if every word I might speak would be a betrayal of the reality I can no longer deny. With a sharp exhale, my mother crosses the room and sits beside me, her presence warm despite the storm of emotions she’s holding back. I know she’s angry, but I also know she’s heartbroken for me. “Listen to me,” she says gently but firmly, wrapping her arms around me. "I don’