Lahat ng Kabanata ng Regret of Her Ex-Husband: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

CHARLOTTETalking to Noah eased my heart a bit, and when I left his workplace, I decided to get the equipment I would need for blogging.I checked my bank app to see if I had sufficient funds for this new business I was about to start, and surprisingly, I saw that I had already been paid the compensation that came with being fired.My heart tinged bitterly. Nathan sure didn't waste time.The compensation amount brought back a little bit of the sadness I felt about the entire incident. I knew that if I allowed myself to spiral down that hole, it would take me a long while to recover.And I needed to be strong for my sake.I had been weak for far too long. I needed to start protecting myself and my son, too.I took a taxi to the mall and started shopping for what I needed.I got a tripod, artificial lights, a mini camera, lenses, and cute kitchenware to make my meals cuter and more attractive.As I paid at the counter, I mused about how much everything cost.I could not afford all these

CHARLOTTEIf my guess was right and Bella took my child, it would mean only one thing.Danger.Charles was in danger.My son, my sweet, sweet boy, had been kidnapped by Sophie's mother.My heart rate picked up, and I turned to grip Nathan's arm.“Nathan. Nathan's that's not…that's not my mother. That's Bella. Sophie's mother. She…she took my son,” I struggled to get the words out.“Charlotte. Listen to me, Charlotte. You have to calm down. Take deep breaths!” Nathan's words were coated with worry and concern.I gripped his arm harder.How could he tell me to calm down?How could he not see that Charles was not safe?Nathan didn’t understand.I had to make him understand.I had to make him see.“Please. Nathan, please. I'm begging you with my life. Help me find Charles. Find my son. I can't…nothing must happen to him,” I was finding it very hard to breathe now.It was as though I was submerged in water, drowning with no place to go.“I will find him, Charlotte. I promise you. Now breat

CHARLOTTENathan walked up to me on near-silent feet, and I wiped my tears as he got closer.“Why are you crying, Charlotte?” his voice was soft as he sat on the bed.“Nothing. Sorry. Please give me a moment to gather myself,” I whispered as I tried to stop the tears from falling.He didn't say anything, just maintained his position on the bed.His proximity made me want to lean into his warmth.But I didn't. I sniffed and started to talk.“Nathan. It's true. Bella Windsor has my son,” I said.He was silent momentarily, and I could almost see the calculations moving in his head.“You mentioned that immediately you saw the footage, before passing out. I wasn't sure, so I hesitated to act but later did. Now that you're sure…well, I can't say it's surprising,” he said.“She just called me now. And she threatened to starve my son if I didn't donate my kidney to save Sophie,” my voice was quiet, ashamed of the outburst earlier with Bella.I watched Nathan's reaction to the news, noticing h

CHARLOTTEI knew my jaw was hanging open, but I could not compose myself.Nathan just defended me. He just took my side in front of that woman.I still had no idea who the fuck she was to him and their relationship, but the moment she stepped inside, I had been preparing for Nathan to dismiss me.Or to try to explain my presence in his house.I wasn't expecting him to choose me over her.“Charlotte,” he called my name slowly as he walked towards me. I was frozen on the spot. I couldn't move.He walked towards me warily, as though he was scared that I would run away.“You look…surprised,” he said, and I finally, finally snapped my jaw closed.“I…I guess I wasn't expecting you to…you know, defend me,” the words struggled to leave my throat, but I had to say it.It had gone against everything I had been expecting, against everything I had imagined in my head.Nathan frowned, eventually stopping before me.“What do you mean? Why are you surprised?” he asked.I shrugged.“I don't know. I m

NATHANWhile my mind had previously presented me with different scenarios and possibilities of how Charlotte would react to this part of me—this information, this secret no one knew about me—I certainly wasn't expecting this.She was sobbing, her breath coming in gasps as she cried.Charlotte would not look at me, and my heart sank a little bit in panic at how badly she was taking the news.On a scale of one to ten, this was a hundred.It probably qualified enough to count as a thousand.I knew Charlotte had feelings for me.It had been painfully evident to me for a while, even if she had no idea herself.I had watched her fall head over heels for me, and while it took a while for my feelings to grow, it was undoubtedly mutual.Honesty was something I appreciated, and telling Charlotte that I was holding nothing and hiding nothing from her seemed like the best thing to do to me.Now I wasn't so sure an