Chasing After My Ex-Husband

Chapter 3 A Love Torn Apart

Word Count: 984 | Released on: 06/03/2025

tered against the windows, echoing

m the shower he just had. He raised his head to see Len

talk." Lena said as

ad. "Go ahead, I'm li

of Grayson. He glanced at the file and his eyes w

on as he stood up from the couch, his hair sticking to

her arms crossed tightly over her c

she said, her voice chilling

ists, trying to steady himself. "You don't

er eyes meeting his with an icy resolve

can you say that? After everything we've b

ild!" she cut in sharply. H

trembling. "Why, Lena? What changed? What did I

ent. But then she steeled herself, forcing her voice to remain steady. "This isn'

g inside him. "No," he said firmly. "You don't just decide to throw away a mar

s at her sides. "I don't owe yo

he veins in his neck tightening.

way that mattered," she spat

ack as though she'd struck him with a knife. "What... what

uld destroy him. "I never loved you, Grayson. I married you because

e, his eyes filled with disbelief.

there's someone else. Someone I actually lov

the pounding rain against the windows. Grayson's hands t

y, his voice breaking. "You're

pain in his eyes was unbearable, but

ing in defeat. "So that's it, then? All of this was

she said, her voice

ce. "I won't let you do this

thrust them towards him. "You will, or I'll make thi

y. "It's pouring outside, Lena

crossing her arms. "You're not

back, his face a mix of anger and heartbreak. "You're really doing this? Kicki

silence cutting deepe

pen from the table and signed the papers with shaking hands. The sound of the pen

rowing the pen down.

He stopped briefly, glancing back at her one last time. "I hop

e, stepping out int

ho stood in the driveway. He had no coat, no um

His footsteps echoed in the empty street as he walked down from the house he once called home, the rain

she was staring at nothing in particular her face cold as ice. She

soon burst into ripples of laughter,

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“Lena's eyes locked onto Grayson's, her voice trembling, barely above a whisper. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed you away like that. I...I made a mistake." Grayson's cold laughter cut through the air, sharp and unforgiving. He closed the space between them, his towering presence suffocating. "A mistake?" His voice was low, dangerous. "No, Lena. Dropping a glass is a mistake. What you did..." He leaned closer, his breath brushing against her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. "That was a choice." Lena flinched, her chest tightening. "I didn't know. .." "You knew exactly what you were doing," he interrupted, his tone like ice. He tilted her chin up, forcing her to meet his piercing gaze. "And now you're here, begging for something. What is it this time? Redemption? Love?" His lips curled into a cruel smirk. "Don't insult me." "I don't want anything from you," Lena shot back, though her voice faltered under his scrutiny. Grayson laughed softly, the sound mocking. "You always want something, Lena. What is it now?" His voice dropped to a lethal whisper. "A second chance to ruin me?" Her heart pounded in her chest, her words stuck in her throat. Lena watched him, her stomach twisting. The man before her was powerful, untouchable...everything she had once dreamed of. And now, she feared she had lost him forever. *** Lena made a choice, a selfish, cold decision she thought was best for her future. She married Grayson, a struggling man she believed she could manipulate to secure her family's fortune. But once the deal was sealed, she cast him aside without remorse. Later, regret weighed heavily on her heart. Grayson, the man she thought she'd discarded, has returned, but he's no longer the desperate man she once knew. He's powerful, ruthless, and unrecognizable. And worse? He's made it clear he wants nothing to do with her. Now, Lena must decide how far she's willing to go to mend what she broke. But Grayson's world has no room for second chances, or does it? Why did Lena suddenly want him back? Is it love, guilt, or something far more dangerous? And will Grayson forgive her, or destroy her?”