A Divorce He Regrets

XAN

years

g me alive- gnawing

ry, and it wasn't letting up. No matter what I did, or how muc

d dream, and that was the last time I'd seen her- but h

ore. I just wanted- no, needed - to know she was out there, suffering. Raising her child alone, without a

left after ruining everything - that

pearance. As if she'd never existed, and t

eports that once demanded my full attention. Now, th

yday - I went through the motions, pretending to function, but the man I used

but I couldn't let it go. It felt like I couldn't be happy if there was a slight possi

ing me up long after I'd gotten rid of her fi

vate investigator. I'd spent a fortune on him over the past three years, t

elf anyway. "Tell me you have something," I said, skipping the pleas

d... almost like she's dropp

n. "Then you won't mind

t of line, but

sorry, Alex. I've checked every lead. She's gone. No

w infuriating. The sharp pain momentarily distracted me from my rage.

so well. Maybe she had help. Look, I'll keep digging, but you might want

this incompetent. How hard can it be to find an orphaned woman and a child?" I seethed. "There's something- find it! I don't fucking pay you to tell me what to

self off the map, and I hated that she'd had the last word like that. Whereas, I had been left with

the satisfaction of watching it all, knowing she was paying for destroying our family. Instead, I was stuck in limbo, w

s clenched into fists. I didn't want to father another child just to sav

ck

ding them flying. None of it mattere

leave for t

ed, "Cancel the rest of my appointments." There was no point i

ly. At least someone around here k

f antiseptic hitting me as soon as I stepped inside. It

s room, I could already hear raised voices- M

er! I've said this a hundred times, if you want me to step into that position, you know what to te

what you were getting into when you got engaged to Alexander! Howev

ering to mask my irritation but definitely not

m my mother as she saw me walk past. "We've been engaged for three years! Do

orking, my eyes piercing into her. She seemed to get the mes

, ple

to me got to shorten my name like that. It irritated me when she did-and it reminded me too much o

mother when we're not even married yet. Liam isn't my respon

" I barked.

ed, "Y-you don

ughed. She

id of any warmth. "Yet here you are, still eng

r me? You've strung me along for three years. We should've been

d. "Liam

brought this up. I knew how it infuria

g him as an excuse to avoi

how you feel, perhaps it's time you get out. You're not

nt; beautiful, wealthy in her own right, and willing to

d herself in self comfort. "I'm not going anywhe

avoiding anything. In truth, I didn't give a da

or stood beside his bed. My son looked so small, so fragile-it killed m

ed, though I alrea

s worsening, Mr. Sullivan. We need to think about the next step

to keep my composure. "What

r present. She would have been his savior. If you dec

I wasn't sure how I felt about bringing another child into the world under these circums

ision made. "We'

room, my res

pressionless, "You may move forward w

me? It was all for Liam. I would do whatever it took to sa