All Chapters of After Divorce:Ex Husband's Regret.: Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

The moment Alison charged toward the masked man—he jumped up to his feet abruptly.The chair scraped loudly against the floor, attracting customer's shocked faces left and right. Brad immediately grabed Alison's wrist. "Are you insane?!" he snaped.But Alison jerked free violently. "No! It's him! It has to be him!" She was screaming like a mad woman, talking to...to who? She didn't care.The masked stranger had glanced at her only once before turning quickly toward the back exit. And Alison RAN.Alison was running like she would die once she stopped. She pushes through people on the street, not even stopping to say sorry to their annoyed glances and yells. This mysterious man, whoever he was, had helped her survive emotionally during her darkest years. Why did he keep hiding from her?Brad laid curses loudly as he followed after her. Along the words muttered were; "Damn it, I need to start exercising!" And, "Fuck me, I think my heart has stopped."Suddenly, the weather had transfo

Besides, she WAS tense whenever Brad's name and his family's were involved. She hated them and always felt bullied."Now, you can leave. We wouldn't want other eyes and ears seeing the two of us together. People might start to think otherwise." Her hands folded beneath her breasts, ready to attack him if he dared to protest."Alison?" he called out in a calm tone. Her raised brows were her response. He watched as she avoided personal questions; sure, that was fine. But masking discomfort with confidence? Getting all tense at the mention of her ex-husband?"I'm not your enemy."She blinked at that. Richard took a bolder step, leaning closer. Their eyes lingered for a moment until Alison decided to break the gaze, staring out into the distance. She couldn't let him learn about her losing composure."I got a call early this morning from legal. Forgive me for being a little too invested in you, but you're in danger. I don't trust that ex-husband of yours."Alison did not mean to jump up i

Brad was angry at Lily when she texted him, saying they needed to meet urgently. He only went because his mother had told him to.At the hotel, he sat next to his mother, both of them looking at Lily as she went on. "But it's all settled now because Alison will pay for her crimes."Desiree burst out laughing brightly. "Oh, would you look at that. Apparently, she isn't as dumb as we thought she was."Lily winced, but she shrugged off that insult since it resembled a compliment. She then noticed only Desiree had been excited. "Babe, can you believe what kind of person Alison really is?"Brad wanted to compose himself, but his wrath was too much to hide. "And you're both here celebrating after implicating a poor woman?"His statement not only startled Lily, but Desiree as well. She stepped up, cutting off whatever Lily had to say. "True, that's kind of an issue. Especially seeing as it ties us to the Harrisons. If things go wrong..."Lily frowned. "Go wrong? I've just exposed a fraud. Wh

"You yelled at me and chased me away. We were having a simple conversation and the next thing, you chased me out of your office." Alison blinked. She had not remembered it like that per se. "I wasn't expecting a thank you because I cleared your name for me too. So the Harrison empire wouldn't be susceptible to stupid rumors like that. But I did not deserve the way you chased me away like that." "I didn't..." She stopped herself before she would say something else she would regret. "I'm sorry." That was all she could say to him. "Okay, Alison. Well, goodnight," he said before hanging up, shattering her heart into pieces. The next morning, Alison did not want their last conversation to be just...that. If Richard was going to yell at her, if he was going to be mad at her, let him see her first and tell her face to face. The cold air made her skin tingle, but she was glad she had on that thick coat. Shivering, she raised her hand up to click on the doorbell, but the door opened alre