All Chapters of Too Late To Get Me Back, Husband : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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She's Dead.

GERALD'S POV.[Three years later.]Five billionaires. One conference room. All of them here because I summoned them.I had spent the last forty minutes walking them through projections they already half believed, answering questions designed to test my patience and smiling through the kind of silence that powerful men used as a weapon. Now the representative of the largest brokerage firm was looking at me the way men looked at something they had decided to buy. “We've come to a conclusion,” he said with a smile. “And we're willing to work with you.” A wise decision. This partnership would increase my reach in ways that went beyond money, not just financially, it would be equally beneficial for them. That was the elegance of it. A symbiosis. I rose and grasped the hand stretched towards me, letting the smile reach my eyes this time. “Nice to have you on board.” They took turns scrawling their signatures on the contracts and when the last pen lifted off the last page, I settled i

You Are Beautiful.

LARA'S POV.I watched as the papers slipped from Gerald's hands, the blood draining from his face. And a deep, satisfied feeling pulsed through every fibre of my being. A smile curved the corners of my lips.It had paid off. The last three years of hard work had paid off. Three years of working my fingers off to build an empire. The journey had commenced at health, this would have been completely impossible if my health had remained in a decline. The woman Gerald had known couldn't have stood here. She had barely been able to stand at all, the hair loss, the pain, the body that seemed determined to finish what his marriage had started.That woman was gone. This one had taken three years to build. Bryan had forced me to one of the research hospitals he had reached out to shortly after I left Gerald's, employing the best specialist to have me treated. Never did he let me go through anything alone. He stood by me through thick and thin and the universe must have decided to reward me

Desperation.

GERALD'S POV.It took everything not to fidget under her intense stare. This woman was not the same person I had allowed to walk out of my life. Her glare burned into my skin with hatred so deep it could almost be felt.She had died. For months, I had mourned her and here she was before me, as large as life. She looked better than I remembered, more beautiful. How had I failed to see this, so blinded by Ria that I let Lara slip through my fingers? I turned towards my secretary and signalled for her to step back out. She obeyed. Lara's eyes brushed over me briefly as her lips curled into a smile. She placed her copy of the contract on the table, tapping with the edge of her pen.I didn't have an answer.She couldn't be swayed by riches. This wasn't a negotiation, I needed her far more than she needed me.My hands gripped the edge of the table as I leaned forward. I couldn't focus, it was hard trying to understand what was happening, why she was alive and how, somehow, she now held a

I'm So Close!

CHAPTER FOURTEENGERALD'S POV.[Three years ago]I pressed the knife against the apple, peeling off the epicarp so Ria could eat the fleshy part. Her soft eyes stayed with me like I was the best thing in her life at the moment.Her wounds had closed up and she was sure to be discharged in a few days. “How do you feel now?” I asked as I placed one of the apples in her hand then picked another.“I'm getting better” She smiled, flashing me her perfect set of teeth. “Thank you.”A sound filled the room, placing the apple down, I reached for my phone. It was an unknown number. I frowned but picked it up. “Hello?” I said, patting Ria’s leg absentmindedly. There was a rustling on the other end before a female’s voice came through.“Is this Mr Gerald?” I frowned at the fervency in her voice and straightened. “Yes.” “I am sorry to inform you that your wife, Lara, has sadly passed away.” My eyes widened.“You say what?”“It's unfortunate news, but it's true,” the caller at the end said i

WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER!

CHAPTER FIFTEEN.LARA'S POV.My hands were shaking as I readjusted my shiny dress for the upteenth time. But it did nothing to calm my racing heart. The conference was scheduled for 2pm. Everything I needed for the event had been made available, all I needed was to stand before the public and announce my new identity. Bryan had arranged for it.This was the best time to do it, I had trained and built myself for this. I couldn't chicken out now. Not for vengeance. For myself.Footsteps echoed against the marble floor.I turned around. Bryan.“Well, well,” he muttered.I smiled at him, my eyes roaming over his choice of clothes. He knew how to dress. He would tell me if my put together was good enough for the event this night.“Is that a yes or a no?” He asked, flashing me a pearly white smile.I nodded. “Of course.” He stepped up next to me and gazed through the window. “It's almost time.” “I know,” I replied, “We should get going soon. We don't want to be late.” He turned to f

TOO LATE TO GET HER BACK.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN.GERALD'S POV.[Three years ago.]“Wakey, wakey, sleepy head.”My eyes fluttered as the soft voice against my ears was drawing me back from the sweet subconcious state of sleep.I recognized it.And it belonged to Ria.She leaned in and kissed me on my forehead. “Wake up you.” “Hmmm,” I hummed.“Did you sleep well?” Ria asked, her lips kissing along the sides of my neck. A soft moan rose in my throat as I nodded. I didn't let it out though. I bit it back.My eyes landed on her.“Ria,” I drawled.She kissed me on the lips.“Good morning to you too,” she cooed as she straightened, moving the sheets aside before straddling my naked body.My morning wood was active.“Ria,” I said tiredly. She had work me out last night with so many rounds. And I could not even say no, not when her voice was that soft while begging, or even her seductive body rubbing against mine.“Shussh,” she whispered, her fingers trailing down my chest to my cock. A groan left my lips when she wrapp

Mrs Roberts.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.GERALD'S POV.The news was everywhere—Lara’s press conference, her return and reemergence into the society, her past with me, and her current study as the mystery CEO. Everyone now knew what I had lost.It was why I had switched off my phone and let it sit in my pocket. To obstruct everything that constantly reminded me of all I had lost. She had taken his name in front of everyone. That bastard, Byran.Mrs Roberts.No longer Stone.No longer mine.His.The room continued around me, the hum of the air conditioning, the distant sound of the building, and I sat in the middle of it like something had been removed from my chest and not replaced.She had built an entire life. Taken an entire name. While I spent three years mourning a grave.Praying for a chance to make things right. Suddenly, she stormed back into my life only with no allowance for me. Not even on business terms.And I couldn't even be offended because when she reached for me. I had ignored her.My m

YOU ARE GOOD AT IT

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. LARA'S POVThe door opened and before I could step down from the car, the flashes of light hit me from every corner. I squinted, forcing a smile to my face as I resisted the urge to put my hands over my face. Bryan alighted as well and hurried over to my side, placing his hand on my back. A quiet reminder, as always, that he was there.I straightened next to him and waved at the cameras. It was my first business gala as Bryan's wife. I had no doubt all attention would be on me, I just didn't expect this blinding welcome.Bryan caught my expression and laughed, pulling me closer to himself as we approached the huge doors to the mansion. The room simmered with elegance, billionaires from all parts of the world. People I would never have met if not that Bryan had granted me the access. For three years, he had held my hands throughout it all. The empire I built was no mistake, Bryan had opened doors I wouldn't dare come across if I didn't have him. He had mentioned m

I'LL MISS YOU.

CHAPTER NINETEEN.GERALD'S POV.[Three Years Ago]Clutching my suitcase in one hand, I pulled Ria into a hug, inhaling her scent. One I had become obsessed with.“I'll count the hours till you're back.” She said in her usual soothing voice. “I'll miss you too, baby.” I confessed. She pulled away and I stepped into my car. I couldn't help but note the difference. With Ria, it was a struggle to leave the house, I always wanted to spend the whole day with her but with Lara, I never seemed to want to return home. I’d spent the past weeks wrapped up in Ria—her warmth, her laughter. And the way she looked at me like I was her entire world made me feel so alive. With Ria, love felt easy, effortless. With Lara, it was a battlefield of missed calls and silent dinners. Yet the guilt now burning through me proved I wasn’t as detached as I’d convinced myself.She was still my wife.“I'll divorce her,” I told myself. “Maybe not now, but soon. I don't love her anymore.”And it wasn't a lie.My

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

CHAPTER TWENTY GERALD'S POV.[Three years ago]I pulled into the building, and rushed out of my car, not bothering to park my car properly.My shoes clacked against the tiles as I rushed into what I assumed was the reception.I stopped in front of the table and tapped my hands on the table. A short lady stood up, smiling gently.“Good morning, Sir. You're welcome to..” I slammed my hand on the table startling her and the few people seated at the reception but I didn't care. I couldn't care when a coffin allegedly containing my wife had just been lowered into the ground.“Where is Bryan?” I asked, forcing my voice to remain steady.She glanced at the door behind her briefly, a huge mistake. Now I knew where Bryan was . “He's currently in a meeting. Do you have an appointment?”Her voice was shaky as she stared at me like I was about to pounce on her. “I need to see Bryan, now!” “He's not on seat…. At the moment,” she stuttered, breathless, her eyes darting around helplessly.“Get Br

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