Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

ANASTASIA

My chest heaved up and down as I watched Dennis grip his hair, his eyes squeezed shut.

He finally turned to face me. He exhaled loudly. "I am sorry."

He shook his head and repeated, "I am really sorry, babe. I'm sorry for driving off that night."

My heart squeezed in my chest as I saw his eyes water. I could tell that he felt bad; that he didn't do all that he did intentionally. Or simply because he was mad at me or the situation we were in.

I wanted to go to him and wrap my arms around him but I remained seated on the bed and just watched him.

"I'm sorry for not picking up your calls or returning them when I later saw them."

He took a step closer and I didn't stop him like I would have a couple of minutes ago.

He hesitated for a while, seeming to guage my reaction while he said, "There's no excuse for me to be such a jerk to you, especially with everything going on."

He closed the space between us. He lowered himself into a squat and took my hands in his. "I'm sorry, Ana. I swear, I didn't mean to behave the way I did."

I sighed and closed my fingers around his hands.

I noticed the fall of his shoulders as he seemed to to relax. "Thank you so much for not giving up on me," he said but I said nothing in return.

I knew I couldn't leave things just like that.

"I can tell that you're sorry, Dennis but this isn't really you. What is really going on?"

He rubbed his hand over his face.

"I recently met Cole again."

arched my

Cole. He's an old friend. You probably

got to do with

reconnected and started talking again. He told me about an investment and somehow, I was

a lot in it. Cole did too. We put most of what we had into it for higher returns. I even sold some of my properties." I nodded

"I think I saw a file like that in

said those words now, I could hear the fear in his voice, the disbelief and regret.

so sorry." I now understood his attitudes these past days. I couldn't imagine how devastated he must have been. I didn't even want to hear how much he invested because

head and blew out his cheeks. "Thank you. It's just... I couldn't think straight. I- I didn't know what to do or how to face anyone. I think it was around when Cole told me about the loss that your call came

pulled him in for

telling

get

wouldn't be. Ana, I'm going crazy," his voice trembled feel like I've lost my mind because I know I'd never, that money back." He threw his head back and blew out his cheeks again. "Koould have done so much more with that money.

amount of hardwork that wet into that money isn't a joke. My team and I

arms around him and just let him say everything he wanted

to be fine," I carressed his head after he finished talking. "Everything will be

the first time. "Thank you for listening

nothing. No matter what, you're

nothing better than confiding in family because they will always have your back

chose to keep it to

seem hard but instead

I mean you just gave birth to a whole baby. I should stop being a baby and let you focus on the real

saw his smile widened as he

come sit

for him and let

was the operation?" He asked after

began to narrate to

felt like the pain was my end, right to the part where everything felt numb

the time