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."

my brows,

an old friend. You probably know him

got to do with all

me about an investment

too. We put most of what we had into it for higher returns. I even sold some of my properties." I nodded slowly,

think I saw

he lowered his head into his hands. "The investment fell through, babe," even as he said those words now, I could hear the fear in his voice, the disbelief and regret.

devastated he must have been. I didn't even want to hear how much he invested because if he had to

know what to do or how to face anyone. I think it was around when Cole told me about the loss that your call

him in

been telling

get

because I know I'd never, that money

isn't a

tightened my arms around him and just let him say everything he wanted to

after he finished talking. "Everything will be fine, Dennis. I

the first time. "Thank you for listening

No matter what, you're still my husband, you're my

better than confiding in family because they will always have

chose to

hard but instead of letting it drift us apart, it should tighten our bond and

at me, "I should be the one doing and saying all of these. I mean you just gave birth to a whole baby. I should stop being a baby and let you focus on

smile widened as

come

scooted over for him and let

the operation?" He asked after we were snuggly sitting close to

began to narrate to him

The time where I felt like the pain was my end, right to the part where everything felt numb and

to the time