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 brows,

Cole. He's an old friend. You probably know him

got to do with

reconnected and started talking again. He told me about an investment and

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 slowly, recalling

saw a file like that

his head into his hands. "The investment fell through, babe," even as he said those words now, I could

past days. I couldn't imagine how devastated he must have been. I didn't even want to hear how much he invested because if he had to sell some of his properties, then it was no doubt

I- I didn't know what to do or how to face anyone. I think it was around when

him

telling myself the

get

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

into that money isn't a

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

to be fine," I carressed his head after he finished

tightened for the first time. "Thank you for listening to me. Thank

No matter what, you're still

than confiding in family because they will always have your back

to keep

so you shouldn't keep things from me. Things may seem hard but instead of letting it drift us apart, it should tighten our bond

doing and saying all of these. I mean you just gave birth

smile widened

come sit

over for him and let him sit

asked after we were snuggly sitting close to each

began to narrate to him about

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

to the