The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 41

Chapter 41: Insomia

"Good," he said. It was unsure what he was referring to when he answered, but his eyes deepened as he stared at her, yet Anya did not seem to notice.

Daniel tossed and turned in his bed, the weight of sleeplessness bearing down on him like a heavy blanket. It meant to suffocate him till he could no longer breathe.

It had been weeks since he had experienced a good night's sleep, either the constant tossing and turning, leaving him exhausted and drained, or the emptiness carrying him around the house at odd hours.

The soft glow of the moon filtered through his window into his room, mocking him as he lay awake, staring blankly at the ceiling. He had barely slept these past months. He could not muster up to three hours of rest a day and was making him agitated.

No matter how hard he tried, sleep eluded him. It was ignored every time he dared to reach for it, slipping through his grasp like sand through fingers. He was like a trapped man in a desert, barely any water in sight. He had started to think he had lost his mind when his eyes looked for Anya in every room. It seemed only heavy medication could help him sleep. But it lasted no longer than an hour.

In a desperate try to save his mind, Daniel turned to his work. He threw himself into his tasks.

with a fervor akin to obsession. The mountain load of work provided a fleeting sense of comfort, a temporary distraction from irritation within him. He buried himself in spreadsheets and reports; it was though he wished the documents would consume him or fill the emptiness that seemed to have come out of nowhere.

But no matter how busy he kept himself, the nagging sense of unease persisted. A part of him knew what his problem was. A part of him knew what he wanted. What he wanted to see just to put his mind at rest was Anya.

He wanted his Anya. The feeling had gnawed at him for so long, yet he dared not admit it. He

had not paid her much of any attention when she was married to him, but the moment Anya. left, she was all he noticed, yet there was not enough of her around.

At night, he would find himself wandering to her room and looking through her things. The first night he had come, he realized that she had left everything behind. Her closet was full of clothes Lena had bought her; it threatened to spill over.

It gave

the door. He had found her wedding ring on the nightstand. It was a random ring he had told his assistant to

at the ring on his finger. For some reason, he was unable to take it off. He had worn it for a long time, but it

did not want to admit it, but his mother was right. He regretted

Anya was. At the same time, he did not want to

seen you in a while," the person on the other end

I have been

the guys are here," Ethan said, and Daniel agreed. He told his driver to change directions to

got there, they had already had a

One of his friends, James, spotted

lled out to him.

friends, Hunter, said. "You were in the city, and you were hard to find." Daniel took a seat with them, poured himself a

It's in Lincoln City. When are you going to be free so that we can sit down and discuss this?" James asked. "It seems you have a lot of hope for it; why didn't

odd from your cousin, James. He said that you are no more married," Ethan asked, and

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a contract marriage; that is why they did not bother to know his wife. Daniel was even less interested in his wife than they were, so they did not think it mattered. Only Ethan had seen her several times. The

start pestering

ex-wife in Lincoln City," he said, and Daniel looked up

but his friend could still catch it. They suddenly noticed that Daniel looked worn out. At first, they had dismissed

did you see her?"

at

some renovation company. Why?" Ethan asked. They had a

paused. He had not taken a good look. When

She was leaving the building,