Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

ANASTASIA

My chest heaved up and down as | 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, "lI am really sorry, babe. I'm sorry for driving off that night."

My heart squeezed in my chest as | saw his eyes water. | could tell that he felt bad; that he didn't do all that he

did intentionally. Or simply because he was mad ator the situation we were in.

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

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

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

He hesitated for a while, seeming to guage my reaction while he said, "There's no excuse forto 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. |

swear, | didn't mean to behave the way | did."

| sighed and closed my fingers around his hands.

| 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.

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

"| 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.

"| recently met Cole again."

| arched my brows, "Cole?"

He nodded. "Yeah, Cole. He's an old friend. You probably know him but you don't remember."

"Okay. So what has Cole got to do with all of these?"

"We reconnected and started talking again. He toldabout an investment and somehow, | was convinced.

"I made my research and all and it sounded very promising. | invested quote a lot in it. Cole did too. We put most

of what we had into it for higher returns. | even sold sof my properties." | nodded slowly, recalling the

document | saw in his drawer the other day.

"Yeah," | drawled, "I think | saw a file like that in your office."

"Yeah," he nodded. Then he lowered his head into his hands. "The investment fell through, babe," even as he

said those words now, | could hear the fear in his voice, the disbelief and regret. "We were swindled," he added.

"I'm so sorry." | now understood his attitudes these past days. | couldn't imagine how devastated he must have

been. | didn't even want to hear how much he invested because if he had to sell sof his properties, then it

was no doubt a huge amount.

He shook his head and blew out his cheeks. "Thank you. It's just... | couldn't think straight. I- | didn't know what

to do or how to face anyone. | think it was around when Cole toldabout the loss that your call cin. I'm

sorry."

"It's okay." | pulled him in for a hug.

"I've been telling myself the same

get

thing but it feels like it wouldn't be. Ana, I'm going crazy," his voice trembled feel like I've lost my mind because |

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.

"The amount of hardwork that wet into that money isn't a joke. My team and | worked endlessly for everything

earnings."

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

"It's going to be fine," | carressed his head after he finished talking. "Everything will be fine, Dennis. | promise."

His arms aroundtightened for the first time. "Thank you for listening to me. Thank you."

"It's nothing. No matter what, you're still my husband, you're my family.

"There's nothing better than confiding in family because they will always have your back no matter what."

"I'm sorry | chose to keep it to myself."

"I'm your family 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 and bring us even closer."

Dennis smiled up at me, "I should be the one doing and saying all of these. | mean you just gave birth to a whole

baby. | should stop being a baby and let you focus on the real baby."

| saw his smile widened as he watchedgiggle.

"Con, csit here."

I scooted over for him and let him sit beside me.

"So tell me, how was the operation?" He asked after we were snuggly sitting close to each other.

| began to narrate to him about the

whole ordeal. The twhere | felt like the pain was my end, right to the part where everything felt numb and |

could not feel what was going on

ale to the twhen woke

up and was told that | had a baby boy.

until now, | didn't know | badly wanted someone to tell all of these things.

"Where does it hurt?"

| pouted and told him where it hurt more and less.

He massaged sparts forand promised to have a talk with the doctor about the other parts.

As he talked and laughed at my

ljokes and removed my hair from my face, carressing my cheeks now and then, my heart brimmed with my

affection for him, with the love Tharboured for him. Now, this was my husband.

After a while, he placed a kiss on my forehead. "I need to go, Amie's tis up."

My eyes widened. "It's been an hour already?"

He chuckled. "It's past an hour, babe. When we were talking, the hospital called but | quickly put my phone on

silent.”

"Oh," I blushed. "I didn't realize."

"| didn't too. That's how spending twith you always is."

| blushed again. "So when will you cback to see me?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe tonight or tomorrow. Because after | drop Amie, | need to return to the bar and get to work.

There's a lot of money that needs to be made."

"Alright. I'll miss you. Call me, okay?"

"Of course, | will," he answered and placed a kiss on my cheeks.