The Billionaire’s Regretful Obsession – Victoria Hale

Chapter 6 His Final Excuse 61 +5 Free Coins Gilbert's arms tightened around Sherry. Anger and disbelief burned in his eyes. "You think this was me?" Sherry's voice shook with frustration. "If not you, then who? Who else would tell my family we're divorcing?" Gilbert paused, his brow furrowing. "It had to be James. "That day in Wendy's hospital room, right when James was there, I mentioned the divorce thing." Sherry went still, her eyes locked on his. "James? Really? There are clearly people more worth suspecting, but you just have to go after James?

Why would he call my family about our divorce?" Always protecting Wendy! Gilbert's expression darkened. "Why not him? Remember when you first came to my office? He didn't know who you were. He asked for your number right in front of me." "After he found out I'm your wife, he kept his distance. Meanwhile, Wendy-" "Enough." Gilbert's voice cut through the air. "One is like family. The other is some guy who wanted you. Who should I be suspicious of?" A bitter laugh escaped Sherry's lips. He was still making excuses for Wendy. The man who once stood up for her now defended someone else.

Sherry felt all her energy drain away. "Fine. Since we're being honest, I'll make this clear: I'm divorcing Gilbert. I don't need anyone's approval. I'm just telling you all to leave me alone." Gilbert grabbed her wrist. "You'd end our marriage over James?" "Are you seriously blaming this on me?" Sherry's eyes flashed. "You forced me to give blood when I was anemic. You left me stranded in the mountains. If that stranger hadn't found me, I would've died in the storm. Look at everything you've done.

Tell me which part doesn't deserve a divorce?" She turned to leave, but she had just taken two steps when Gilbert, lips pressed tight and face dark with anger, suddenly lifted her up onto his shoulders. "Gilbert! Let me go! Put me down!" A frigid aura clung to him. His whole body radiated danger. Sherry suddenly remembered-Gilbert was the moodiest and most intimidating man in Seaseat City. 1/4 Fri, Jan Chapter 6 His Final Excuse 611 +5 Free Coins Ruthless. Powerful. And now that power was turned against her. He carried her back to the house.

What used to feel like home now felt cold and unfamiliar. He dumped her onto the bed. His presence filled the room. The dangerous curve of his lips made her shiver. Sherry knew she couldn't fight him. She turned her face away Gilbert grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. Her pretty face was flushed with anger, her cheeks bright red. He had always thought Sherry was too obedient. He never expected her to be this stubborn when she lost her temper. "Sherry, you once said-no matter what happens in this life, you would never leave me.

Are you taking that back now?" That was during the hardest years. Gilbert's father had just died. Everyone was circling the Bode fortune like vultures. Gilbert was young, his power still growing. The other branches of the Bode family, afraid of being dragged down, had already slipped away. If he hadn't gone to the bathroom that night, he would have missed his own mother sneaking out. She stayed for appearances, but the wound she left in his heart never healed. Back then, Sherry loved Gilbert fiercely and chose to stay by his side.

Gilbert didn't trust anyone at the time, so Sherry promised she wouldn't abandon him like the others. "But I also said-only if no one butts into the life between us. Back then, she had been too shy to say "homewrecker." Now she was glad she hadn't. Gilbert thought Sherry was acting up over nothing. "I told you, there's nothing between me and Wendy. How many times do I have to say it?" "I never said anything about that. Are you confessing on your own? "What I'm saying is: Wendy has seriously invaded our life." Gilbert thought for a moment, then smiled as if he'd figured it out.

So he hadn't been home much, and 2/4 16:34 Fri, Jan 9 M Chapter 6 His Final Excuse 61 +5 Free Coins Sherry felt lonely. He tapped her nose. "Don't worry. From now on, I'll spend less time with Wendy and more time with you." Sherry didn't believe him. That look-she actually didn't trust him? Heat rose in Gilbert's chest. "Sherry, you don't trust me?" The moment he said it, his phone rang. His expression turned deadly, as if he wanted to tear apart whoever was interrupting. He glanced at the screen-and the terrifying look vanished instantly, all the anger melting away.

When he answered, panic flashed in his eyes. He threw on a shirt and rushed to leave. The last time he lost a deal worth hundreds of millions, he stayed calm. If he was panicking now, it could only be about Wendy. It didn't take a genius to guess. Sherry let out a sharp laugh. "Wendy again?" Gilbert's brow furrowed tightly. "Stop with the sarcasm. Do you know how badly she was hurt in the crash? Her wound is acting up-she's in critical condition. Are you really going to hold this against me?" He left in such a hurry he didn't even look back. It was freezing, and he didn't bother with a coat.

Good thing she was used to it. Good thing she had stopped expecting anything. Still, it hurt. She and Gilbert had spent two or three years stabilizing the company. He said he would start working through the wish list, doing all the things they never had time for, just for her. The good days lasted exactly one day. Then Wendy showed up. Everything on that list, meant for the two of them, became things he did with Wendy. She went through all the hardship with him, and someone else got to enjoy the rewards. She accepted the loss.

But even after she stepped aside for those two, they still wouldn't leave her alone. 3/4 ||| O < 16:34 Fri, Jan 9 M 61 Chapter 6 His Final Excuse +5 Free Coins She drifted off to sleep without meaning to and woke the next morning to the smell of something delicious. Once she was fully awake, she laughed helplessly. I must be so hungry I'm hallucinating. In this house, she had always been the one cooking for everyone. Later, a social media post proved it-Gilbert could cook; he just didn't want to cook for her. But if she was awake, why could she still smell it?

Curious and confused, she went downstairs-and saw a strangely familiar figure. "Mary?" Back when she was being bullied at the martial arts school and could barely get a meal, Mary would sneak food to her. Otherwise, she didn't know if she would have survived until the Campbell family came to get her. "Mr. Bode found me," Mary said. "I couldn't stop worrying about you. I heard your family took you back, so I didn't want to intrude. How did you get so thin?" She really had lost a lot of weight-but her family hadn't noticed. Gilbert hadn't noticed. Someone with no blood ties to her had.

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