CEO’s Regret After I Divorced (Serena and Ryan) novel Chapter 200

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 The End of Sophie Hart

Serena’s POV

I watched Ryan’s face carefully as Sophie begged. This was my own private test - I needed to see how he’d react when his precious first love turned those tear-filled eyes on him. Would he waver? Would that old flame reignite?

But Ryan stood firm, his expression hard as granite while Ivy spilled every dirty secret about her sister. Each revelation painted Sophie in increasingly darker shades - how she’d used her looks to deliberately seduce Ryan years ago, how her supposed "tragic death" was nothing but an elaborate scheme to marry some wealthy old man overseas, how her grieving widow act was just another performance.

"Sophie even partnered with Kane to cause trouble for you!" Ivy shouted, her dislocated arm seemingly forgotten in her frenzy to destroy her sister. "She wanted to bring down the entire Blackwood Group! She’s done far worse things than I ever did!"

I maintained my composure throughout this sisterly bloodbath, keeping my expression neutral. None of this was particularly shocking - I’d seen through Sophie’s act from the beginning. The woman was transparent as glass to anyone with half a brain.

Every few seconds, Sophie would try to interrupt, desperately lunging at her sister until one of the security guards finally gagged her. All she could manage now were muffled whimpers while her perfectly applied makeup streaked down her face.

As Ivy’s confessions wound down, I glanced at Sophie. Her face had transformed into something barely human - a mixture of rage, humiliation, and pure hatred. I almost felt sorry for her. Almost.

"You can release her now," I said coolly to the guard.

The moment she was free, Sophie delivered a ringing slap across Ivy’s face that echoed through the apartment.

"You fucking bitch! Who told you to spread these lies?" she shrieked.

Ivy, nursing her swelling cheek, retaliated with an equally vicious slap. "What lies? Everything I said is the absolute truth! You’re nothing but a whore who sleeps her way to the top! You don’t deserve to be my sister!"

"ENOUGH!"Ryan said.

Sophie’s face drained of color, her mouth twitching uncontrollably. I could practically hear her panicked thoughts: How long had he been standing there? How much had he heard?

Ryan ignored Sophie completely, coming straight to me and taking my hand.

"Let’s go," he said quietly.

"Okay, let’s go," I agreed, standing to leave with him. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Sophie’s eyes filled with desperate panic as she realized Ryan was walking away - possibly forever.

"Ryan, please!" she cried out. "Let me explain! Nothing is what you think! Everything Ivy said is a lie - she’s always been jealous of me!"

When he kept walking, her voice grew more frantic. "I really was injured back then! I had amnesia! That’s why I disappeared for years!"

Ryan’s steps faltered slightly, and I felt my heart clench. I watched him carefully, this was the moment of truth. If he still harbored any feelings for Sophie, I would know it now.

"Ryan!" Sophie sobbed theatrically. "Have you forgotten everything we shared? How can you be so cruel? Just look at me, please! You loved me so much once - how can you just throw me away now?"

I turned my face slightly to study Ryan’s expression. His eyes had darkened, his jaw tense, and for a moment I couldn’t read what he was thinking.

An unexpected surge of insecurity washed over me. I’d orchestrated this entire confrontation as a test. If Ryan showed even the slightest hesitation, the smallest hint that Sophie still held power over him, I would walk away without looking back. I refused to settle for anything less than his whole heart.

The head security guy nodded approvingly at her. "You have until tonight to leave New York. If you’re still here after that, I’ll personally ensure you’re removed. Where you end up after that... well, that’s not my concern."

Ivy agreed with a blank expression, her face unnaturally calm. As she wheeled her suitcase toward the door, she stopped and gave me the coldest look I’d ever seen from her.

"Sophie, stop dreaming. Your fairytale is over," she spat. "Though I suppose you could always find another rich old man to marry."

With a bitter laugh, she disappeared before I could even respond.

I couldn’t process what was happening. This wasn’t how things were supposed to go! I was supposed to win Ryan back. I was Sophie Hart - the woman he couldn’t forget, the love of his life! How had everything fallen apart so spectacularly? One minute I was inches away from reclaiming my place, and the next...

"I need to find Ryan!" I struggled to my feet, hysteria building in my voice. "I need to explain! This is all a misunderstanding!"

The door slammed shut as I lunged forward. The head security guard’s hand connected with my cheek in a sharp, stinging slap that snapped my head sideways.

"Final warning," he growled, his eyes cold as ice. "Pack your things and leave New York today, or you won’t be leaving at all."

The threat hung heavy in the air between us. I stared back at him, the reality of my situation finally sinking in. Ryan had sent these men to remove all traces of me from his life. He wasn’t coming back. There would be no tearful reconciliation, no chance to explain.

My hand trembled as I touched my stinging cheek. The man who had once whispered that he’d love me forever had just ordered me thrown out like garbage. The empire I’d carefully schemed to claim was forever beyond my reach.

It was over. Everything was over.