My Husband Chose His Ex I Became His Regret novel Chapter 93

Chapter 93

Chapter 93

Aidan

The first thing I feel is fury.

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Not surprise even though I was extremely surprised she found out where I live and had the audacity to show up. Because there’s something invasive about showing up uninvited at a man’s home after publicly targeting his wife.

Especially this home.

This house was supposed to be a place for Lila. A quiet place. A place where she could slowly learn to be at peace without performing for anyone.

Evelyn has brought the outside world right to our gates.

Lila stands up the second she sees my face change.

“What happened?” she asks.

I lock the phone before she can see the screen.

Too late.

Her eyes narrow instantly.

“Aidan.”

“Stay here” I tell her.

Her expression hardens immediately. “Absolutely not.”

I already know arguing with her is pointless. My instinct still rises hard and protective in my chest.

“She came here deliberately to provoke a reaction ” I say.

“You think excluding me from it will somehow help?” Lila asks.

No.

I think seeing Evelyn in person now will hurt Lila. That’s a thing entirely.

Lila is already crossing the room toward me before I can answer.

“Tell me ” she says.

I exhale once and hard.

“Evelyn is outside ” I say.

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Silence slams into the room.

Not for long.

Just enough for me to watch the information sink in.

Lila goes still.

Her fingers tighten around the edge of the blanket still draped over her shoulders.

Then carefully she says, “Outside where?”

“At the front gate ” I reply.

Emotion flickers rapidly behind her eyes.

Shock first.

Then disbelief.

Then something colder.

“She came here?” Lila asks.

“Yes I say.

The fire crackles behind us.

Snow drifts beyond the windows.

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The contrast between the warmth of the room and the sharp violence suddenly moving beneath my skin makes me feel almost detached from my body.

Lila folds the blanket slowly. Places it over the arm of the sofa with precise movements.

Controlled movements.

“What does she want?” Lila asks.

“She wants attention ” I reply.

“That is not specific enough for me now ” Lila says.

I look at her.

Really look at her.

She is pale beneath the firelight now. Her shoulders are visibly tense despite the composure she is trying to hold

Suddenly I realize this is not just about public humiliation anymore.

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This is territorial.

Another woman arriving at our home carrying history with my name attached to it.

Christ.

I step toward her instinctively.

“You don’t have to deal with this “I tell her.

Her laugh is soft and sharp at once.

“I think we established yesterday that I do” she says.

The truth of that lands hard.

I should have anticipated escalation sooner.

Should have understood Evelyn enough to know public articles would not satisfy her forever.

That was my mistake.

Now Lila is paying for it.

My jaw tightens.

“I’m going downstairs ” I say.

Lila moves immediately. “I’m coming with you.”

“No ” I say.

Her eyes flash.

“No?” she repeats.

“She does not get access to you directly “I say.

“She already has access to me “Lila says. “She has been publicly dissecting me for days.”

“I know” I say.

“Then stop trying to place me behind glass every time something becomes difficult” Lila says.

The words hit where they are intended to.

Because she is right again.

God she is infuriatingly right.

I scrub a hand down my face briefly.

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“She is manipulative when cornered ” I say.

Lila crosses her arms. “I am not fragile.”

“That is not what I said “I say.

“It is what you imply every time you tell me to stay out of something involving my life” Lila says.

The anger in her voice is real now.

I move slowly.

“Lila ” I say.

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“No” she says. Her throat tightens visibly. “I am tired of being managed by people who think they know what is best for me.”

The sentence lands heavily between us because we both know she is not talking about me.

Mark again.

Always Mark standing invisibly at the edge of these conversations.

Not present.

Present in damage.

I lower my voice carefully.

“I am trying to protect you ” I say.

“And I am trying to be treated like your partner not your liability ” Lila says.

That does it.

That one sentence slices clean through every instinct currently clouding my judgment.

Because she believes it.

Not fully.

Enough to say it aloud.

My wife thinks part of me sees her as something that complicates my life of something that is my life now.

I stare at her for a moment.

Then nod once.

“Fine ” I say.

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She blinks slightly like she expected another argument.

“We go together ” I say quietly. “You stay beside me.. The second you want to leave we leave.”

Something softens slightly in her expression.

“Okay” she says.

I reach for her automatically before we leave the library.

My hand settles against the back of her neck briefly. My thumb brushes beneath her ear.

A grounding touch.

For both of us.

Then we walk downstairs together.

The mansion feels different with tension inside it.

Sharper.

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The staff move quieter. Security near the entrance stands straighter. Even the air itself feels alert somehow.

Thomas meets us near the foyer.

His eyes flick immediately toward Lila checking her condition with concern before returning to me.

“She refused to leave “Thomas says.

“Did she say why she came?” I ask.

“She said she wanted to speak to you ” Thomas replies.

“Of course she did “I say.

Lila says nothing beside me. I feel her shoulders stiffen slightly.

I glance toward the doors.

Beyond the glass I can already see camera flashes flickering through the snow outside the gates.

My blood pressure spikes instantly..

Reporters.

Wonderful.

“She called them ” Lila says quietly beside me.

Not a question.

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I look at Thomas.

He nods grimly. “Looks that way.”

Rage settles deeper beneath my ribs.

This is a spectacle.

Calculated humiliation.

Suddenly I understand the real goal here with startling clarity.

Not me.

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Lila.

Evelyn wants Lila destabilized.

Wants Lila insecure. Reactive. Publicly emotional enough to fit the narrative already being built around her.

I look down at my wife.

She looks calm.

Too calm.

The kind of calm that costs something.

“You don’t have to do this ” I murmur quietly.

Her eyes lift to mine immediately.

“Yes” she says softly. “I do.”

God.

I love this woman.

Even now.

Especially now.

Thomas signals toward security.

The gates open slowly.

Evelyn Marsh walks into my property like she belongs anywhere near it.

The first thing I notice is that she hasn’t changed much.

Still beautiful in the expensive way magazines adore. Dark coat cinched tightly at the waist. Hair perfect

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despite the snow. Mouth painted the shade of red she used to wear when she wanted attention focused entirely on her.

The second thing I notice matters more.

She is looking directly at Lila.

Not me.

Lila notices too.

I feel it in the tension moving through her beside me.

Evelyn stops feet away from us in the foyer entrance as security remains stationed nearby.

The silence stretches.

Then Evelyn smiles.

“I was wondering when I’d finally meet you properl.” Evelyn says.

My entire body hardens instantly.

Lilas expression does not change.

“I wish I could say the same ” Lila replies.

Jesus Christ.

Even Thomas shifts beside me at the response.

Evelyns smile flickers.

Tiny.

Real.

Interesting.

“You’re calmer than the articles suggest.” Evelyn says lightly.

“There’s still time.”Lila replies.

I almost laugh despite myself.

Evelyn looks at me then for the time.

“There he is.” Evelyn says.

Cold fury settles deeper into my chest.

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“What do you want?” I ask.

Straight to it.

No performance.

Her eyes sharpen slightly at my tone.

“You won’t even offer me coffee after all this time?” Evelyn asks.

“No ” I say.

A beat of silence.

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Then she sighs dramatically. “Still emotionally repressed. Good to know some things survive marriage.”

Lila goes still beside me.

I step forward slightly before she can respond.

“You have thirty seconds before I have security remove you from my property say.

“There’s the Aidan I remember ” Evelyn says. Her gaze slides briefly toward Lila again. “Controlling. Cold. Selectively affectionate.”

“Careful ” I say quietly.

Something dangerous flashes through her eyes then.

Not hurt.

Resentment.

Old resentment sharpened into something over time.

“You know” Evelyn says conversationally to Lila “he used to ignore my calls for days whenever work mattered more, than people.”

“Evelyn ” I say flatly.

“What?” Evelyn shrugs lightly. “I’m helping your wife contextualize.”

Lila’s quietness next to me feels really loud.

I quickly look at her.

Her face still looks normal.

I know her well now.

I can tell when she’s just being calm and when she’s pulling away.

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Right now shes pulling away fast.

That’s enough.

“This has to stop “I say.

Evelyn laughs.

“No, Aidan. It will stop when you admit that Lila is just temporary too.”

The whole foyer gets quiet.

I feel Lila move a little before she hides it.

Something inside me just snaps.

I move before anyone else does.

Not in a violent way.

Never violent.

Fast enough that the security guards look up.

I stand in front of Evelyn.

Close enough that she can see how angry I really am.

“You don’t talk about my wife like that “I say.

My voice is calm. It sounds really scary.

Evelyn’s head moves up a little.

“Or what?” she says.

I just stare at her.

Then I take a step back.

I take Lila’s hand.

The moment our hands touch I see a change in Evelyn’s face.

It’s not jealousy.

It’s like loss.

She thought I would be angry.

She thought we would fight.

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Instead I just reach for my wife.

Not to show off.

Just because it feels natural.

Lila’s hand squeezes mine a little.

I keep looking at Evelyn.

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“You came to my home to mess with my marriage “I say quietly. “You didn’t understand that my marriage is the one thing I’m really sure about.”

It gets really quiet.

The silence feels heavy.

Then Evelyn smiles again.

This time it looks forced.

“You really love her.” she says.

Not a question.

Something painful shows on her face for a second before she hides it.

I answer anyway.

“Yes I do.”

Lila stops moving beside me.

I can feel it.

She’s paying attention to me.

Evelyn notices too.

Then she laughs softly again.

Not in a way.

“You know what’s funny?” she says. “You didn’t love me enough to marry me.”

I don’t say anything.

Because anything I say would just make things worse.

My silence says enough.

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Evelyn sees it.

For the first time she looks really angry.

“You think this ends here?” she says quietly.

“It does.” I say.

“No” she says. “This is the start.”

I feel a chill run down my spine.

Not fear.

Just instinct.

Something, in her voice changes everything.

Thomas notices it too.

“What does that mean?” I ask flatly.

Evelyn smiles.

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