The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 149

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The light from the screen illuminates the living room of my apartment. It’s nighttime, the house is

quiet again, but this time I’m not crying.

I’m sitting in front of my computer, cross-legged in the chair, completely focused.

At least that’s what it would seem like if someone looked at me from the outside, because there’s

work on the screen.

Graphics, emails. Company documents opened in different tabs.

But what I’m really looking at… is in a new window… Clara.

Her name appears in the search bar, I move the mouse slowly. An article appears first.

Clara Sinclair – entrepreneur, founder of…

I read carefully, her company, her growth, her move to the city.

I open another page, then another… Photos, interviews, events.

A photograph of her appears at a gala. Elegant dress, calm smile, confidence in the eyes. I stare at

her for a moment.

“What do you have…?” I murmur to myself.

zoom in on the image, her eyes, her posture. Her smile.

She’s not just beautiful, she’s something more. She has that calmness some women possess… as if they always know exactly where they belong.

Switch to another photo, another interview, another article.

I read about her company, about how she founded it. About how she made her grow.

I run my fingers over the touchpad slowly as I think.

“Smart,” I murmured.

Businesswoman, confident, elegant.

She is not just any woman, I understand that now.

I look back at one of her photos, and a question inevitably pops into my head.

What do you have… that I don’t? I close my eyes for a second, then close all the lashes.

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The screen goes back to work, I take a deep breath. And a small smile appears on my lips…

“I’m fine, everything’s fine…”

The next day I am standing in front of the door of Ethan’s office.

I knock once. I must announce myself, if that’s what he wants so I can stay close, then do it.

“Go ahead.”

I open the door, he looks up from his desk as I enter.

I walk a few steps inside the office.

“Ethan,” I say with a slightly awkward smile.

I stop in front of his desk and let out a small nervous laugh.

“A thousand apologies for what happened yesterday.”

I raise my hands slightly.

“I’m stupid.”

He looks at me, clearly surprised by my attitude.

“I had a bad day,” I continued. “I was stressed… I don’t know. Sometimes people just lose their

minds.”

I shake my head with a sad smile.

“But really… you know I care about you.”

My hands rest gently on the back of one of the chairs in front of his desk.

“I care about you a lot, Ethan.”

I mean it sincerely… or at least I seem to.

“We have built many things together. And I don’t want something like that to ruin our professional

relationship.”

I pause a little before continuing.

“So… I offer you a friendship.”

I look him straight in the eye, I smile.

“And I really hope you- and her… do very well.”

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I let the words come out calmly.

“Clara is an excellent woman.”

I tilt my head slightly.

“She always has been… I guess.”

My smile remains calm, kind. Perfectly controlled.

While inside my head… I keep wondering what exactly made Ethan choose her.

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Ethan looks at me, doesn’t say anything for a couple of seconds. He just looks at me with that expression of his that I know all too well… that mixture of analysis and caution that he uses when he is trying to understand something.

For a moment I think he doesn’t believe me, that he can see exactly what’s behind my smile.

But then his posture relaxes a little.

“Thank you,” he says finally. “Thank you for your honesty.”

I nod softly.

“I really appreciate it.”

His words are correct, cordial… Educated. But not warm.

And I notice it, of course I do. That’s why I don’t stand up. If I leave now, the conversation ends

there… And I don’t want that.

So I walk to one of the chairs in front of his desk, take it and sit naturally, as if this were the most

normal thing in the world.

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