The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 262

Chapter 187: Now Everyone Knows.–1

Clara

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I hold the magazine in my hands longer than necessary. Not because I don’t understand what I’m seeing… but because it’s still hard to process.

My image, his… Together, on a cover.

I slowly turn the page, feeling that slight tingle in my chest that I can’t tell if it’s excitement… or nerves.

Ethan. His name is in large, elegant letters, accompanied by a headline that speaks of his recognition, his career, everything he has built. And it doesn’t surprise me. He is that: work, discipline, intelligence… history. Because his company isn’t just his; it’s a legacy. One that he has known how to sustain… and grow.

My eyes scan each line, each carefully crafted word, each achievement mentioned as if it were a piece of something much bigger. And it is. But then… I reach that page, and I stop.

There we are, the two of us… The photo is clear. He… leaned slightly toward me, as if whispering something in my ear. I… looked at him with a smile I didn’t remember ever having. Not like this, not so…

mine.

I swallowed softly; it had been so long since I’d seen something like this. Not a picture of us. But… that

version of us.

I ran my finger lightly along the edge of the page, without realizing it. And then I read it.

“During his speech, Mr. Blackwood dedicated special words to his wife, Clara Sinclair…”

My breath caught for a second, wife. I read it again, as if the word could change. But no, it was still there. And something inside me… tightened, not with discomfort, no. It was something else.

I felt the heat slowly rise to my face, my cheeks betraying me with a faint blush I couldn’t control.

I closed the magazine for a second, leaning it against the desk.

“God…” I murmured softly.

I didn’t expect it to affect me like this, but it does. Because it’s not just what he said, it’s how he said it. The confidence, the naturalness. As if… we’d never stopped being together. As if, for him… that had never changed.

I take a deep breath and open the magazine again, flipping through the pages more quickly now.

Interviews, opinions, commentaries. Everything revolves around him, his company, his impact. But also…

1. us.

“Are they back together?”

“An unexpected reconciliation”

“After a silent divorce, they reappear together”

I frown slightly, then turn to another magazine. Then another, and another. It’s not just one formal

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publication anymore, there are many. Some more elegant, others… not so much.

Pages of popular media, eye–catching headlines, exaggerated phrases.

“Second chances”

“The return of one of the most influential couples”

“A definitive reconciliation?”

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I sigh, leaning back in my chair. It doesn’t bother me that they know we’re together, no. Not at all… Because there’s nothing to hide. Not now… Not when what I feel for him… is so clear. So real. But… I don’t like this, the exposure, the prying eyes, the unsolicited opinions. The interpretations of something that… belongs only to us. To him, and to me.

I close the last magazine and set it aside, tidying the papers on my desk as if that could also tidy my thoughts.

“Miss Clara,” my assistant says from the doorway. “Do you have a moment?”

I nod.

“Of course, come in.”

She enters with her tablet in hand, as organized as ever.

“I wanted to go over the week’s schedule with you. We still need to confirm the meeting with the Boston team for the first phase of the project.”

I straighten up in my chair, regaining my composure. Work, that much is clear. That much is controllable.

“Yes,” I reply. “I want it coordinated as soon as possible. We need to set dates for the design and the structure. We can’t fall behind on the implementation.”

She nods, taking notes.

“There’s also a call pending with the investors.”

“Schedule it for tomorrow morning.”

We continue for a few more minutes, fine–tuning details, reviewing timelines, organizing priorities. And for a moment… Everything is simple again. Until the door opens again, I look up.

Alexander… He walks in naturally, as if nothing’s amiss, as always. And that… for some reason… feels different today.

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