The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 391

Chapter 300 The Big Day Part 3

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Chapter 300: The Big Day, Part 3.

Clara

The ceremony begins, and for me, it still feels surreal. Ethan holds my hand tightly; I feel his cold skin… The sound of the voice leading the ceremony gradually envelops me. It’s not a distant voice, not mechanical… It’s close, warm… as if he truly understands what he’s saying,

as if he knows us.

I gently squeeze Ethan’s hand in mine, feeling his thumb move barely against my skin, as if he needs to make sure I’m there. And I am… Completely.

“Some stories only begin once…”

The person in front of us says.

“And there are others… that have the privilege of being rewritten.”

I feel those words pierce me; I don’t have to look at Ethan to know he felt it too.

“Not everyone has the courage to try again…”

“To look at each other after all… and decide to stay.”

I swallow hard, feeling my eyes begin to burn, because he’s not speaking generally. He’s talking about us, about what we were, about what broke, about what, against all odds, we rebuilt.

“Love isn’t always perfect.”

He continues.

“But when it’s real… it finds a way back.”

A tear escapes, I don’t stop it, I don’t want to. Because this time there’s no shame in feeling.

There’s no fear in showing it, so I look up at Ethan. And there he is.

Looking at me as if nothing else exists, as if this moment is… everything.

“Today you’re not just choosing each other..”

“Today you’re honoring what you were… what you are… and what you decided to become again.”

I close my eyes for a second and let those words settle inside me. Because yes… That’s

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exactly what we’re doing.

When the votes come in… There are no long speeches, no rehearsed lines, just truths, simple, real promises.

“I choose you…”

Ethan says.

“Today… and every day to come.”

My chest tightens.

‘I choose you…”

I reply.

“Even in the difficult times. Even when it’s not perfect.”

He smiles slightly, and I know he understands, because that’s what we are now. Not perfect, but real.

When they finally ask us to come closer… To seal everything with a kiss….

I feel that second before, the one in which the world holds its breath. And when his lips touch mine… Everything goes dark.

There’s no applause, no people, nothing else. Just us… Again, but different… Better.

When we part… Applause fills the space, and for the first time all day…

I flow freely, light. As if something inside me had finally settled.

We’re husband and wife… again.

Something has been reinvented between us, and that something feels good, feels solid. Like the foundation of a huge building, one on which you can build with confidence.

People start to gather, faces, smiles, congratulations… hugs.

Everything happens in a kind of constant motion, but this time it doesn’t overwhelm me.

This time… I enjoy it, because every person here… matters.

Really.

I feel a gentle hug, and when I turn around… It’s her. Ethan’s mother.

pter 100: The Big Day Part 3

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She wraps her arms around me with a warmth I didn’t expect, and for a second I stand still, surprised.

“I know you’re a great woman, Clara…”

She says close to my ear, her voice soft but firm.

“I’ve always known that.”

I blink and feel something stir inside me.

“And you have no idea how happy it makes me to know that my son and you… have reunited your lives and your destinies.”

I pull back slightly, look at her. And then I see it… in her eyes, that sparkle. That contained

emotion, as if tears were there… waiting to fall.

I smile sincerely.

“Thank you…”

I whisper, she nods. And she hugs me again.

“I wish you all the best.”

She pauses briefly, and looks at me once more.

“You’re a wonderful woman, Clara.”

Her words don’t sound empty, not like a formality. They feel… real.

“I know Ethan loves you. He truly loves you.”

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