The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 394

Chapter 303 Honeymoon

Chapter 303: Honeymoon.

Ethan

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The sound of the sea has something… hypnotic about it. I don’t know if it’s the constant rhythm of the waves or the way the wind carries the salt to my skin, but ever since we arrived, I feel like everything slows down.

As if the world, at last, has given us permission to stop.

I’m lying on the sand, my feet half-buried, feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin and the distant murmur of other people who, like us, came here to forget everything.

But I’m not looking at the sea, I’m looking at her. At Clara… My wife.

It still feels strange to think about it… but I like it.

She’s standing near the shore, letting the water lap at her ankles, her light dress moving in the breeze. Her hair falls loose, more natural than ever, and there’s something about the way she is there… peaceful… that makes me think this place was made for seeing her.

I smile without realizing it.

I get up and walk toward her. When I’m beside her, she barely turns her face and looks at me.

She doesn’t say anything, but she doesn’t need to.

“I thought that the day I came to a place like this…”

I say, gazing at the horizon.

“I was going to come alone. Or maybe… I’d never come.”

She doesn’t answer right away. I feel her hand searching for mine. It finds it and holds it.

Her thumb begins to gently caress my skin.

That small, intimate gesture… anchors me.

“I never imagined…”

I continue, lowering my gaze to our intertwined hands.

“That I would come with you. That we could… experience something like this.”

I feel her closeness, her warmth. Then she leans in slightly and gives me a quick kiss on the

lips.

Soft but full of intention

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“I hope you believe in that to

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I nod

“Yes…”

I reply, without adding anything else But inside. Something sins because those MONTES…. They unsettle something within me

They remind me of things, moments, mistakes Distances.

That before… That I swore I wouldn’t repen

I squeeze her hand lightly, as if I need to reassure myself that she’s here

That this is real, that I’m not losing anything again.

The sea keeps roaring, the wind keeps blowing. The sun keeps setting on es

And I decide… To stay here, in this moment.

Not to give that thought any more space, not now, not here.

“Come on…”

I say, letting go of her hand only to hold it more firmly

“Let’s go in the water”

She smiles and nods. We go in together, the water is cold at first, but then our bodies adjust

Chapter 303 Honeymoon.

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We laugh, we splash each other. There’s a moment when she clings to my shoulders because a wave comes with more force than expected. I hold her. And I pull her closer.

“Be careful…”

I murmur. She laughs.

“I’m with you.”

She says, and that phrase… That one fits.

That one feels right. I hug her. The water moving around us, her body close to mine. And for a moment… Everything realigns.

Later, when we went outside, we lay down on the sand.

The sky began to paint itself with warm hues: orange, pink, gold.

Clara rested her head on my chest, and I ran my hand through her hair… Slowly.

Without thinking too much, but that thought… That little noise… It’s still there.

Deep down, and it doesn’t disappear. It just… stays still.

Watching, waiting…

I exhaled and closed my eyes for a second.

I’m not going to ruin this, I’m not going to let the past contaminate what we’re building.

I tilted my head. And kissed her head.

“I’m here…”

I whispered.

More for myself than for her, and this time… I forced myself to believe it.

I hugged her tighter and tried to clear my head of those senseless premonitions.

I’m lying on the bed, phone in hand, letting the screen barely illuminate the room. Outside, the sound of the sea continues to drift through the open balcony, mingling with the tranquil silence of the room.

I swipe, one photo, then another. Headlines, comments.

Chapter 303 Honeymoon

Our marriage, our moment… now exposed to the world.

I smile, not with annoyance, but with a kind of inevitable resignation.

Of course… this was bound to happen.

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Messages from the company, from acquaintances, from media outlets that waste no time.

Everything is out there now, everything is public.

I look up and then I see her… Clara.

She has her back to me, changing with complete ease, as if the world didn’t exist beyond these walls. The soft light of the sunset filters in through the balcony and outlines her silhouette with a gentleness that leaves me still, watching.

There is something about her… the way she moves, the serenity she radiates.

Something that captivates me, that makes me completely forget what I was looking at just a moment ago.

My gaze lingers there longer than it should, or longer than she’d allow if she noticed.

And just then… She turns away.

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