Three Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 442

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The next morning, after enjoying breakfast with her husband and son, Bonnie plunged back into the corporate grind. She was even busier than before. Countless nights, Lawrence would drive to the office to pick her up, only for her to pass out in the passenger seat before they even hit the highway.

It wasn't until the project officially stabilized and Yvonne returned to take some of the weight off her shoulders that Bonnie finally caught her breath.

By the end of the year, the project swept several major national architecture and design awards. Bonnie was invited to Ostrovia to attend an elite industry summit as a keynote speaker and representative for outstanding young entrepreneurs. A mainstream financial magazine had been requesting an interview with her for months, and they seized the opportunity to schedule it in Ostrovia.

The summit happened to fall on Christmas Eve. Bonnie spent the entire day consumed with prep work for her speech and the interview. She barely checked her phone, completely oblivious to the fact that Lawrence and Hayden were currently driving down to Ostrovia to surprise her.

The conference proceeded exactly on schedule. Bonnie sat in the front row until her name was called. Standing up, she smoothed her suit and walked onto the stage with total poise, looking out at the massive crowd before beginning her address.

Truthfully, Bonnie had stood on countless stages in her life. She had spoken as a team representative, a valedictorian, a university ambassador, and a company founder.

But this was the first time she was introducing herself to the world as an elite, award-winning entrepreneur.

Was she nervous? A little.

Was she excited? Inevitably.

But overpowering both of those emotions was a deep, resonating pride. She had carved out her own space in a ruthless, turbulent industry. She had achieved remarkable success and built a beautiful, loving family. It felt as though she was finally handing in a perfect scorecard to the younger version of herself.

Through all the twists and turns, she was still exactly who she had always been. No matter what choices she had made, she had never lost herself.

Her heart swelled, wide and boundless like a rushing river, surging with power and emotion. A confident, magnetic smile graced her lips, instantly obliterating the last traces of her nerves.

Her delivery became effortless, commanding the room.

As she neared the end of her speech, her gaze drifted to the corner of the auditorium, locking onto two painfully familiar silhouettes.

Lawrence met her eyes and offered a devastatingly handsome, tender smile. Beside him sat Hayden, perfectly behaved. Even though the four-year-old couldn't understand a single word of the corporate jargon, he didn't fuss or complain. He just waited patiently for his mom to finish, listening intently to the sound of her voice.

His mom's voice was his favorite sound in the world. He hadn't seen her in almost a week, and their nightly video calls hadn't been enough to cure his homesickness. He missed her fiercely.