Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 235

The ultimatum had been relayed by Meredith on Maddox's behalf.

But the actual decision, and the final answer to the old man, had to come from Julian himself.

It was early in the morning; he hadn't had the chance to do any of that yet.

However, facing Vivian's desperate question, he already had his answer.

"What do you think?"

Julian lowered his head and kissed Vivian's lips again, finding her question utterly unnecessary. He gave her lower lip a teasing, punishing bite. "I'm still standing right here with you. Doesn't that prove everything?"

Vivian's frantic heart finally settled, flooding with overwhelming relief. She wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, stood up on the bed, cupped his face, and pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss.

"Julian, I love you."

She was so overwhelmed with emotion that tears streamed down her face as she kissed him. "I will love you forever and ever. I'll never put you in a tough spot or make you suffer again!"

The Winthrop family's wealth currently couldn't match Beckett Corp, but the future was entirely unwritten.

"I know."

Julian responded with equal fervor. "But there's still a lot to handle. I might have to keep you waiting a little longer."

He didn't want to surrender custody of Melody, but re-establishing a bond with the child and earning back her trust would take time.

Furthermore, he had recently warmed up to Elara just to stall for time. Slapping her with a divorce paper right now would ruin his carefully laid groundwork.

"It's okay. I'll wait for you."

"No matter how long it takes, I'll wait."

She had already waited five or six years; a few more months meant nothing.

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Elara was entirely oblivious to all of this.

After dropping Melody off at preschool, she stuck to her plan and toured several properties in a nearby neighborhood. The Beckett villa was massive and suffocatingly full of Julian's traces. She despised looking at it, and she knew the environment would trigger Melody, destabilizing the child's emotions.

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