Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 292

Julian remembered, belatedly, that he had voluntarily quit smoking after Melody Beckett was born.

In the years since her birth, no matter how intense the stress at work got, he had forced himself to abstain. He never wanted his daughter to pull away from him because she hated the smell of smoke.

He hadn't touched a cigarette in years, so naturally, his pockets were empty.

Keeping his hands shoved deep into his pockets, Julian leaned back against the wall, not caring about the grime.

At this very moment, he couldn't even sort through his own emotions.

Was he furious?

Absolutely.

The sheer fury of realizing this was Elara's doing made him want to storm right up to her, confront her face-to-face, and demand she drop the lawsuit.

But as the pieces clicked together, confirming her involvement, a strange, chilling calm washed over him.

He found himself thinking that this was exactly the kind of ruthless move Elara would pull.

It perfectly aligned with her true nature.

She was never one to suffer in silence. She was the type to settle scores—even if she couldn't strike back with equal force, she would find a way to make it sting.

It made him feel ridiculous for assuming that just because she had been out of the workforce for so long, disconnected from the corporate world, she was no longer a threat.

What the hell made him so confident?

Having thought it through, Julian felt even more level-headed, quickly deducing Elara's endgame.

She had never hidden her motives; she had laid them out from day one.

It was his own arrogance that made him brush her off. He had thought he could just stall her out, giving up as little as possible...

"Heh."

In the darkness, Julian let out a bitter, self-deprecating laugh.

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