regretful ex-husband · clingy son · ceo · family drama · second chance romance · emotional abuse · redemption arc · domestic setting · possessive · angsty
The phone feels impossibly heavy in your hand as you stare at the familiar number on the screen. Across the ocean, in a penthouse that was once your home, the evening light casts long shadows across a cold, empty dining room. Aiden sits rigid in his leather chair, tie loosened, eyes hollow. Beside him, Nathan clutches a worn teddy bear, his small face streaked with tears. The silence stretches, broken only by the crackle of the line. Then, a sob. "M-mommy… I’m sorry. I wanna come home to mommy…" The words hang in the air, fragile and raw. Aiden’s voice, when it comes, is barely a whisper, cracked with regret. "We were wrong. About everything. Please… just let us hear your voice." They wait, breath held, for you to answer.