All Chapters of She Choose Her Ex Over Me: Chapter 1
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CHAPTER 1 THE MAN SHE STOPPED SEEING
The food had gone cold two hours ago.The candlelight still flickered weakly across the dining table, throwing long shadows against the marble walls of the penthouse, but the warmth that once lived inside the apartment had disappeared long before the meal lost its heat.Fred Morgan sat alone at the head of the table, unmoving.A bowl of untouched seafood pasta rested in front of him beside a glass of wine he had poured for Daniella at exactly seven-thirty.It was now 10:47 PM.The city lights beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows painted Lagos in gold and silver beneath the rain, but Fred barely noticed the view anymore; his eyes remained fixed on the phone lying beside his plate.Five missed calls, twelve unread messages.All from the same sender, Elias, his assistant.Another message appeared.Urgent. The Zurich board refuses to proceed without your approval.Fred locked the screen without replying. A moment later, another notification vibrated against the table.The presidential offi
CHAPTER 2 THE GHOST OF HER FIRST LOVE
Fred barely slept.The moment Daniella mentioned Tony’s name the previous night, something dark and restless had settled inside his chest and refused to leave.Even now, early morning sunlight streamed through the penthouse windows, yet the atmosphere between them felt colder than midnight.Daniella sat across from him at the breakfast island, dressed sharply in a cream-colored business suit while scrolling through her phone with unusual focus. She had not touched her coffee.Fred noticed because he noticed everything about her. But what truly caught his attention was the expression on her face. She was smiling, not fully, just enough for it to hurt him.Because she had not smiled at him like that in a very long time, Fred folded the newspaper quietly. “You’ll be late for your presentation.”“Hm?She barely looked up. “The investors’ meeting starts at nine.”“Oh.” Daniella blinked before glancing at the clock. “Right.”Her attention immediately returned to her phone.Fred watched her
CHAPTER 3 THE DINNER THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Daniella changed dresses four times.Fred noticed every single one. The first dress had been a silver gown, the second was red, and the third never even made it past the bedroom mirror before she rejected it with visible frustration.Now she stood in front of the full-length mirror wearing black silk that hugged her body perfectly, adjusting her earrings for the fifth time while tension quietly filled the bedroom.Fred sat near the window reading through documents on his tablet, though he had not processed a single word in over twenty minutes. His attention remained fixed on her.Not because she looked beautiful. Daniella had always been beautiful. It was the effort that unsettled him.The care, the nervousness, the anticipation in her eyes, she had not dressed up for him like this in years. “You’ve changed your mind three times already,” Fred said calmly.Daniella glanced at him through the mirror. “Does this one look too formal?”Fred lowered the tablet slowly. “You look amazing.”T
CHAPTER 4 THE FIRST LIE
Fred stared at the photographs for nearly three minutes without moving.The anonymous message had arrived at exactly 6:12 AM.No sender, no explanation, just four pictures attached beneath the same sentence from the previous night.Your wife deserves better than you.The first image showed Daniella laughing across the restaurant table, the second captured Tony leaning toward her while she smiled, and the third was worse. Tony’s hand rested lightly over hers.And the fourth—The fourth looked intimate enough to destroy a marriage.Fred sat alone in the dark living room while dawn slowly crept through the penthouse windows. The untouched whiskey glass remained beside him from hours earlier.He had not slept, not even for a minute, yet strangely, the pain was not explosive; it was quieter than that.The kind of pain that settled deep inside a person and stayed there.Fred enlarged the final photo slowly. Daniella’s face looked alive. Bright and Happy, he could not remember the last time s
CHAPTER 5 THE HUMILIATION
“I can explain,” Daniella said quickly, panic flooding her voice as she stepped away from Tony. “It’s not what you think. Tony accidentally spilled wine on me, and he was only trying to help clean it off.”Fred stood frozen near the doorway. His eyes moved from Tony’s hand still resting too close to Daniella’s waist, down to the dark wine stain spread across her dress. The silence that followed felt heavier than shouting.“Fred, please say something.”But he didn’t, his jaw tightened, and disappointment flashed across his face before he turned around and walked out without another word.“Fred!” Daniella rushed after him, her heels clicking loudly against the floor. “Wait, please!”Behind her, Tony leaned casually against the mirror. A faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips, subtle enough to hide from anyone who wasn’t paying attention.His plan had worked better than expected. "Stop reacting its nothing."Fred stormed through the hallway, barely noticing the guests staring at hi
CHAPTER 5 THE HUMILIATION 2
A slow silence followed from Tony’s side before he finally laughed under his breath. “We’ll see about that.”By evening, the tension between them remained unresolved.Yet despite everything, Daniella still attended the prestigious business banquet Tony invited her to.And Fred still accompanied her, not because either of them wanted peace, but because appearances mattered.The grand ballroom overflowed with Lagos elites, politicians, investors, and media personalities dressed in luxury; crystal chandeliers glowed overhead while live classical music drifted through the air.Every conversation carried ambition, power, and status, exactly the kind of environment where Tony thrived naturally.The moment he saw Daniella enter beside Fred, his charming smile widened. “There’s my favorite CEO.”He kissed Daniella lightly on the cheek to spite Fred, before finally acknowledging him. “Fred.”“Tony.”The atmosphere tightened instantly.Tony looked effortlessly polished tonight in a navy tailore
CHAPTER 6 CRACKS IN THE HEART
By the time Daniella realized Fred had left the banquet, he was already gone.The ballroom had started thinning out, the music softer now, conversations fading into drunken laughter and exhausted networking, yet her eyes kept scanning the crowd anxiously.Fred was nowhere.An uncomfortable feeling settled inside her chest.She spotted Chris near the bar finishing a glass of whiskey and immediately walked toward him. “Have you seen Fred?”Chris looked at her without expression, then he laughed softly, not kindly. “You should be responsible for your husband,” he said coldly, “not me.”The words hit harder than Daniella expected; her brows furrowed instantly. “Excuse me?”Chris set his glass down slowly. “You heard me.”“Why are you talking to me like that?”His jaw tightened. “Because I’m tired of watching him destroy himself trying to love you.”Daniella stiffened immediately. “That’s not fair.”Chris gave her a sharp look. “No. What’s not fair is watching a man spend years worshipping