Elara Dawn

For seven years, Elara Thorne lived in the shadow of her own marriage. While her tech mogul husband Damien showered attention on his mistress, Elara played the perfect corporate wife—making his coffee, organizing his schedule, and watching her six-year-old daughter Cora grow closer to the other woman.

The other woman who happened to be her half-sister.

Vivienne Dubois had everything Elara didn't—Damien's heart, Cora's adoration, and the respect of everyone at Thorne Industries. When Elara flew home hoping to celebrate her birthday with her family, she found them planning a surprise party for Vivienne instead. When little Cora innocently asked if Vivienne could be her mommy, something inside Elara finally snapped.

Elara had been a brilliant AI researcher before marriage stole her ambitions. She'd co-founded YodaVision Technologies, only to abandon it all for a man who never loved her back. But now Julian Croft, her former partner, wants her to return as Chief Innovation Officer. The tech world that forgot her exists is about to remember why she was once called a visionary.

Walking away seems impossible when it means leaving Cora behind. But staying means accepting a life where she's invisible in her own home, humiliated at her own workplace, and competing with her half-sister for scraps of attention from her own family.

Damien thinks his wife will quietly accept whatever he gives her, the way she always has. He's about to discover that seven years of silence doesn't mean surrender—it means she's been planning her comeback. And when Elara Vance reclaims her name, her career, and her power, the tech world won't be the only thing shaken.

Some women bend. Others break. But the smart ones? They rebuild themselves stronger than before.

My Coldhearted Husband’s Regret

Chapter 256 - An Unsettling Morning Encounter


The phone's shrill ring pulled me from my dreamless sleep. I fumbled in the dark, my eyes still heavy, and checked the time: 5:43 AM. Only Julian would call at this ungodly hour.


"Tell me you've made a breakthrough," I mumbled, pressing the phone to my ear.


Julian's voice was charged with excitement. "The quantum algorithm stabilized during the overnight test run. Catherine, it's maintaining a 98.7% efficiency rate."


I sat up, sleep instantly forgotten. "That's impossible. We were hovering at 82% yesterday."


"Your reconfiguration of the memory overflow worked. I've been running diagnostics since three this morning."


I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. "Send me the data. I need to see it myself."


"Already did. But you need to come in today. The DOD representatives want a demonstration by end of week."


"I'll be there in two hours," I promised. "Let me get Cora ready for school first."
