HIS REGRET (Ex-Husband wants Me Back) novel Chapter 1099

That night, Josh’s house was once again filled with laughter.

After the exhausting game, the atmosphere in the backyard felt warm and pleasant. The aroma of grilled meat filled the air, while the Miller University team members enjoyed their food and talked about various things, from the game earlier to funny incidents during practice.

Daven was there as well. As soon as he heard that Josh had fallen during the game, he immediately went home and arrived at the house before the barbecue began.

Now, seeing his son sitting with his teammates with his hand still wrapped in a bandage, Daven could only smile proudly.

“You did your best, Josh. Don’t think too much about the result of the game.”

Josh nodded. “I know, Dad.”

For Josh, those simple words were enough. He knew his father never demanded that he always win.

As the atmosphere grew livelier, one of Josh’s teammates suddenly said, “Captain, actually, I saw what happened earlier.”

Josh turned. “What?”

Kaelen put down his food and said seriously, “When you fell, I think that Raven player deliberately made you lose your balance. His movement was too obvious.”

Several team members immediately began paying attention. “I saw it too,” another one chimed in.

“If it was intentional, they really went too far.”

Josh only gave a faint smile. “I fell. That was my mistake.”

“But, Captain…”

“Enough. Don’t think too much about things that aren’t necessary.” Josh raised his uninjured hand to stop them.

“If that’s true, then it means our team really is the best. We don’t need to use unfair methods to win.”

Cale, who had been listening all this time, finally nodded in agreement. “I agree. If you want to win, you have to win because of our own abilities.”

Those words made several players fall silent for a moment before one of them raised his glass.

“In that case, we’ll win the next game!” Cheers immediately rang out from various corners of the yard, and the conversation about what had happened earlier stopped just like that.

Eli, who was sitting with Grace, could not help smiling as she watched them.

At some point, she began to feel so comfortable being around Josh’s teammates. Nothing made her feel like an outsider. They spoke to her so casually, joked with her, and sometimes even told her about various habits of Josh’s that she had never known about during college.

Eli enjoyed it all without thinking too much. Tonight, she just wanted to enjoy the time with them.

Grace, who was sitting beside her, also seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere. Every now and then, they exchanged glances and laughed when they heard ridiculous stories about Josh and his team.

Meanwhile, Chase could no longer stay awake much longer.

The boy yawned several times before finally leaning against Naomi. “Sleepy?” Naomi asked softly.

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