After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

Chapter 29

#29 “Tell Me How You Really Feel”

Seeing that Sophia is still looking at him with contempt, Alexander tries reassuring her, “I guarantee you I was just joking. I will not say a word to anyone.”

Sophia nods her head in acknowledgment, but the apprehension still lingers in her eyes. As she starts to turn her gaze out the window, Alexander presses on. “Look, I know that you very obvious.”@ don’t like me. That’s Shifting back to face him, Sophia holds his gaze, her expression guarded. She remains silent, waiting for him to continue.

“Well, at least you’re not denying it,” Alexander remarks softly. “Can you at least tell me what I did to deserve such distaste from you?”

Sophia chuckles, a mix of exasperation and amusement in her voice. “Are you serious?” she asks incredulously.

“Yes,” Alexander replies sincerely. “I feel like I deserve an explanation for all the animosity.”

Sophia takes a moment to collect her thoughts before responding, her tone becoming more assertive. “You know that Evelyn Crimms is my best friend,” she begins. “And the way you handled the situation with her father and his bank, it’s not only ridiculous and immature, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it borders on unethical.”

Taken aback by the sharpness of Sophia’s words, Alexander instinctively leans back slightly in the car. “Tell me how you really feel,” he comments.

“You asked,” Sophia retorts curtly, not backing down.

her perspective. ” Is that the only reason why you detest me

rolls her eyes, clearly annoyed. That

to know more. “Well, the business of giving Barbara Williams the collaboration is also unsettling,” Sophia reveals. Alexander smirks

curious about his

an issue with my relationship with the Williams family,” Alexander replies, the smug smile on

one bit about your relationship with the Williams family or any family for that matter.

for a moment, tension swirling between them. Breaking the silence, Alexander addresses the intriguing discovery he made about Sophia. “I

tables on him. “How do you know Michael?” she

before

statement hangs in the air, leaving Sophia momentarily stunned by Alexander’s openness.

see,” she says calmly, absorbing the new information. “It must be quite a complicated

evident in his eyes.” Complicated would be an understatement,’ ” he admits. “We’ve had our share of ups and

apartment building, they notice the building is completely dark. The driver pulls next to the curb and

driver’s offer. She and Alexander watch as the driver briefly converses with the doorman. The driver quickly returns to the car, conveying the news, “It seems that the storm has knocked out all the electricity and

face. After her night, she only wants to crawl into bed and sleep. She lets out a long sigh and thanks the driver

has an independent backup generator, so we still have

torn between not wanting to spend the night at Alexander Stone’s place and not wanting to endure a

her uncertainty. “In fact, I have some work I need to attend to, so I won’t bother

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