After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

#109 “I won’t Bother You Anymore.”

The tension in the air crackled as Sophia crossed her arms, leaning against the doorframe. Alexander stood awkwardly on the other side of the threshold, uncertainty etched across his face. The weight of the unspoken words hung heavily between them.

“Look, Sophia, I need you to understand,” Alexander began.

Sophia raised an eyebrow, feigning indifference. “Understand what? That you and Megan were just having a friendly drink and a midnight chat?” Her tone was laced with skepticism, a defense mechanism to mask the turmoil within.

Alexander sighed, the creaking of the door echoing the tension in the room, and he ran a hand through his hair. ” Sophia, nothing happened between us. I got drunk, and Megan helped me back here. That’s it.”

Sophia’s eyes narrowed, her walls still firmly in place. “Oh, how heartwarming. You and Megan, the best of buddies. But, really, Alexander, you expect me to believe nothing happened? You two disappearing together, and then I find out you spent the night?”

Alexander’s frustration simmered beneath the surface. He felt the need to convey more than just words; he needed Sophia to see the truth in his eyes. “It’s not like that. You know we have history, and it’s complicated. But last night… it was just a mess.”

Sophia, refusing to let her guard down, shrugged nonchalantly. “Complicated history, sure. But hey, it’s none of my business who you sleep with. Friends can do that, right?”

As he searched Sophia’s eyes for a hint of understanding, Alexander’s internal thoughts raced. She has to believe me. I can’t lose her over something that didn’t happen. How did it come to this?

“Sophia, it’s not about sleeping with her. I need you to believe me, nothing like that happened.”

Sophia’s facade wavered for a moment, but she controlled herself. “Why are you here explaining yourself to me? You are a grown up man Alexander. Do as you please.” She chuckled, a bitter edge to her laughter.

don’t care? You don’t want to know what happened yesterday?” Alexander asked

“No.”

indifference cast a shadow over

on his sleeve, had assumed that their relationship was finally evolving. They had navigated the ups and downs, and in his mind, it was time to take things to the next level. Yet, the indifference radiating from Sophia hit

continue the struggle to bridge the growing gap between them. “Sophia, I thought… I thought we were moving forward, you know?

face revealed a flicker of vulnerability before she controlled herself. “Moving forward? Alexander, we’re just here. Where we’ve always been. No need to read

bubbled to the surface. “No need to read into things? Sophia, we’ve been through a lot, and I thought we were on the

of her hair absentmindedly. ” Same page? Look, Alex, it’s not

hurt and confusion.

we are. No need to make it into

It was as if all the efforts, the shared moments, and the hope he had invested

more-a realization that the narrative he had crafted in his mind about their relationship didn’t align with Sophia’s perspective.

calm facade, Alexander took a deep breath, ready to drop the

what Megan proposed to me last

nonchalance, looked up from her phone. “Oh, do enlighten me,” she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

continued, “Megan proposed a marriage contract. Can you believe

that caught him off guard.”

more than he cared to admit. “None of your business? Sophia, this involves you too. Megan wants us to announce

to wear a pink tutu and dance the