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.

You don’t want to know what

“No.”

storm brewing, Sophia’s indifference cast a shadow

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

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

into things? Sophia, we’ve been through a lot,

hair absentmindedly. ” Same page? Look, Alex,

a mix of hurt and confusion. “Friends? After everything? I

steadfast. “We’re fine the way we are.

Alexander, those words were a blow to the gut. It was as if all the efforts, the shared moments,

in Alexander’s eyes, there was a flicker of something more-a realization that the narrative he had crafted in his mind about their

Sophia crackled with unspoken tension. Determined to peel away Sophia’s calm facade, Alexander

me last night?” Alexander asked, his

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

Alexander continued, “Megan proposed a marriage contract. Can

response was far from what he expected. She shrugged, a dismissive gesture that caught him off guard.” Why are you telling me this? It’s none

to admit. “None of your business? Sophia, this involves you

lips curled into a sardonic smile. “Well, if Megan wants you to wear a pink tutu and dance the cha- cha, would that be