After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 73

A silence stretched between us, long and heavy, thick with things unsaid.

Pax finally broke it, his voice quieter now, subdued in a way that made me wonder

if he already knew how this conversation would end.

"I didn't know she texted you."

I didn't react.

The screen in front of me was empty now-the messages erased, wiped clean, as if they had never existed.

But the password?

That was a different story.

Once, it had been my birthday.

Now, it was hers.

I watched as Pax exhaled sharply, rubbing his temple like this entire situation was nothing more than an inconvenience, an annoyance he needed to handle before moving on.

Without hesitation, he changed it back to my birthday.

"This is ridiculous," he muttered, more to himself than to me. "I'll talk to her. This won't happen again."

His tone was steady, assured, as if this was something that could be resolved with a simple conversation.

to gauge where I stood, trying to read the

trust me

handle everything.

I stayed quiet.

he was resisting the urge to reach for

he sighed, his voice softening. "I

A pause.

we?"I smiled, cutting him off before he could

"Sure."

brows lifted slightly, almost imperceptibly. Like he hadn't expected me to

his shoulders loosened, the quiet breath of relief

mind, this

me forgiving

back to the way they

like he

I didn't protest.

side by side, though the space between us felt wider than it ever

you should just transfer the lease," Pax said casually, his voice taking on that

in this cramped place anymore-you know I have somewhere

reached for my sleeve, tugging it lightly, his touch gentle, almost pleading. "What's mine is yours,

a time when those words would have been the

only made my skin

entire day

he hadn't noticed the password

it