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.

His gaze was searching, careful, trying to gauge where I stood, trying to read the emotions I was no

you trust

handle everything.

I stayed quiet.

like he was resisting

he sighed, his voice softening. "I booked a flight to Norway. Two

A pause.

him off

"Sure."

almost imperceptibly. Like he hadn't expected

his shoulders loosened, the quiet breath of relief

his mind, this

was me

back to the

walk you upstairs," he said, like

I didn't protest.

though the space between us felt wider than it ever

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

this cramped place anymore-you know I have

my sleeve, tugging it lightly, his touch gentle, almost pleading.

when those words would have been the sweetest thing I had

only made my

day

he hadn't noticed the password

simply decided it wasn't important enough to