Chapter 0256

Chapter 0256

Ella POV

I sat at the kitchen island beside Alexander, absentmindedly poking at the food he’d placed before me. It smelled and looked delicious, but my appetite was nowhere to be found a ridiculous reaction, really.

Alexander allowed me to stew in silence for a while before finally breaking the tension.

“What’s bothering you?” he asked, his tone calm but direct “And don’t tell me it’s nothing. I’m not so dense that I can’t tell when you’re pissed off.”

His bluntness caught me off guard, and I stared at him for moment, struggling to gather my thoughts. He was right–I couldn’t just sulk all day without explaining myself.

“Like I said earlier, I ran into Fiona at the gym,” I began with a slight shrug.

“And for some reason, that pissed you off?” he asked, his brow furrowing in genuine confusion.

replied quickly. “I’m not angry that I ran into her. It’s just…” I hesitated, searching for the right words.

hesitation. “She’s one of

to me before?” I pressed,

come up,” he said with a shrug. “It’s not like we’ve sat down and compared lists of our friends. It wasn’t

they were necessary. He hadn’t

Fiona today?” he asked, his brow creasing as he studied me. “Did she say something that

got the impression that the two of you were… closer than I realized.” I chose my words

and I saw the moment my implication clicked. His eyes widened

tone light. “Probably the closest thing to a sister I’ll ever have. She can be annoying, but if she said anything to give you an impression there was more between us,

I still couldn’t shake the unease in my

in disbelief. “Fiona,” he muttered under his breath. “Do you seriously think I’d be interested in a

asked, genuinely curious. Fiona was beautiful, successful, and they clearly got along well. It wasn’t an unreasonable thought–or

similar,” Alexander said simply. “What would be the point in pursuing anything with a woman like that? Someone as focused on her work as I am on mine. Our paths rarely cross

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