Chapter 25

Alexander POV

I found Bianca at her usual spot, surrounded by her team in the sleek conference room of her design studio. The atmosphere was calm, filled with muted chatter and the rustling of fabric swatches. But I had no time for the niceties. My blood was still boiling from what I had learned. Christiana’s words replayed in my mind, and the image of my kids, frightened and confused,

was more than I could take.

1 didn’t bother knocking as I entered, my presence demanding immediate attention. Bianca glanced up, her expression shifting from surprise to a coy smile, probably assuming I was there for a casual visit. How wrong she was.

“Alex! You’re ” she started, but I cut her off, my voice low and controlled, but laced with undeniable anger.

“We need to talk. Now

The sharpness in my tone made her team members quickly shuffle out of the room, leaving us alone. As the door clicked shut, I let the silence stretch, watching her smile falter.

“Why?” I asked, stepping closer, my eyes fixed on hers. “Why would you do that?”

She blinked, feigning ignorance as she adjusted the collar of her silk blouse. “Do what? What are you talking about?”

play games with me, Blanca,” I snapped, my frustration leaking through. “You confronted Christiana my ex–wife–and my kids. You

let alone that she had twins for you. “You never said she had twins for you,” Bianca continued, her voice rising as tears welled in her eyes. “Do you know how humiliating

before. But this time, it grated on me. I couldn’t believe she was

hair, trying to contain the anger simmering beneath the surface. “This isn’t about what I told you or didn’t tell you. Bianca. It’s about you crossing a line. You confronted Christiana and insulted my kids. You had no right–no right at all–to get

up close! All I did was ask her a few questions,

children? The woman I spent years of my life with? You think you can just waltz in and pretend she

are you defending her so much? What is this, Alex? I’ve been here for you, and now she shows

I knew there was a part of me that had always held on to Christiana. Even after the divorce, she was always there, like an echo in the back of my mind. I’d convinced myself that moving on with Bianca was the right thing to

partly right. I should have told you about Christiana being back. And maybe I didn’t. because even after all these years, she’s still in my thoughts. But that doesn’t excuse what you did. You had no business confronting her, especially not in front of

because of her. You’re still in love with her,

and that silence

together. “I was trying, Alex. I was trying to be what you needed, but

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Chapter 25

much as I wanted to argue, I couldn’t. She was right. I had never fully given myself to her. I had been running from the guilt, the loneliness after my divorce, and I had latched onto Blanca as a way to distract myself. But

you. I thought I could move on, but I can’t deny what’s real. I care about you, but I realize now that

at her tears, her expression was of defeat and sorrow. “So, that’s

them–over me?”

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