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?”

my frustration leaking through. “You confronted Christiana my ex–wife–and my kids. You insulted them. What the

voice rising as tears welled in her eyes. “Do you know how humiliating it was to find out like that? To see her with two kids that look just like you and realize you kept that from

she played the victim card, leaning into the emotional drama that I’d seen her use before. But this time, it grated on

freely now, her eyes shimmering with hurt and accusation. “I didn’t insult them! I didn’t even know they were yours until I saw them up close! All I did

mean the mother of my children? The woman I spent years of my life with? You think you can just waltz in

so much? What is this, Alex?

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

I should have told you about Christiana being back. And maybe I didn’t. because even after

expression shifting from hurt to something more vulnerable. “You’re only being this harsh because of her. You’re still in love with her, aren’t

answer immediately, and that

as she tried to pull herself together. “I was trying, Alex. I was trying to be what you needed, but you’ve always been distant. And now I see why. You were never

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Chapter 25

from the guilt, the loneliness after my divorce, and I had latched onto Blanca as a way to distract myself. But

said, my voice softening. “I never meant to hurt you. I thought I could move on, but I can’t deny what’s real. I care

looked away, wiping at her tears, her expression was of defeat and sorrow.

them–over me?”

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