Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

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

voice rising as tears welled

drama that I’d seen her use before. But this time, it grated on me. I couldn’t believe she was trying

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

them! I didn’t even know they were yours until I saw them up close! All I

the mother of my children? The woman I spent years of

her head. “Why are you defending her so much? What is this, Alex? I’ve been here for you, and now

an echo in the back of my mind. I’d convinced myself that moving on with Bianca was

else–regret. “Bianca, you’re 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

me, her 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 you?” Her voice wavered, more a statement than

didn’t answer immediately, and

“I was trying, Alex. I was trying to be what you needed, but you’ve always been distant. And now I see

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Chapter 25

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 it was

finally 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 about you, but I realize now that it was never enough. You deserve someone

tears, her expression was of defeat

them–over me?”