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?”

leaking through. “You confronted Christiana my ex–wife–and my kids. You

said she had twins for you,” Bianca continued, her voice rising as tears welled in her eyes. “Do you

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

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

they were yours until I saw them up close! All I did was ask her a few questions, and she blew it all out of proportion. And now you’re

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

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

me that had always held on to Christiana. Even after the divorce, she was always there, like an echo in the back of my

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

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

and that silence

kept falling, her breath hitching as she tried to pull herself together. “I was trying, Alex. I was trying to

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Chapter 25

from the guilt,

can’t deny what’s real. I care about you, but I realize now that it was never enough. You deserve someone who can give

was of defeat and

them–over me?”

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