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?”

confronted Christiana my ex–wife–and

began to pool. “You never told me, Alex! You never said your ex–wife was back in town, 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 it was to find out like that? To see her with two kids that look just like you and realize you kept that from me? You think I’m the bad guy here, but you’re the one who’s been

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

I told you or didn’t tell you. Bianca. It’s about you crossing a line. You confronted Christiana and insulted my kids.

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

woman?” I repeated, my voice dropping to a dangerously low tone. “You mean the mother of my children? The woman I spent years of my life with? You think you can just waltz

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

Christiana. Even after the divorce, she was always there, like an echo in the back of my mind.

after all these years, she’s still in my

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

immediately, and that silence said

breath hitching as she tried to pull herself together. “I was trying, Alex. I was trying to be what you

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Chapter 25

to her. I had been running from the guilt, the loneliness

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 who can give you their whole heart,

looked away, wiping at her tears, her expression was of

them–over me?”

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