Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

Chapter 38

Alexander POV

I nodded, running a hand through my hair, trying to shake off the embarrassment. But it stuck to me like glue. I couldn’t look James in the eye. The man had seen me in boardrooms, in negotiations where I was the most powerful man in the room, and now… he’d seen me like this–pathetic, desperate, and broken.

He held the door open for me, and I stepped out, still wincing at the morning light. The walk to the car was silent, awkward, and filled with more unspoken words than I could handle. The few people around–the cops, the drunks, the lowlifes–all stared as I passed. They had no idea who I was, and in a way, that made it worse. I wasn’t even worth recognizing anymore.

As we reached the car, James finally broke the silence. “Sir, if I may.. I think it would be best if we kept a low profile for the next few days. Perhaps some time away could-

“Enough, James,” I snapped, cutting him off. I couldn’t deal with a lecture right now. I could barely deal with my own thoughts. “Just get me out of here.”

He didn’t push it, just nodded and opened the car door for me. I slid inside, sinking into the leather seat. For a moment, I closed my eyes, letting the comfort of the familiar surroundings ease some of the tension in my chest. But no matter how luxurious the car was, it couldn’t make me forget the disaster I’d caused

James climbed in beside me, tapping away at his tablet, probably rearranging my schedule, covering up for my mess. I should’ve been grateful, but all I felt was disgust–with myself

As the car rolled out of the parking lot, James glanced at me in the rearview mirror. “Sir. are you alright?”

I chuckled bitterly, shaking my head. “Do I look alright to you, James?” My voice was laced with sarcasm, but beneath it was a bitterness I couldn’t shake, “I lost control. Made a complete fool of myself in front of her. And now I’m sitting here like some washed–up idiot while she’s probably with him, laughing at how pathetic I am.”

in his eyes. “You’ll fix it, sir,” he said quietly, but there was a hesitation in his voice

to fix, James. She hates

rest of the drive was silent. My mind kept replaying the scene at the diner–Christiana’s wide eyes when she saw me, the way she rushed to Daniel’s side, the coldness in her voice when she told me to leave her alone. It was like a knife twisting deeper into the wound

my estate, I felt like I’d aged ten years in a single night. The grand gates opened, but all I could

to face me. “Sir, if there’s anything else

head, cutting him off. “Just.. don’t

into a thin line, and he gave

bricks. The estate that once felt

inside, I knew one thing for certain: I was running out of chances, and if I didn’t get it together soon,

was a loss wasn’t sure I could

sir,” he replied smoothly, but there was a tension in his tone that hadn’t

clicking against the marble floors, each step like a nail driven. into my already–pounding headache. I didn’t

her voice sugary sweet but carrying that edge that always grated on my nerves, Bianca

11:52 AM c

Clupter 38

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