Chapter 40

Alexander POV

The door opened again, and for a split second, I thought Bianca had come back for round two. But it was just James, my PA.. standing there with a concerned expression. “Is everything okay, sir?” he asked cautiously, clearly having heard the tail end of the argument.

“Yeah,” I said, leaning back with a tired sigh. “It’s better than it’s been in a long time.” I gave him a small, reassuring smile, but James didn’t look entirely convinced. He closed the door gently behind him and approached with a sense of caution, as if one wrong word might set off another explosion.

“Bianca seemed.. upset,” he noted, his voice was laced with hesitation

I let out a dry laugh. “That’s an understatement. But she’s finally out of my life–for good this time.”

James’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. “For good?”

I nodded firmly. “It’s done. I made it clear there’s nothing left between us. She can’t keep trying to force her way back in.”

like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders too. He’d seen enough of the chaos Bianca

a lingering ache in my chest. “It is. I just… I need to move forward. And that starts with cutting out the things that

I could see the curiosity in his eyes. He was too professional to pry directly, but I could tell he was wondering

from me, sir?” he

elbows on my knees. “No, just give me a

whether to say something more, but then he simply nodded. “Of course. I’ll

over me like a heavy blanket, the reality of what just happened slowly sinking in. Bianca was truly out of my

circled back to her? The look on her face when she saw me at the restaurant haunted me–shock, anger, disappointment. It was as if she was staring at a ghost, or worse,

life was a mess, spiraling out of control. And last

like everything was normal, like she could just waltz back into

life that felt like it was spiraling out of my control. For the first time in a long time, I wanted something real. Not the

knew that wouldn’t be easy, not with the mess I’d made. Christiana was out there, living her life, and she deserved better than the chaos I’d dragged her into before. She was stronger

I couldn’t help it. She was the one person who’d ever made me feel

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