Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

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.”

out a slow breath, looking like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders too. He’d seen enough of

just… I

curiosity in his eyes. He was too professional

you need from me, sir?” he asked, shifting

to rest my elbows on my knees. “No, just give me a bit of time to clear my head. I need to figure out my next

more, but then he simply nodded. “Of course. I’ll be in the

of what just happened slowly sinking in. Bianca was truly out of my life this

that no matter how much I tried to move on or get my life together, my mind always circled back to her? The look on her face when she

over my face, trying to shake off the memories. There was no denying it–I’d messed up, and not just with Christiana, but with everything. My life was a mess, spiraling out of control. And last night? Drunkenly getting into a fight at the restaurant and waking up in a cell was just the latest in a string of

tried to act like everything was normal, like she could just waltz back into my life as if nothing had changed. But everything had changed. I wasn’t the same man I was when we first met–hell, I wasn’t even the same man I was five years ago

spiraling out of my control. For the first time in a long time, I wanted

dragged her into before. She was stronger now, more independent, and I couldn’t just waltz back in expecting her to forget

at me. It was irrational, but I couldn’t help it. She was

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