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.”

like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders too. He’d seen enough of the chaos Bianca brought into my life. “That’s good, sir.

is. I just… I need to move forward. And that starts with cutting out the

too professional to pry directly, but I could tell he was wondering what–or who–had triggered

you need from me, sir?” he asked,

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

say something more, but then he simply nodded. “Of

alone with my thoughts once again. The silence settled. over me like a heavy blanket, the reality of what just happened slowly sinking in. Bianca was truly out of my life this time, but instead of

circled back to her? The look on her face when

There was no denying it–I’d messed up, and not just with Christiana, but with everything. My life was a mess, spiraling out

table and took a long sip, trying to wash away the bitter taste in my mouth. My mind kept replaying the scene from earlier, the way Bianca had tried to act like everything was normal, like she

For the first time in a long time, I

better than the chaos I’d dragged her into before. She was stronger now,

It was irrational, but I couldn’t help it. She was the one person who’d ever made me feel truly seen, and I’d let

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