Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

Chapter 51

Alexander POV

I stared at the documents spread out on my desk, but the words blurred into meaningless shapes. For the life of me, I couldn’t focus. My mind kept drifting back to Christiana, to the kids, to the fire. Guilt ate at me like a never–tiring predator. I’d built an empire, commanded respect from everyone in the business world, yet here I was–unable to protect the people who mattered most, Useless.

The dull hum of my office phone snapped me back to the present, but I ignored it. My hands clenched into fists on top of the polished oak desk as I tried to will myself into action, into something productive. Anything to stop the helplessness eating away at me. But nothing came.

Just as I was about to give up for the day, the door to my office burst open with a loud bang, sending papers flying off my desk.

“Daddy!” Ethan’s voice rang out, bright and full of energy, followed by Emma’s giggle.

I blinked, stunned, as the kids ran toward me, their little feet pounding against the hardwood floor. For a second, I just sat there, frozen in disbelief. Of all the people I’d expected to walk through that door, they were the last.

They crashed into me with the force of a small hurricane, their arms wrapping around my waist as I instinctively knelt down. to their level. “What–what are you guys doing here?” 1 stammered, still recovering from their sudden appearance.

Ethan grinned up at me, his eyes sparkling with mischief, while Emma tucked herself under my arm, her face pressed against my shoulder. “We missed you, Daddy!”

“I missed you too, buddy. I missed both of you,” I said, hugging them tight, trying to swallow down the lump in my throat. The warmth of their tiny bodies pressed against me was almost overwhelming. I didn’t realize how much I needed this–how much I needed them–until this very moment

“Mom said we could come see you,” Emma chimed in, her voice soft but sure.

“Yeah, we’re staying in a hotel now,” Ethan added, his tone more matter–of–fact. “The house is gone, but Mom’s gonna get us a

new one. A safer one.

My chest tightened. The fire. Their home, destroyed. I pulled back slightly, looking between their innocent faces. “Are you both okay? No one hurt you?

Emma shook her head. “No, Daddy. We’re okay.”

Ethan was already talking again, rattling off about the hotel. “It’s huge! We have a big room, and there’s a pool too. But we didn’t go swimming yet because Mom said not until your ankle feels better. And we have room service, but it’s not like at home. Mom said we’ll get a new home soon, though. And it’ll be better than before.”

I couldn’t help but smile at his enthusiasm, even though the weight of the situation hung heavily over us all. “That’s good to hear, champ.”

As they continued to talk, excitedly telling me about their new temporary setup, my eyes scanned the room instinctively, searching for the one person I expected to be right behind them. Christiana. But she wasn’t here.

A part of me deflated, and I realized how much I had hoped–how much I had needed to see her too.

Just then, the door to my office opened again, more gently this time, and two large men stepped inside her bodyguards.

the children. She said she’s currently tied up with work but will pick them

wouldn’t be able to talk to her, to see her face after everything that had happened. But relieved that she trusted me

to sound more composed than

if waiting for further instructions, but I focused back on

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small hand resting on my arm. “But we want you to come visit

so caught up in everything–my own emotions, the

I said, running a hand through Ethan’s hair before pulling Emma close again. “I’ll come

out. You guys don’t

in me so

said you’re doing important

smiled tightly, ruffling his hair.

lessened, but the questions remained. I still couldn’t shake the

the kids here, but why wasn’t she here herself? Or it

rang through the corridors as Ethan and Emma’s excitement filled the room, their little hands gripping mine as we made our way through the office. Today

of surprise traveling through the office like wildfire. I knew what they were thinking.

The room went silent the second they spotted the kids. All eyes were on us. I

strange sense of pride. “Ladies and gentlemen, meet my children–Ethan

cheeky grin and waved. “Hil We’re here to see

less brilliant, simply smiled and said, “We’re staying at a hotel now, but Daddy’s going to

me, Alex Alistair–the ruthless. billionaire CEO–with the man now holding the

named Vanessa, finally found her voice. “Mr. Alistair… I didn’t know

eyebrow. “Well, now you do. And for today, they’re my

shining with excitement. “Daddy, can we go now? You promised we’d go to the

the room, I tone serious now. “I’m taking the rest of the day off.

my

as I turned and led Ethan and Emma out, their giggles filling the air as

bodyguards moved into position immediately. securing the area as

we going first, Daddy?”

eager.

I said, glancing back at them with a grin, “I thought we’d hit the toy store first, then maybe get some

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Ethan shouted, pumping his fist in the

I continued, “we’ll head to the amusement park. I hear they’ve