Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

Chapter 136

Christiana’s POV

The tension in the car was suffocating as Alex drove us to a secluded spot overlooking the city.

city. Noon sunligh

sunlight streamed through the windows, Bluminating every sharp line of his face, the rigid set of his jaw, the hard press of his lips, the shadow that seemned to darken his expression despite the Lightness around us.

He hadn’t said a word since we left Daniel’s house. The silence between us felt thicker than ever, an invisible wall that neither of us dared to breach.

I watched his hands grip the steering wheel, his knuckles white from the pressure. He looked like he was barely holding himself together, like any word I said might be the one to make him unravel,

“Alex. I began softly, breaking the silence, but he didn’t even glance at me.

“Not now,” he said, his voice low and controlled, but the tension underneath was impossible to miss.

I shrank back into my seat, biting my lip as guilt gnawed at me. The rest of the drive passed in that same suffocating quiet, and when he finally pulled into a small clearing at the edge of the overlook, I hesitated before unbuckling my watbelt.

Alex was already out of the car by the time I stepped onto the dry, sunbaked ground. He walked toward the railing without a glance in my direction, his long strides purposeful and his shoulders stiff. The wind picked up slightly, rustling the trees and carrying the faint hun of the city below us, but it didn’t ease the heaviness in the air.

I stood by the car for a moment, watching him. His back was to me, his hands gripping the railing as he stared out at the city stretched below. The noon sun cast harsh shadows around him, but he looked unmovable, like he was made of stone.

Taking a deep breath, I walked toward him, stopping a few steps away. “Alex” I said, my voice trembling

He didn’t turn, but I saw his shoulders tense. For a long moment, he didn’t say anything, and the silence was almost unbearable.

keep my voice

tone quiet but razor–sharp. “Explain what, Christiana?” He turned slightly, just enough for me to see the pain in his eyes. “Explain

that.” I said quickly, my voice breaking. “Tve rejected Daniel, Alex. I’ve

what?” Alex’s voice rose slightly, but he still didn’t face me fully. “You thought it was your responsibility to fix

chest growing heavier. “No, Alex. I wasn’t trying

so warm and full of life, were stormy, filled with frustration and hurt.

To us.

at first. “I didn’t think it would hurt you this much,” I said finally, my voice barely above a

running a hand through his hair. “Of course, it hurt me,” he said, his tone quieter but no less intense. “How would you feel if it was me? If I went to Bianca’s house and you saw me holding her

of her name sent a jolt through me, even though he hadn’t said it outright. My stomach churned at the

I admitted, my voice trembling. Td feel bitter and insecure, Like I wasn’t enough.” My eyes filled with tears as 1 met

away as his jaw tightened. “I know you didn’t mean to,” he said after a moment. “But that doesn’t make it hurt

taking a step back toward the

of what

Christiana,” he said, his voler

less firm. “I

need to

My voice broke, and I tried

softening just a fraction. “I’m not shutting you out,” he said. “Tim just trying to figure out how to

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blinking back tears. “I’ll wait in the car,” I