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.

trying to keep my voice

me to see the pain in his eyes. “Explain why

though I knew he wasn’t wrong to feel this way. “It wasn’t like that.” I said quickly, my voice breaking. “Tve rejected Daniel, Alex. I’ve told him I love you only

still didn’t face me fully. “You thought it was your responsibility to fix him? To go to

head, the guilt in my chest growing heavier. “No, Alex. I wasn’t trying to fix him. I

eyes, usually so warm and full of life, were stormy, filled with frustration and hurt. “You didn’t think, Christiana. You didn’t think about what it would feel like for me to see you like that. You didn’t think about

To us.

gut. My lips parted, but no sound came out at first. “I didn’t think it would hurt you this much,” I said finally, my voice barely

but no less intense. “How would you feel if it was me? If I went to Bianca’s house and you saw me

he hadn’t said it outright. My stomach churned at the thought of him with his despicable, murderous ex, and for the first time, I truly understood the depth of his

enough.” My eyes filled with tears as 1 met his gaze. “I’m

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

stepped closer, reaching for his hand, but he pulled away, taking a step back

what to

said, his voler quieter now

less firm. “I

need to

and I tried again. “Please don’t shut

at me then, his eyes softening just a fraction. “I’m not shutting you out,” he said. “Tim just

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Chapter 136

wait in the car,” I said,