Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 24

Chapter 24 ~ For as long as it takes

Chapter 24 - For as long as it takes

Alex

"You're not paying attention to me."

Leah's voice cuts through the silence.

I don't respond. Just swirl the amber

liquid in my glass, watching the way the light catches it.

"You're distracted," she presses. "Is everything okay?"

I take a slow breath. Exhale.

"Fine."

One word. That's all she gets.

She sighs and picks up a second

glass, pouring a drink before handing it to me. I don't move to take it.

Because she touched it.

The thought sends an uncomfortable itch crawling up my spine. My fingers twitch, resisting the urge to shove it away.

She notices my hesitation, her lips parting slightly before she sets the glass down on the

table instead. I don't miss the flicker of pain concealed in her eyes.

I reach for the bottle and pour myself a new drink.

One untouched.

One clean.

Leah crosses her arms. "Still the same, huh?"

I don't answer.

She sighs, her shoulders slumping as she sits next to me and

tries to hook her arm into mine but thinks twice about it.

Smart choice.

"I'm glad I got to start over, Alex. It used to hurt when they called me the daughter of a homewrecker. Now I'm a good doctor and

that has seemed to erase some of the hatred from people's hearts."

Her voice wobbles, eyes filling with tears as she looks at me. "But

I can see you struggling, is it because of my family that you don't want to marry me?."

Three

and Leah, who

helped me.

We clicked

and spent more time together. Honestly, her family's reputation wasn't that great but I didn't give a

introduced her to my family,

stop me. I was going to marry

was beautiful, on her way to be a talented doctor who knew

weakness and didn't use

It was perfect.

I announced my intention to my family. I

marry her when Nana had a heart attack.

to break up with Leah temporarily so she could be nursed back to

to leave the

other to reunite in

with the

deal with

Athena Dawson.

I'd

million for divorcing her in three years. We kept this a secret and played the role of husband and wife

be a simple plan. But now it looks

has gotten very complicated.

glance at her. "My grandmother is still sick, Leah. You know

divorced her. You're the one who left

had to make a deal

my wife, so as not

still not enough?"

I'm sorry.

I'll wait for the right time. I love you so much,

times but I can't seem to soak in it. I

it. And maybe I never

my drink, the bitterness of it lingering long after it's

not the

way

at her-really look at her-and

while, I'm aware of

much

If she even sees it the way I do. If I'm too far gone to give her the life she dreams

Leah. My condition is not as bad as you make it

just two

I

at her hands. I can

and

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argue with her. Not

already so complicated.

and I can't help but feel like I'm drowning in

she looks at me

breaking something

"I'm just

voice trembling.

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