My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 434:

As she flipped the piece of beef for what felt like the hundredth time, Daxton’s tongs suddenly moved under hers, lifting the meat and setting it aside.

Carrie glanced up at him, her expression filled with confusion.

Daxton offered a slight smile. “It’s burnt.”

Carrie hesitated, biting her lip in silence.

Kristopher’s unexpected call had shattered the quiet moment between them.

conversation, his voice cutting through the tension. “Are

she couldn’t quite figure out what he was really getting at.

“Well, we’ve been together for over two years. There are feelings between

he doesn’t respect or trust you. If he did, there

usually calm and gentle, suddenly turned sharp. While his words were accurate and rational, they landed on Carrie like

Being personally involved, it was hard to look at her relationship from an objective point of view.

spoke with a hint of indifference. “I have my flaws too, ones you probably haven’t seen. But today, he wasn’t disrespecting me. The truth is, he just has a hard time expressing himself. That cold attitude of his? It’s really more

her explanation. “Carrie, you’re

said, “I’m not defending him, Daxton. You’re looking at this from an objective point of view, and I’m trying to see

sometimes, it’s the wrong way. If I were speaking from a wife’s perspective, it would be a different story. I would have told you he’s actually a good husband.” Before she could finish, she added, “Daxton, I consider you a great friend. But whether as a lifelong friend

rare for her to speak to him with such formality, and it left him feeling uneasy. He had known her longer