My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 824

Chapter 824:

There was no such thing as perfection. No matter how wealthy or handsome a man was, what good was any of it if he was mentally unstable?

The women who had once gazed at Aliza with envy now regarded her with a strange mix of pity and satisfaction. Wealth and good looks meant nothing if they came with a man whose mind was a ticking time bomb. What if one day this man lost control completely? What if he had an attack in the dead of night, his strong hands wrapping around her throat before she could even scream?

Aliza noticed the shift in the atmosphere and felt her face heat with embarrassment. She looked at Kristopher—his shirt damp, his expression weary—and for the first time, she felt something close to resentment. “Forget it,” she muttered, standing up. “We’re done here. Go pay for my dress, and then we’ll go home.”

Aliza crossed her arms, impatience creeping into her voice. She had known that his relapses would be an issue, but seeing him like this—vulnerable, disheveled, and completely unlike the man she had attached herself to—filled her with doubt.

What if his situation got worse later on? Would she have to take care of him for the rest of her life? She was only in her early twenties, at the prime of her life. Yet here she was, playing caretaker to a man who was supposed to be her key to a perfect future.

the mall, waiting. The driver had

in line for a viral cake that had taken the internet by storm. It would

before she quickly masked it. Pressing her lips together, she made an excuse. “Kristopher, wait for a

lifted his head, about to stop her, but she was already

frown creased his brow.

he couldn’t

mother had told him they were childhood friends, that after his divorce, he had run into Aliza in Isonridge,

none of it

body rejected Aliza. Even the smallest physical contact made him uncomfortable. Holding hands felt

seduce him, he felt

even tried slipping into his bed at night, but the moment her