My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 1086:

As soon as the door closed behind him, Carrie exhaled. The air in the room felt easier to breathe.

She went back to the bench and sat down again. Her phone rang. Startled, she pulled it out of her coat pocket. The screen lit up with a name she hadn’t expected: Daxton.

Her finger hovered over the screen. The call almost rang out before she finally hit the green button.

Stealing a glance at the door, her voice casual, she asked, “Daxton? What’s up? Calling me out of nowhere like this…”

“Can’t I just call you?” he replied, tone light and easy—like always. But underneath that charm, there was a strange stillness.

If Carrie could see him now, she’d notice how tense the atmosphere around him was. The way the household staff tiptoed around the room, barely daring to breathe.

replied quickly, distracted. She glanced toward the door again, silently hoping he would

back of the sofa, suddenly stilled. Then,

question. Her eyes flicked instinctively toward the hallway, where Kristopher had disappeared

and responded with a soft smile, “I’m just handling

wrong idea. There was nothing going

it was probably nearing its end

generous. But the feelings she had for him leaned more toward admiration

there was no reason to report her every move to a man she was

of the line, Daxton’s smile faded ever so slightly. The coldness in his eyes

however, remained calm. Smooth. Measured. “Oh? What made you decide to go into the office all of

and turned to the

him knew exactly who he meant. No one referred to her as