Chapter 48

Sophia just wanted to ask Alex politely-just as her grandfather had advised— about who he really was.

It dawned on her that she'd been prejudiced against him from the start, never giving him a fair shot. Maybe there was still something worth salvaging.

But did Alex have to make everything so damn difficult?

"Alex, I get it-you hate me for divorcing you, and now you're parading your new arm candy around to rub it in my face. Do you realize this is exactly why I left you?" Sophia didn't hold back.

"My mistake, huh?" Alex raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance.

"I gave you countless chances to redeem yourself, but you were too clueless to get it!" she snapped, her patience wearing thin.

"A chance?" Alex looked genuinely puzzled.

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"Can't you see? I tried to talk to you in private, but instead, you flaunt your ego and make everything worse, Sophia's tone was icy. Her CEO pride wouldn't let her back down, especially not with Jasmine hanging off his arm like that.

"So let me get this straight-I'm wrong before, and I'm still wrong now?" Alex chuckled bitterly.

"You never respected your ex-wife when I asked for your understanding!" Sophia fired back, her eyes flashing with anger.

"Fine," Alex sighed.

to understand that respect is a two-way street. Do you think by tossing me a 'chance' now, we'd just waltz back into marriage? You didn't even give

Sophia's face hardened.

didn't know what she wanted

the marriage, but when her grandmother pushed for the divorce,

grandfather's advice, she was starting to

pride wouldn't let her

loser like you can win Sophia

Chris butted in, seizing the

been eyeing Jasmine the whole time, thinking she was a significant upgrade from

out on

you might not know you're a nobody, but

Chris shifted his attention to

case you haven't heard, I'm one of Vancouver's elite- wealthy, influential, the whole package. Trust me, I'm far more reliable than this clown. You'd

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her lifelong illness, was sharp from managing her family's

astute

that so?" Jasmine feigned surprise, glancing

man. Maybe you're

mistake," Chris insisted

nobody with nothing to his name. I bet everything he's wearing is a cheap knockoff, just trying

clutched her chest

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