Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

Chapter 96

Christiana’s POV

The hotel suite felt like both a refuge and a reminder of everything we'd been through. It was supposed to be a

temporary safe haven, but with each passing day, it started to feel like we were living on borrowed time.

The kids were in the next room with the nanny, and | was grateful for the few moments of peace. But even in the

quiet, the tension hummed just beneath the surface.

Every t| closed my eyes, | saw Marcus's face..the moment | realized the man who kidnappedwas the

sperson I'd helped years ago.

He had letgo, but not before | saw the regret in his eyes. Marcus had been conflicted, torn between loyalty

to Bianca an the debt he felt he owed me.

When he putin that cab, he didn’t say much, but his actions spoke louder than words. It was Bianca behind

everything. Her obsession with Alex had finally spiraled out of control.

The knock on the door startledfrom my thoughts. Daniel Brooks stepped inside, looking more tired than

usual. His clothes were a little more rumpled than normal, and his expression was serious, bordering on grim.

“Christiana, he began softly, sitting down across from me, “we need to talk.”

Inodded, bracing myself for whatever he had to say. Daniel wasn’t the type to mince words, and right now, |

didn’t have the energy for small talk.

T've been thinking about everything that’s happened,” he continued, rubbing the back of his neck like he was

trying to figur out how to phrase things delicately. “The kidnapping, Bianca... all of it.”

| felt a wave of unease. “What are you getting at?”

He exhaled, leaning forward. “This all comes back to Alex. None of this would've happened if it wasn’t for him”

The words hitlike a slap. | stared at him, not sure I'd heard correctly. “What?”

“It’s Bianca,” he said, his tone growing more urgent. “She’s his ex. She's doing this because she wants him back,

Christiana. She's obsessed, and you're caught in the middle. The kidnapping, the threats-it’s all because of her

jealousy.”

| shook my head, trying to process what he was saying. “Daniel, Alex didn’t ask for any of this. He didn’t make

Bianca do these things.”

“No, but he didn’t stop her either, Daniel said bluntly. “He didn’t protect you from her. You're here, in a hotel with

your kid because Bianca can’t let go of him. And Alex... well, maybe he didn’t do enough to keep her out of your

lives.”

My stomach twisted. Deep down, | knew there was struth in what Daniel was saying, but | didn't want to

admit it. | wanted to believe Alex had done everything he could to keep us safe. But Bianca's obsession with him

had put us in danger, and | couldn't ignore that.

Daniel's voice softened, but it still held a quiet anger. “She's been after you because of him, Christiana. You

almost died because of her. You and the kids.. you could've been gone

| closed my eyes, the weight of his words settling overlike a heavy blanket. My mind flashed back to the

night Marcus had taken me. The fear, the helplessness, the uncertainty of whether I'd ever see my children

again. And now, knowing Bianca was behind it all-in made my skin crawl.

Just then, my phone buzzed on the table, shattering the tense silence, | reached for it, my hands trembling as |

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message. One of my bodyguards had sentan update. My breath caught in my throat as | saw the words.

Bianca is responsible for the fire. Police have confirmed it. She’s in custody now.

The room seemed to tilt slightly as the realization hit me. Bianca had been behind the fire too. The fire that

nearly took my children fromshe had done that. How could someone be so heartless? How could someone

go to such extremes?

| stood up, pacing the room, trying to

contain the surge of anger thay was

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quickly QveraKiag tie ock. “It was

hee | ‘muttered under my breath, the

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words barely audible. “It was Bianca.

Daniel looked at me, concem etched on his face. “What do you mean?”

| turned to him, my voice sharper

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fire at My &partment. She tried to kill

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gall along, and now she's locked

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up, like none of this ever happened!

Daniel's eyes widened as the gravity of what | was saying sunk in. She... set the fire?”

“Yes, | snapped, the disbelief and fury clashing inside me. “She set the damn fire, Daniel. And then she tried to

havekidnapped. All because she can’t get over Alex.”

| could feel the heat rising in my

cheeks, the anger burning through

my veins. Bianca had t ken. om

everything f/my afety, my

pate ‘of mind, the sanctuary of my

home. And now | was supposed to

just sit here and be relieved that she

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was behind bars? That wasn't

enough. Not for what she had done.

Daniel stood, his expression hardening with his own anger. “That woman deserves to rot in prison for what she’s

done.”

nodded, my jaw clenched so tight it hurt. “And she will. I'll make sure of it. I'm done playing her games. I'm done

being her arget. She’s not going to hurt my family ever again.”

looked out the window, my fists balled at my sides. Bianca had crossed a line-one she could never cback

from. And cow, it was tfor her to pay for t E

erything | wasn’t going to let her destroy us any longer.