Semua Bab A Drunken Night With My Ex-Husband Boss: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Chapter 31: The unsaid tension Caroline pov "You didn’t disappoint the masterpiece, Caroline," Elijah's words continue to repeat in my mind. Those words were the exact words in the note of the dress that I had worn to the party. Xavier had said it was not him but refused to tell me who it was. But now it all made sense. Why was he so angry? The reason he insisted I change the dress? Cause he knows it was from Elijah. A short gasp escaped from my mouth, I realised too late that Xavier had stopped abruptly and me not lookin had bumped at his back. I shivered, but not just from the chill. But from the chaos that was Xavier breathing down my neck. It looked like he had a lot to say but didn't know how to start. I looked down, wrapping my hands around myself. I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. Not after what had happened. Luckily, he said nothing, choosing to cross the driveway, his hand tightly holding mine. I'm a painful grip, but I made no noise. In the dis

chapter 33: Talk to meCaroline’s POVThe morning sun filtered through the tall windows, casting golden streaks across the velvet curtains and polished wooden floor. I blinked slowly, Was it just me.or was there something almost special about the Johnsons estate. Like everything ranging from the air, the sunlights looked fresher.I sank deep into the warmth of the sheets, welcoming the silence of the room and the sound of a soft beating heart.Xaviers beating heart.I inhaled deeply, the scent of him, musky, spice, and something uniquely Xavier, wrapping around me like a second skin.He lay beside me, his breathing steady, his chest rising and falling softly with each breath.I propped up myself, watching. I know it was creepy, but I couldn't help myself.for the first time since I had known him, I saw him without his anger. Without his distant walls that were always around him. No furrowed brows, no clenched jaw. Just… Xavier. Real. Peaceful. And almost Human.My eyes trailed the

chapter 35: breakfast awaits Caroline’s POV The hallway was unusually quiet when we entered through the side door. Daphne immediately separated from me to go freshen up, leaving me to find my way to our room. I was sweaty, sore, and with way too many questions swirling in my head. My body still felt shaky from the morning run, and the unexpected conversation with Elijah had left a strange knot in my chest. I groaned, closing the door behind me while walking like a zombie to the bathtub. What I just needed was a hot bath. A few minutes later, I was coming out from my hot shower. Hot Steam curled around me , with a towel pressed against my damp hair. I had thought I would get rid of all the pressing thoughts that refused to leave my head, but no, they continued to linger. Elijah's suspicious questions, the strange stares from the maids, servants, and worst of all, the tension between me and Xavier. Especially about the new clause and the fight for the heirship. I don't kn

Chapter 37: JoelineXavier povI couldn’t breathe well.Not because the air was thin, but because it felt like my lungs were being ripped out of me, and being replaced by glass.Joeline!.That name alone was enough to let dark barely suppressed memories I thought I had buried start to resurface, memories I had made myself to believe weren't there anymore.But now, now seeing her standing beside Elijah, who had a killer smirk.In this house. Wearing that face. Smiling that smile that had once meant the world to me.I felt like punching someone, or something.anything at all to vent off my anger that was barely at bay.And Elijah…Elijah, had invited her to this family dinner, after everything that had happened three years ago. like it was the most casual thing in the world.My fiancée.That word echoed in my head like a drumbeat. A joke. A curse.The room faded. The chandelier, the table, the chatter of my shocked uncles, Caroline’s puzzled and confused expression, even Mother’s narrowed

Chapter 39: hallway encounter Caroline pov …“Joeline,” Daphne spat out the name like a forbidden curse. And immediately thick Silence descended innthe room. I stared at her, frozen, as my brain tried to process what it had just heard. “Joeline?” I repeated, the name feeling foreign now and giving me a bitter taste just from pronouncing it.. “You…you are saying she caused the fight between the two brothers?” Daphne nodded slowly, her eyes never leaving mine. “She wasn’t always Elijah’s fiancée,” she said. “In fact, she was Xavier’s. Or at least, that was what everyone believed until…” she trailed off. I leaned closer uncounciosly, my heart pounding so loud I was afraid she could hear it. I didn’tknow why, but it was as if my deepest fear was coming to life. “Until what?” “She disappeared,” Daphne whispered. “Right before their engagement was officially announced, in the night, Joeline vanished. No warning. No explanation. One day, she was planning a future with Xavier, and the