All Chapters of Fractured Hearts: He Left Me, Now He Wants Me Back: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Charlotte’s POVFor a few minutes after Alexander walked upstairs, I remained standing in the living room, staring at the staircase. The house suddenly felt too quiet. Normally when he returned from work he would at least ask how my day went or pull me into a brief hug before disappearing into his study. Tonight he had barely looked at me.I glanced toward the kitchen where dinner sat waiting.Even though my chest felt heavy from the hospital visit and his cold reaction, I could not bring myself to leave things that way. Alexander might say he was not hungry, but he had not eaten anything since morning. I knew him well enough to recognize when he was pushing himself too hard.With a small sigh, I walked back into the kitchen and placed his meal neatly on a tray. The aroma of the roasted chicken and vegetables filled the air, but my appetite had completely disappeared.Balancing the tray carefully, I carried it upstairs to our bedroom.The door was slightly open. I pushed it gently w

Alexander’s POVThe day before…When I woke up that morning, the first thing I noticed was the stiffness in my neck.I blinked slowly and stared up at the ceiling of the living room. For a moment I wondered why I was there instead of in my bed. Then the memory returned. I had fallen asleep on the couch sometime after midnight while going through reports on my tablet.The Seattle headquarters project has been occupying most of my thoughts lately. It was not just another corporate building. It was something Charlotte and I had dreamed about together. Her architectural designs combined with my company’s AI systems would create a structure unlike anything the city had seen before.A smart tower that could regulate its own energy consumption, manage internal transportation systems, and respond to environmental conditions in real time.It was supposed to be revolutionary.I sat up slowly and rubbed my eyes.The house was quiet. Charlotte must still have been asleep upstairs.For a moment I

Charlotte’s POVThe moment the nurse mentioned his name, my entire body stiffened.Victor Kane.I knew exactly who he was. Everyone in the business world knew who he was.He was Alexander’s biggest rival in the tech industry, a man who had spent years competing against Voss Enterprises in almost every sector imaginable. Their rivalry had become so intense over the years that media outlets practically treated them like opposing kings ruling different empires.And Victor enjoyed every second of it.I immediately stood from the chair. “I’ll leave now,” I muttered. But before I could reach the door, it swung open and Victor Kane walked in.Tall. Impeccably dressed. Confident to the point of arrogance.The first thing I noticed was the smile on his face. Not looking surprised;it was more like expectation.As though he had known he would find me there.“Well,” he said smoothly, stopping just inside the office. “What an interesting coincidence.”I stared at him coldly. “I don’t believe in co

Charlotte’s POV“Who are you talking to?”I turned so quickly that my chair almost rolled backward.Alexander stood at the entrance of my office, his hair slightly messy from sleep and his voice rough from just waking up. He looked tired, but his eyes were focused on me carefully.I quickly ended the call and forced out a small laugh. “It’s just Amelia.”He frowned slightly. “At midnight?”“You know how dramatic she is,” I said, standing up casually. “She saw messages on her boyfriend’s phone and suddenly decided she needed emotional support before sunrise.”Alexander continued staring at me. For a second, I thought he could hear my heartbeat.“She called you for that?”he asked with crease brows.“She’s convinced he’s cheating.”“And is he?”I shrugged. “Probably not. But she’s currently behaving like she’s in a crime documentary.”A faint smile appeared on his face, though his eyes still carried suspicion. “You have strange friends.”I walked toward him before he could ask anything e

Charlotte’s POVThe following morning felt strangely calm. Too calm.After everything that had happened over the past few days, the silence inside the dining room almost felt unnatural.Alexander sat across from me at the breakfast table, scrolling through emails on his phone while occasionally sipping coffee. I tried focusing on my meal, but my mind kept replaying the doctor’s worried voice from the previous night.‘You need to do something before I get implicated in this mess, Mrs Voss.’Alexander suddenly frowned at his screen. “My assistant called last night?”I looked up calmly. “You were exhausted. I didn’t want to wake you.”He placed the phone down immediately. “What happened?”I explained everything the assistant told me about the landowners finally agreeing to testify that they had unknowingly signed the petition letters.Alexander listened carefully, his expression darkening with every second.“So Victor really used those people,” he muttered.“We still cannot connect it to