The moment Vivian dropped the word “divorce,” Alexander’ pupils shrank sharply!
He instantly grabbed her wrist and growled, “No way!”
Anything else, fine—even killing him—but divorce? That’s a hard no!
“I’m serious,” Vivian locked eyes with him, her tone firm. “If you ever hide something from me again, I’ll leave you. For real. Disappear from your life, and you’ll never find me.”
Alexander felt like his heart had just been skewered by a thousand needles. The pain was almost too real.
“Never again!” he said in a shaky voice, pulling her tightly into his arms and holding her like his life depended on it.
He whispered next to her ear, his voice trembling, “I swear, I won’t keep anything from you ever again.”
Seeing him so rattled, Vivian’s heart softened. She instinctiv
