Chapter 85 - Dion
"Hello, sweetheart, do you miss me?" Alex asked the person on the other end of the line. Joanna felt a strange pang in her chest.
Her eyebrows raised, amazed by Alex’s facial expressions and the words he spoke.
Although she couldn’t hear the response from the other side, something inside her felt a sense of loss when Alex settled back into his wheelchair, tilting his head to support the phone on his ear.
Without a word to Joanna, he excused himself. She was pained, her appetite ruined, as she hurried to her room, unable to understand her emotions.
He had already mentioned that he had a woman he wanted to marry, but the reason behind his marriage to her remained unclear. Despite her efforts, things didn’t make sense, leaving her entangled in this contractual relationship.
Why was she the only one feeling hurt when Alex seemed to have everything figured out?
He usually wouldn’t stay the night, and Joanna sensed that something had caused him to change his plans to return home, possibly related to the woman he was speaking to.
Curled up on the bed, she wrapped herself in a duvet and sobbed.
In Alex’s room, he continued the call, his voice gentle. The woman on the other end did not respond to his earlier comment but instead accused him.
"I told you not to marry that woman. I found your wife."
Alex stiffened but soon relaxed as that had been the plan. Everyone believed Dion was dead, and Alex had no intention of revealing the truth until she regained her sanity, which hinged on his marriage to the woman Dion had chosen for him.