Chapter 188 – Do you still not get it?
"Will you agree if I still want the divorce?" Joanna asked seriously in response to his question, but she was testing him.
Life with Alex had been a rollercoaster, but she could tell with all seriousness that she enjoyed every moment with him, good or bad.
How they stood for each other, and even their faked kisses felt real until she asked him to make love to her, which she thought would give her a child to remember him by.
However, Alex was saddened. As much as he loved and did not want the divorce anymore, especially after knowing she had been the one he kept looking for all this while, if she didn’t love him anymore, then how could he force her to stay? He nodded.
"At this point, I can’t force you to stay, but you just have to promise to keep everything I have told you a secret."
Things about Salvatore’s men were confidential, and showing her, he didn’t want the world to know, or his enemies would rather see it as a weakness.
The reason he was feared was that he was ruthless, and that was enough to stop some people from coming against him, but if this information goes out, then they would know about his softness, and who knows, this orphanage might just be another target.
Joanna was saddened by his response about how willing he was to let her go when she had decided to stay and asked, "and what about our baby?" Was he ready to part with the growing life inside her too?
Bitterness caused Alex to grit his teeth, but he relaxed and embraced her from the back as they stood on the balcony of their room at the orphanage, gazing at the ambiance.