After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

The night was dark, and the ocean lay still. Selena glanced at the sleeping Aaron beside her before carefully slipping out of bed and heading to another room. Her ankle still hurt, and she moved cautiously.

With one wrong step, she put too much pressure on it, causing her to wince in pain.

Once she closed the door behind her, she pulled out her phone and sent a message to Aveline.

"Are you still awake, babe?" she typed.

Aveline quickly replied, "I'm up. Isn't it the middle of the night over there? Why aren't you sleeping?"

"I'm exhausted, but I need to tell you something," Selena wrote back.

Aveline immediately called her.

"Hello?" Selena answered quietly, glancing nervously at the door, afraid that Aaron might suddenly appear.

Aveline, picking up on her cautious tone, spoke softly. "What's going on?"

don't need to whisper. I've got

laughed, too. "Oh, right. So, what

deep breath. "I told him everything. He got really mad, stormed out, and didn't talk to

a pause before Aveline spoke again. "That

with, and I couldn't keep hiding it. If

again. Feeling safe, she whispered, "I've got everything under control. If I could handle him back

laughed again.

but I didn't want to wake you. Now that I've told you, it feels like a weight's been lifted off

behind you, there's nothing left to worry

Selena said,

saying, "I'm heading to bed.

night,"

let out a deep

given her a sense

position. Despite his usual relaxed