My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back (Mia and Kyle) novel Chapter 103

Bella nodded with satisfaction upon hearing his promise.

When Bella wanted to excuse herself to leave the room, Tristan suddenly asked her.

"I’m curious to know... why did you name our child Dax?"

It had been a few days since Tristan learned his son’s name, Dax. He became curious as to why Bella gave him that name. It sounded unfamiliar compared to the names in their country, Astington.

Did she have a particular reason to give Dax that name?

...

Bella was silent for a moment. She felt something stir her heart as her mind reeled back to the past.

That time, after she gave birth to Dax, the hospital staff asked her about her son’s name.

And for some unknown reason at that time, Tristan came to mind.

’Gosh! This something I didn’t want to talk about...’ She silently vents her frustration in her mind while gazing at him in the eyes.

"—Actually, I gave him that name because of you." A faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Tristan was shocked to hear that.

"Because of me? H-How?" Tristan asked. He was puzzled because he had never had a connection with Dax or Daxton before. Even his name wasn’t related to Dax.

Bella took a deep sigh.

She did not want to talk about this. Because it was really embarrassing to reveal that she loved this man so much, whatever he did at home left a deep impression on her.

Even though she had tried to erase all those memories about him, they would still appear at certain times and torture her.

After a long pause, she finally dared to tell him, "I don’t know if you realized it, but during our marriage, I always heard you say... Max, in your conversations on the phone."

She wanted to stop explaining, but looking at how shocked he was now, she continued her words,

"Because of that, I decided to name our son a similar name to the one you always spoke with because that will make me remember you. So—" her voice faded as she turned away from him.

This was a foolish reason to name her son with that name. And now she confessed to him; she felt she wanted to vanish from his sight.

Tristan was taken aback by Bella’s reason for naming their son.

He didn’t know whether he should be sad or happy about the reason.

On one hand, he was happy that Bella remembered him when she gave their son a name. However, on the other hand, he couldn’t help but imagine Max every time he mentioned Dax’s name.

Sigh!

Tristan turned his gaze to Max and Dax, who were now focused behind their computers. They both looked immersed in what they were doing.

Tristan didn’t expect Bella to reject him outright. And seeing how determined her gaze was now was enough to make him worry.

He maintained his calm expression even though, inwardly, he felt like a nail had pierced his heart with every word Bella said. It hurt. But he could only endure it because he deserved it after what he did to Bella.

"You must remember, I forgave you because of Dax, our son. Not because I wanted to return to you..."

Bella sighed deeply while slowly closing her eyes, exhausted from speaking to him.

"Bella, I’m deeply sorry for hurting you in the past. I know I was terrible to you when we were still together, but I want to start anew with you..."

Tristan could see Bella trying to suppress her anger, but he couldn’t stop trying to persuade her.

Bella opened her eyes and looked at him, conveying through her gaze that her heart had no room for him.

"Did you forget what I said the day you sent your lawyer to me?"

Tristan slowly frowned, trying to remember what happened that time.

"Let me remind you. I stated, ’If someday you regret this decision and want me back, you won’t get a chance, Tristan...’"

Instantly, Tristan’s hand clenched into a fist, and he felt mad at himself.

Indeed, he remembered Bella saying those words to him. But he didn’t have a choice. At that time, he had to make her leave to spare her from suffering because of his family.