My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 241

Chapter 241: Accepting the reality

To my surprise, Uncle Steve laughed quietly.

Not mockingly.

Not cruelly.

Just a soft laugh.

"What’s funny?" I asked, irritation slipping into my voice.

"Nothing."

His tone was calm.

Then he sighed.

"I just never thought I’d hear you say those words."

I frowned.

"What words?"

"That you love her."

Silence filled the room.

I lowered my gaze.

For years I had never questioned my feelings.

Never examined them.

Never tried to understand them.

I simply lived my life believing everything was the way it should be.

Yet now that Alicia was gone, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Couldn’t stop searching for her.

Couldn’t stop missing her.

"You know," Uncle Steve said quietly, "your grandmother would be smiling if she heard you right now."

The mention of Nana made my chest tighten.

"Alexander."

His voice became serious.

Though still gentle.

"Maybe Alicia had just reached her limit."

The words struck harder than I expected.

" Loving someone isn’t always enough."

"Sometimes people get tired."

"Tired of waiting, of hoping, hurting."

I sat there silently.

Unable to argue.

Because deep down, I knew Alicia had been hurting for a very long time.

And I had been the cause of most of it.

"Then what am I supposed to do?" I asked hoarsely.

"Give her time."

Uncle Steve answered.

"And while you’re searching for her..."

His voice softened.

"Try searching for the answers you’re still refusing to see."

Uncle Steve let out a sigh before saying something that made me freeze.

"Alicia didn’t leave because she stopped loving you or because of some misunderstanding. She just needed space. No matter how long it takes, if you’re meant to find your way back to each other, then she will come back."

I stopped hearing the rest.

The same words kept repeating in my head.

She didn’t stop loving you.

My grip tightened around the phone.

First Aiden.

Now Uncle Steve.

Aiden had said the way Alicia looked at me was different.

Uncle Steve was saying she didn’t stop loving me.

I swallowed hard.

Was it really true?

Had Alicia always loved me?

If she did, then how is it possible that I never noticed.

My thoughts were a complete mess.

Uncle Steve’s voice pulled me out of them.

"After all, she’s carrying your child. I’m sure Alicia wouldn’t deprive a child of their father’s love."

My chest tightened, but I didn’t say anything.

"Alicia loved your grandmother. She wouldn’t want you abandoning the legacy Roseline left behind. She wouldn’t want you walking away from the company all of you worked so hard to build."

I closed my eyes briefly.

Nana.

Even now, every mention of her still hurt.

"If you’re going to meet your child one day, then you need to be prepared to become the father that child deserves."

I looked out through the glass window of the suite.

The ocean stretched endlessly in the distance.

A week.

I had spent almost a week searching.

Chasing every clue.

Following every possibility.

Yet I was no closer to finding Alicia than when I first arrived.

Maybe Uncle Steve was right.

Maybe I couldn’t keep running around like this forever.

"Think about it, Alexander. You know what to do."

I released a long breath.

"Alright."

My voice sounded tired even to my own ears.

"I’ll return"

Uncle Steve was silent for a moment.

Then he finally spoke.

"Good."

A few seconds later the call ended.

I lowered the phone and stared at the dark screen.

But my mind wasn’t on the company.

It wasn’t even on the search anymore.

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