The CEO’s Regret My Ex-Wife is a Tech Goddess novel Chapter 292

Alaina kept her back straight, offering no response.

Her silence was far more terrifying than any accusation or furious outburst.

Knowing she was still furious, Silas spoke with solemn sincerity, completely lowering his pride to apologize. "I know you're still angry."

"I was wrong."

"I shouldn't have put myself in danger, and I shouldn't have kept you in the dark while I laid out my plans alone."

"I promise you, if there are any risks in the future, I will tell you beforehand. I will never let you face that fear alone again, and I will never make you experience what it feels like to almost lose me."

The warm lights swayed across the garden, casting gentle shadows that highlighted the absolute sincerity and desperation in his every word.

Yet, Alaina remained unresponsive.

She lowered her gaze slightly, her long lashes concealing whatever emotions swirled in her eyes. When she finally spoke, her voice was flat and icy, devoid of joy or anger, carrying only an extreme, chilling distance. "Are you finished?"

Her tone was incredibly mild. There was no screaming, no interrogation, not even a ripple of emotion, yet it was far more suffocating than a hysterical argument.

Silas's heart plummeted. A dense wave of helplessness and ache tightened around his chest. His Adam's apple bobbed as he struggled to speak, a faint hoarseness creeping into his voice as he tried to salvage the situation. "I didn't tell you because I didn't know how."

"I didn't know how to tell you that my own biological mother would scheme with outsiders and hand them the knife to hurt me. And I didn't know how to explain that I had given up on any hope for a mother's love a long time ago."

"I didn't want you to think that I was truly some cold-blooded monster who didn't know how to feel or bleed."

"I..."

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