Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 443

Elara found it odd, but she didn't overthink it. She simply assumed he was buried in work and didn't have the time to text her.

After waking up from their afternoon nap, Elara and Jocelyn helped Melody finish up the rest of the organizing.

Right before dinner, Elara opened Sebastian's chat window again.

Just like at noon, their last exchange was still stuck on the previous evening. Nothing had changed.

Hesitating, she tapped the text box and typed out a quick greeting, but right before hitting send, she backspaced the entire thing.

It was fine to be worried about him, but Sebastian wasn't a child who didn't know how to handle his emotions anymore.

He was twenty-four. He was the head of the Vance family and the apex predator of Vance Dynamics. He knew exactly what he was doing and how to regulate himself. He didn't need her arrogant, unsolicited pity.

Not to mention, their current dynamic was painfully awkward.

She had been consistently rejecting his advances. Going out of her way to coddle him now would just feel patronizing and fake.

If he misinterpreted her gesture and thought she was treating him like a little boy again, wouldn't that just twist the knife?

If this were someone with a fragile ego like Julian, he would probably accuse her of mocking him with crocodile tears.

Elara decided not to bother Sebastian. She would wait for him to reach out first, and then delicately ask how he was doing.

If he didn't text her today, she would find an excuse to bring it up later.

That 'wait' accidentally stretched across an entire day.

It wasn't until the following evening that a message finally popped up.

After more than twenty-four hours of radio silence, Elara stared at the screen, almost unable to believe it.

If she recalled correctly, ever since his confession, Sebastian had texted her every single day. Even if it was just a quick 'good morning' or a photo of his lunch.

Their digital connection had never once been severed.

This was the first time they had gone nearly forty hours without a single word.

And it had happened on the exact day she was consumed with anxiety over him.

Seeing his name suddenly illuminate her screen felt surreal.

Sebastian seemed to sense the gap as well, because his first message was an immediate apology and explanation.

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