Chapter 65

Alice leaned forward a bit, focused on massaging his back, then asked softly, “You want the truth?” “Yeah.” She thought for a moment, then gave a pretty mild answer. “He’s just... average.” Edward's eyes darkened slightly—yep, her opinion of Alexander Blake was clearly awful. After hesitating briefly, he pushed another question: “What if he came back, explained everything, wanted to stay married and work things out—would you give him another chance?” Alice paused for half a second, then said firmly, “No.” Edward’s gaze dimmed again. This was going to be tough. Sensing where this was going, Alice kept working her hands on his back and said, “You can stop testing me for him. We were never in love. Forcing it would’ve just wasted our time. Better we split and go our own ways.” “Feelings can grow,” Edward replied quickly. “But I don’t want to wait.” Alice didn’t even hesitate this time. “Two years isn’t short. I’m done wasting time.” Her voice faded out, leaving silence hanging inside the