Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1779

Alejandro stared at the ticking clock hands on the wall, his exasperation growing. By dinnertime, he would have to go home and have that dreadful conversation with Melanie, and he hated it. He hated needing to go home.

Still, he could not stall this any longer. Both of their patience was thinning.

He fought against what was to come until the last minute before giving up and reluctantly driving home.

The confrontation was just a matter of time.

Like always, Melanie had finished preparing dinner. When she heard the sound of Alejandro’s car steering into the estate, her heart sank, slowly but surely, into her stomach. He was not late today.

Melissa leaped from her baby chair and sprung toward the door, shouting excitedly for her father.

Alejandro would never let his daughter’s need for embrace go unanswered. He crouched to her level and lifted the girl into his arm. “Have you been good at home today? Did you make your Mommy mad?”

Melissa pecked on his cheek. “Noooo! Millie is a good girl!”

A sharp pang of sadness suddenly hit Melanie. Unconsciously, she averted her eyes. “Wash your hands before eating.”

Alejandro’s eyes darted to her before putting Melissa down. “Alright, Daddy’s gonna wash his hands. You get to your seat now.”

Melissa docility returned to the table and took her seat on the baby chair. She looked up at Melanie and chirped, “Look, look! Daddy’s eating with us today! Yayyyyy!”

Melanie returned her a brief smile since she did not know what else to respond. Of course, the little girl would act this ecstatic—a scene like this did not happen often at all.

Alejandro took his seat around the table shortly after. She was about to say something when he cut into the brief room before her words came out, “Let’s have dinner first; we’ll leave other things we wanna talk about for later, okay? I don’t wanna talk about divorce in front of Millie, okay?”

Arianne was right. If he had no idea how to treat someone kindly, then perhaps imitating her actions tenfold would be a good start. It was the simplest and most direct way.

It was a very drawn-out dinner; it lasted longer than usual. Throughout it all, Melanie’s mind had gone through an internal roller-coaster ride, and it was only when a bored Melissa shouted about wanting to play outside that she finally put down her utensils.

They went to the courtyard. Melissa played with herself while Alejandro and Melanie stood side by side.

The night’s crescent moon had risen above the foliage. It scattered its pearly white aureole to the world below, limning the night with its serene glow.

They say the stars are mostly missing in a city’s night sky. Even when one trains their eyes hard enough to find them, they always appear as a lonesome, solidary little thing staring across great space to others like themselves.

How lonely.