My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Tristan’s Confession
For a while, neither of them said anything.

The two stared at each other as if they were communicating through their gazes.

And whatever they were saying through their gazes was unpleasant because their stiff and dark expressions reflected that.

After some time, finally, Bella broke the silence.

“Now you remember, right?” She asked. Her cold eyes did not show mercy to him. She just wanted to draw a line between them, to awaken him from his delusion — she and he would never return together.

“I do. I do remember.” A calm voice escaped from Tristan’s lips, causing Bella to feel relieved because this man finally understood.

As she wanted to end this conversation, Tristan suddenly continued his sentence.

“Do you want to know why I divorced you!?”

Bella frowned, confused by his question. She was puzzled why he asked that again. Did he forget what he told her at the time? His reason is that she can’t get pregnant.

She looked into his eyes to understand what he meant, and then, something crossed her mind, ‘There is another reason?’

Slowly, curiosity emerged in Bella’s mind, but a second later, she dismissed it.

She took a deep sigh. Try to convince her mind that it’s all in the past. There’s no need to talk about it anymore.

“No,” Bella answered firmly.

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he continued his words again, ignoring her refusal.

“Bella, divorcing you, simply… I wanted you to be free from the suffering you endured because of my family, especially from my mother.” He said with a serious tone but with sadness and sincerity.

There was no longer a warm smile visible on Tristan’s lips.

“I know you fell in love with me, Bella. I am sure of that… and only by speaking harshly to you could I make you willing to sign the papers. Because if I didn’t do that, you would force yourself to stay.”

Her eyes shook, staring back at him. “Can you stop talking about my stupid mistake, falling in love with you!?” she wanted to say that, but those words remained in her mind.

Bella could only clench her fist, holding her emotions, hearing Tristan continue his words.

“If I didn’t do that, maybe my father and mother would still abuse you. They still torture you. I couldn’t bear to see you suffer for too long, Bella. That’s why when my mother offered me that opportunity, I agreed. It was the best choice for you at that time…”

Bella, who previously didn’t want to hear the reason, began feeling turmoil as if someone had just thrown a stone into her calm lake heart and created ripples when she listened to his confession.

Though she opened her mouth several times, she could not find any words to reply to him.

“I’m truly sorry, Bella. I know… that I hurt you at that time. But that was the only way to make you leave—”

Tristan stopped his sentence when he felt his chest tighten. It was like someone had placed weights there. He lowered his gaze, looking elsewhere, hiding his sadness and pain.

Once there was a little room to breathe, and Tristan felt more at ease, he turned to look at Bella again.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips before he continued his words,

“And you know what? After you left me, I started to feel like my heart was empty, as if you took a piece of my heart with you.” Tristan smiled warmly when he saw her eyes widen.

“You appear in my mind every day. It’s amusing because you never once crossed my mind when we were married without someone reminding me. But after you left, you came to me every day, every hour, every minute. As if you came to torture me, haunting me…”

Tristan began telling her how he followed her to the airport but couldn’t find her. He also mentioned how he searched for her everywhere in this country and elsewhere. Still, all traces of her disappeared as if a powerful force had erased her identity.

He recounted how he finally saw her from afar when she returned and laid eyes on Dax. Eventually, he decided to conduct a DNA test to confirm his suspicions.

Bella was utterly shocked to hear all of that. She never imagined that Tristan Sinclair, a man who had always been cold to her, would start to fall for her after she left.

It was hard for her to believe him, but seeing how serious and sincere he was now, she felt confused. She didn’t know how to react.

“So, Bella, I hope you won’t reject me immediately. Please give me a second chance to get to know you better. Without our parents and grandfather interfering…”

Tristan’s voice slowly turned gentle as he pleaded for forgiveness and a second chance. “Please reconsider. This is for Dax, our son. I can’t imagine Dax living without a father—”

Bella was truly confused by the situation. She didn’t know why. Although she could try to think about it, she felt like she had lost her thinking ability.

Silently, she took a deep breath before praying in her heart.

‘Dear God… Please help me. Please show me the path I should choose now. Because I feel completely lost.’

She wanted to forget Tristan Sinclair completely, to erase him from her life, but because of Dax, she could never do that.

And for her, Dax was everything. She was willing to sacrifice everything, including her feelings for him.

Now, she felt puzzled.

She also couldn’t make a promise to Tristan because she already did that to someone else, Sean.

Her hands clenched tighter until her knuckles turned white, trying to hold back her emotions.

After a few moments passed, Bella slowly turned her gaze again to Tristan. She was surprised when she saw Tristan’s calm eyes now staring back at her.

She wanted to say something, but for some reason, the sentence she had strung in her mind disappeared again.

“I will prove to you that I am worthy to stand by your side, Bella.”

“T-Tristan, I can’t say anything now. Let’s talk about it later—” She stood and left.