The Billionaire's Ex-wife is a Brilliant Lawyer

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I want to see the ba

e ivory silk whisper across the floor as I pivoted before the full-length mirror. The light

pped on her hand, eyes wide. "You look like... like a queen

chest. My palms smoothed over the fitted bodice over the faint

r brushing the hem of my dress. "Alex is going to faint when he sees

eyes, a smile I didn't even know could stretch so

y, letting the words linger on

ing the train, whispering to herself in soft syllables only she could h

up when I teased him, the rumble of his laugh rolling low in his chest. The memory made my chest ache swe

y?" Sophie asked, snapp

ed. "Who

d to tears in front of everyone. N

my hand. "I don't think so. He does

ace along my shoulders. "Even the strongest men cry when they

ightened. My hand went unconsciously to the fabric at

snatched it up with a flourish, eyes sparkling,

eat stutte

to-be," she said, grinning

m against my palm, and pressed it to

exhaustion, but still comforting. "Hello, b

t reverent. "The dress... It's

hale, the faint creak of his office chair. "Y

this way. Mother pretended not to eavesdrop, but Sophie leaned closer, shamelessly straining to ca

e soon?" I asked, ca

my chest tighten. "I'm still tied up at the office. Long day...

etter keep that promise, Alex.

re break it. I'll be home late, but I'll be there. Y

rickle of tears at the corner of

e you,

the words coat me like a wa

avy with the unspoken, neither of us w

o run... but remember. No one i

teased, voice catching

in, and then the

ie smirked. "Well, wasn't

hief at her. "Shut u

g at the corners of her mouth. "You two real

The seamstress returned with her measuring tape, the faint scent of sta

waist, imagining Alex's hand there instead. The though

lla," Mother said so

I admitted. "I can't

lightly on the armrest. "And I can't w

the warmth in my chest expand. "You

ing her hair dramatically. "I

of my gown shimmered in the light, but it wasn't just the fabric. It was the joy radiating through me, t

l, but because of the way I shone from the inside out. For the first time, I recognized the woman in the mirror. Stro

elieved it. Everything I had dreamed was

ith careful precision, her hands surpris

acing the seam, imagining Alex's lips trac

immering. "Soon, Bella. Soon

choing her words in m

And I can't wait to see him when he s

he sound of our laughter, but my chest tight

ack, letting it wash over me. My reflection smiled. Not because of what I wore, b

idn't feel small. I didn't f

day, this dress, this moment... was p