Babel Novel
Chapter 108
Chapter 108
108 The Pain of Truth
The evening air was filled with a palpable tension as Alex watched Emma emerge gracefully from the
crowd, her poised demeanor a stark contrast to his internal turmoil. As she moved toward the waiting.
limousine, he found a burst of courage. “Emma, wait!”
She hesitated, turning to face him, her expression revealing she anticipated this confrontation.” What is
it, Alex? I have to hurry.”
Standing before her, Alex’s rehearsed lines crumbled, replaced by a raw, unfiltered need for answers.
“Why did you nev
reveal who you really were? Could knowing the truth have saved us?”
Emma’s laugh, laced with irony and disbelief, caught Alex off guard. “You’re mistaken, Alex. I never hid
who I was. I wanted our marriage to be genuine, unclouded by my family’s status. It’s you who failed to
see me, to truly look at me.”
Alex struggled to comprehend her words, his mind racing to piece together the fragments of their past.
How could he have been so blind to the woman he had vowed to cherish?
Emma continued, her voice steady but laced with a hint of sadness. “Your actions now, they’re nothing
but self–deception. You talk of debts and compensation, but have you ever considered my feelings in
all this?”
As she spoke, Alex felt the gravity of his ignorance and neglect weighing heavily on him. He had taken
her presence for granted, never delving deeper into the complexities of her life and her sacrifices.
“I’m sorry, Emma. I never wanted our marriage to end. If we had been honest with each other,
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“Enough,” Emma interjected firmly. “Honesty? Why didn’t you tell me about Bella? All this could have
been avoided.”
Her words left Alex speechless, the truth of their failed marriage painfully clear. He had been living in a
delusion, a world where he believed he could do no wrong.
“Let’s act as if we don’t know each other from now on,” Emma declared her tone final. She stepped into
the limousine, leaving Alex to grapple with the reality of his actions.
As the limo pulled away, Alex stood rooted to the spot, a profound sense of loss washing over him. He
realized too late the depth of his mistakes, the missteps that had shattered their bond beyond repair. In
his quest to understand Emma, he had lost her completely.