Ex-Wife by Mirah Selim (paper ebook reader TXT) 📕

Author Pov

After Amelia left Noah stood on the same spot got busy in his thoughts. Her words hit him hard. Somehow he knew that his son had already suffered enough of what he did. And somehow in Noah's heart he knew Xander doesn't deserve to suffer this much.

But whenever he remembers what his son did and how badly he hurt an innocent Noah felt disappointed in his son. He indeed never really liked Mia. She was an average yet too simple girl and he knew she couldn't be able to survive with Xander.

Especially after knowing very well about his son's cold and dominating personality a simple yet sweet girl like Mia who believed in fairy tales wasn't made for him. It was almost like Mia can like but can never love Xander which she indeed proved soon.

Sighing heavily with the heavy steps he made his way towards his son's room. Xander had this weird habit of not locking his room in the night. He entered the room only to find darkness all over the room.

He slowly stepped towards the king-sized bed where his son was laying but in a second he froze. His body shook in terror witnessing his son's condition.

Xander's body was curled up under the blanket. Sweat was dripping down his forehead. Breathing heavily he was frowning in his sleep.

Noah instantly stepped closer to his son with worried eyes. Xander's lips were trembling as well as his hands which were clutching the blanket tightly.

Noah's breath hitched hearing inaudible whimpering from his son. Tears blurred his eyes seeing his son's condition. He palmed his mouth in disbelief.

"Son." He whispered under his hand as tears escaped his eyes. He was questioning himself that why didn't he try to see how much his son was suffering. How can he be this cruel towards his son?

Xander again whimpered sweating furiously. Noah sat up beside him biting his trembling lip. He placed his hand on Xander's warm cheek.

"Son. Xander." He tried waking him up from his nightmare but only got whimpers in return from his son. More tears flood away from his eyes.

"What has happened to you, my boy. Wake up, son." He said raising his voice a little. But Xander was still murmuring in his sleep.

Soon a loud gasp left from Xander's lips snapping his eyes open. Noah stared at his son with pain dripping down his eyes in the shape of tears. Xander's stormy orbs met his father's teary icy ones.

"F-Father--" without another word Noah grabbed Xander's shoulders roughly pulling him up and slamming his sweaty body against his embracing his son tightly.

"My precious boy. What have you done to yourself." Noah whimpered hugging his son tightly.

Xander at first shook at his father's sudden action but soon relaxing his muscles he wrapped his arms around his father and closing his eyes feeling the moment.

For the past 4 years, this was the first time his father hugged him. He finally felt his warmth. Tears blurred his eyes thinking that it might be a dream. He was afraid of what if he opened his eyes and his father again disappeared.

Both son and father stayed in each other embrace for God knows how long. Noah slowly pulled away only to witness a lone tear escaping his son's eyes. He chuckled wiping his cheeks before doing the same with his son's.

"Why Xander why." Xander looked up at his father with tired and weak eyes.

"Why you kept on enduring so much on your own. Why didn't you try to tell me how much I was hurting you. How much you were hurting yourself. Why."

"Because I deserved to suffer father." Noah shook his head hearing his son's raspy yet cracked voice.

"No son. I forgave you a long time ago. You did a mistake and you indeed repaid it 10 times more. I am sorry. I am so sorry for being a bad father." Xander shook his head before again placing his head on his father's shoulder making Noah caress his hair.

"Don't be father. I am happy that I was able to earn your forgiveness. I am sorry that I disappointed you." Noah caressed his head again embracing his son.

"No son. I am proud of you." Xander smiled feeling the biggest burden lessening from his heart as he heard his father's words.

He placed his head on his father's chest as Noah also laid beside his son caressing his hair. And without knowing both son and father fell asleep in each other's embrace after 4 years of pain.

Xander Pov

Yawning I slowly peered my tired eyes open only to find my head laying on my father's chest. I still couldn't believe what had happened last night. After years I was finally able to feel my father's love and attention.

How much I missed it I didn't even notice till last night. I slowly sat up on the bed leaning my back on the bed's headboard and after few minutes my father did the same. We both have that habit of waking up and sitting up for some time.

My father was the only person who's responsible for me being a Billionaire and one of the richest man in my city. If it wasn't for my father's effort and passion I don't think I would be able to achieve this much.

My father in his bachelor days was a notorious bike racer. He used to earn money through bike racing but he still was one of the best students. My late grandfather used to tell me how my father used to cause problems.

But then soon my father met my mother. The woman I never met and don't want to meet. My father fell in love with her but as people say things doesn't go according to your plan. Incidents happened and my father was burned in a desire to build his own company.

He invested his earned money through bike racing and slowly built a small company only to inherit me. I was only 18 when I took the control of my small company and started raising it.

And now being 33 years old with my hard work I raised my father's small company into one of the biggest empires in the country becoming one of the richest men in my city.