The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 814

“I haven’t. If… if it’s not too much trouble, could I stay on the sofa for the night? I’ll leave early in the morning. I won’t wake you or Niki.”

Danielle was stunned by his directness.

She looked at the exhaustion and the cautious hope in his eyes, and the refusal that was on the tip of her tongue died before it could be spoken. “…Alright. I’ll get you a blanket.”

She went into the bedroom. As she searched for a blanket, the reality of what she had just done hit her—she had just invited her ex-husband to spend the night.

But then she pictured his pale face and weary posture, and she couldn’t find it in her heart to send him out into the night to find a hotel.

“Don’t trouble yourself. My coat is warm enough,” Alexander said, standing up as she returned with the blanket. “The sofa is plenty big. I’ll be fine.”

“Take it. It gets cold at night,” Danielle insisted, handing it to him. “You just got out of the hospital. You can’t afford to catch a chill. Or… you could take the bedroom. I’ll sleep with Niki.”

Alexander shook his head firmly, taking the blanket and spreading it over the sofa. “No, this is fine.”

“You’re used to sleeping with Niki. She’ll wake up if you move.”

Moving so quietly he seemed afraid to disturb Niki in the other room, he lay down on the sofa and pulled the blanket over himself. “You should get some sleep. You have to take Niki to school in the morning.”

Danielle watched his tall frame curled up on the sofa, a tight feeling in her chest. She finally nodded and returned to her room.

But once in bed, sleep wouldn’t come. She kept listening for sounds from the living room, worrying he was uncomfortable, then replaying his gentle tone from earlier. Her thoughts were a tangled mess.

After what felt like an eternity, she quietly got out of bed and pushed her door open, just wanting to check if he was covered—

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