My Ex-Husband Is Hopelessly

I thought that my interactions with Jasper were done and dusted, but I didn’t expect we’d cross paths again so soon because of Alexia.

It was time for elementary school dismissal, and I had a last-minute meeting, so I asked my assistant to pick up my daughter, Alexia.

Half an hour later, my assistant called me in a panic, saying Alexia was missing!

I nearly lost it. I dropped everything and rushed out to find her.

As I was speeding towards the school, I got a call from Luna, calmly telling me that Alexia was at her place. Furious, I headed straight there, using the location Luna gave me.

Jasper was standing at the door with a smile.

Without thinking, I slapped him across the face. “Who gave you the right to take Alexia Fletcher away?”

Jasper was shocked; he’d never seen me this angry before. He stammered, “I just wanted to see Alexia.”

“If you wanted to see her, why didn’t you tell me first?”

Jasper opened his mouth to respond, but before he could, Luna stormed over and snapped, “How could you hit him? Jasper is Alexia’s father, and you’re her mother. Don’t you think Alexia wants you two to get along?”

I took a deep breath, then slapped Luna in the face. “Stay out of it.”

Alexia, who had been watching the whole thing, looked a bit scared but didn’t hesitate to run into my arms.

“Mom, I’m sorry. I thought you knew. My phone watch died, so I couldn’t call you.”

I gently stroked her hair and tried to keep my voice calm. “It’s okay, Alexia. It’s not your fault. I should have reminded you.”

She nodded earnestly. “I won’t do it again, Mom.”

Luna, still trying to meddle, said, “Alexia, didn’t you say you miss your dad? Don’t you feel suffocated by your mom’s control? You could stay with me for a while.”

Alexia’s small eyebrows knitted together, and she responded coldly, “Auntie, you’re the home-wrecker here. I only feel disgust towards you. Know your place.”

Luna’s face turned beet red with anger.

I couldn’t help but smile and gave Alexia a thumbs up. That’s my girl!

I grabbed Alexia’s hand and started to leave.

As we were walking away, Luna called after me, “Miss Youngs, Jasper regrets giving up custody of Alexia.”

I sneered and turned back to Jasper. “Are you regretting giving up custody, or are you regretting starting over with nothing?”

Jasper lowered his head, avoiding my eyes. After a long pause, he finally spoke up, “Elara, can you let Alexia stay with me, for Luna’s sake?”

I let out a cold laugh. “Jasper, our divorce agreement clearly states you leave with nothing and I have full custody. Are you really thinking of challenging me in court for custody now?”

Luna, not far behind, chimed in, “Elara, don’t be so full of yourself. We’ll take you to court.”

“Anytime you’re ready!” I shot back, walking away with Alexia.

Later that night, after Alexia had fallen asleep, I went to my study where several lawyers were waiting for me on a video call.

“Mr. Parker currently has no stable income, no assets, and average living conditions. Plus, he’s planning to remarry, so he doesn’t have a stronger case for custody than you do,” one of the lawyers explained.

“Changing custody in his favor is nearly impossible,” another lawyer added, citing similar cases.

But after the call ended, an uneasy feeling crept over me, as if something beyond my control was brewing...