Chapter 250 " Mia , has this man already replaced me so easily ? Do our years together mean nothing to you ? " Xavier's eyes were bloodshot , his voice fraying at the edges . \ I stared at him , baffled by the sudden plea . He closed his eyes , as if bracing against the life he'd thrown away . " Yes - I was power - hungry . I married you for status , " he burst out . " But that was before . I fell for you , Mia . I can't live without you . Nothing's lost yet - we can forget the past . Don't file the divorce . Come back with me . I'm your true partner , not him . " " It's over , Xavier . " " No , it's not- " " Step back . " Killian moved between us , pushing Xavier away with a hard shove . " Who told you you could grab her ? " / " She's my wife ! " Xavier choked . He pulled out the wedding ring I'd hurled at him in the hospital and clutched it like a talisman . " Mia , please . One more chance . " \ " You disgust me , " I said quietly . " I don't ever want to see the man who tried to destroy my husband . " " " Husband ? " " Yes . Our civil registration is complete . " Killian took a slim red booklet from his jacket and held it up . Xavier reeled , the color draining from his face . He reached for me ; Killian blocked him . " Give us a minute ? " Killian asked me , softening . I nodded and stepped into the corridor . Xavier's jaw worked . " Do you think I'll just let her go ? I'll win her back ." } " Win her back ? " Killian's mouth curved , humorless . " You've come this far - let me offer you a truth . Do you know why Mia gave you everything in the beginning ? Because she believed you were her fate . " " " What are you even saying ? " Xavier snapped . " People choose . There's no fate ." } Killian's low laugh filled the room . " Have you truly never noticed ? You planned to use her and move on - then she became the center of your life . Losing the baby shattered you . Watching her leave nearly finished you . You didn't ' choose ' better - you failed her until she had no choice but to walk away . You didn't lose your wife today ; you lost her the moment you treated her like collateral ." [ Xavier staggered . " No ... That can't - no . " } " It doesn't matter how many times you try , " Killian said evenly . " Mia's made her decision . " A soft whistle . Royal security seemed to materialize from the walls . " How dare you ? " Xavier snarled . " I'm- " " In this palace ," Killian cut in , cool as steel , " titles don't impress anyone . Character does ." } They escorted Xavier out . The night air hit him like a slap . He stopped under the balcony and looked up . I stood there , watching . Moonlight cut across his face ; for once , he looked like a man who finally understood the cost . Theodore approached him quietly . " Let her go ," he said . " You've done enough damage . I helped you do it . " " I can't accept it ," Xavier rasped . " She was everything . And now she love's someone else . " He turned away , tears streaking his cheeks , and disappeared into the dark . " Hours later , my phone buzzed me awake . An unfamiliar number . I answered - and heard Jane's shaking breath . " Mia ... Princess Mia ... did something happen at the palace ? Xavier hasn't come home . " My tone was cool . " Ask Theodore . Your son left with him . " She began to cry . " I wronged you most . We've lost everything . He hates me . He won't even look at me- " N " I'm married to someone else , " I said , steady . " Your relationship with your son isn't my concern . Don't call me again . " N I ended the call and set the phone face - down on the nightstand . The room went quiet , and for the first time in a long while , I slept .