After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 102

Elijah recalled how, when Gloria still had feelings for him, she would daydream about their future kids.

She'd said if they had a daughter, she'd spoil her rotten-make her the happiest little girl on the planet.

If they had a son, she'd raise him to be just as driven and successful as Elijah.

Her eyes would sparkle talking about these what-ifs. She'd even sketched dozens of imagined portraits of these hypothetical children.

The moment she'd handed him those drawings, he'd torn them up and tossed the pieces into the fireplace without a second thought.

He'd told her, with ice in his voice, that he might have children someday, but certainly not with her.

He'd told her to quit wasting time on childish fantasies.

Now, the irony hit him like a physical pain. Back then, she'd been the one clinging

to his arm, sharing her dreams. Now he was the one haunted by visions of a life

with her that could never happen.

A knock interrupted his brooding.

"Sir, your driver's waiting."

grabbed the wrapped gift from his

what he'd say when he finally saw Gloria and her baby. Without warning, blinding high

a sickening impact. The collision threw Elijah against the roof before slamming him

everywhere, slicing into his

BOOM!

car, T-boned by a commercial truck, went airborne before crashing back

strangely, Elijah felt nothing just

after all. Wouldn't meet the little girl who supposedly had her mother's

approaching sirens-began to fade as darkness closed in. Soon,

huddled outside the OR,

As morning light filtered through

exhausted surgeon,

doctor's expression told them everything before

were just the beginning of their

pathways, but operating carried extreme risks. Their only option was to wait and

would

Mrs. Phillips staggered backward as

again, it cracked with rage: "Where's the driver who

family's head of security replied carefully: "The truck driver

it out!" she

fury made the seasoned security professional

traced this back to its source. It was the Wright