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."

from

leaned back against the leather seat with his eyes closed, mentally scripting what he'd say when he finally saw Gloria and her baby. Without warning, blinding

impact. The collision threw Elijah against the roof

slicing into his exposed

BOOM!

by a commercial truck, went airborne before crashing back to the pavement with

multiple wounds, but strangely, Elijah felt nothing just

Gloria after all. Wouldn't meet the little girl who supposedly

chaos around him-screaming bystanders, approaching sirens-began to fade

family huddled outside

ticked through the endless night. As morning light filtered

family swarmed the exhausted

expression told them everything before he

fractures-these were just the beginning of

Blood was compressing vital neural pathways, but operating carried extreme risks. Their only option was to wait and

would remain

Mrs. Phillips staggered backward

voice again, it cracked with

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

it out!" she

the seasoned security

traced this back to its source. It was the