Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 99 ~ Suspicious

ALEX

"There is something I need to tell you." lann grabs a cigarette and throws himself on my couch.

“I don't think doctors are supposed to be smoking.” I sarcastically comment.

"Yeah, well, I don't think engaged men are supposed to fall in love with their ex- wives either, yet here we are" he counters, his voice low and bitter as he sticks the cigarette between his lips.

My hand stills mid-pour.

The glass clinks against the bottle.

I glance back at him slowly. "What the hell are you talking about?"

lann doesn't look at me. He strikes a match and lights the cigarette with a stupid smirk.

"I'm here for serious business, and I know you care about Athena, so I thought I could ask you before I proceed."

"I don't care about her." I snarl as I sit across from him.

I think I need a break from work. I'm so exhausted.

"Hmmm yeah. Anyway, so I heard you stopped by during the little get-together we had."

"To pick up my son." I emphasize.

His brows shoot to his hairline as he eyes me while his Asian eyes shut from laughing.

Like anything is funny.

"Yes. To pick up your son. So, that gathering was for a drug formula my family has been searching for for around ten years. The files on who was in charge of it were sealed shut, and even after using all the money and resources, I used to come up empty untill now." excitement is evident in his voice as he speaks. "The drug is rumored to be so powerful it heals heart problems with just one shot, man."

I freeze.

But lan doesn't seem to notice because he continues, "I was starting to think dad is making me chase a ghost, you know. I've never even seen the shot, and all I have are rumors with zero witnesses." He laughs. "Fuck, I even thought that maybe I should shut the whole institution alto-"

"I've seen it before." I cut him off.

"What?"

exactly but it has been

to

"You have? How?"

was used on me... well Leah did use it on me." I

you that was the shot she used? But wasn't that five years ago? Where did she get the shot because if I'm correct she

took my life. It was my twenty-seventh birthday when we had a party that I didn't even want. I don't remember well what triggered it, but Leah gave me a shot and I was up with no signs of

even know about that night. Only

of how possible it was

lie that it heals completely?" lan asks, his eyes focused on me as he tries to analyze all

she told me what she

the fuck am I your bestfriend for

of it this

angry but his eyes tell me he understands I didn't hide it on purpose. I just didn't think it

even understand

trying to," I mutter,

brain feels

into a blender.

was

I don't know

did you know Leah well enough for her to know you had a

suspicion rising in

till that night." Sounding even more stupid now

it.

you just promised her marriage? Couldn't you

up and

her, lan. She's been

his head like I'm

tell anyone about your condition, yet you passed out in the passage and Leah just...

you know what Athena has to do with

I clench my jaw.

"No."

it That's why I want her to lead the program. I was going to ask you if you knew that but I can see

What?