Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 105 ~ I don't want to!

ATHENA

"Thank you for everything, Noah, I really mean it." I reach over and squeeze his hand.

He flashes me his handsome smile, "You know I'd do anything for you. Now go in there before I'm forced to say what I'm not supposed to."

I shake my head at that threat and lean over, I place a small kiss on his cheek, and then I rush into the hospital, feeling better than I felt when I left Alex's office.

Months back, he and Zayan have been trying to get me to go out on a date, but I think that will just ruin what we already have, so it's better for us to only be friends. "There she is!" lan flashes me his eye shutting smile and my cheeks warm.

"Dr. Quin." I nod, mirroring his smile.

"Come with me." He says as he starts walking towards the office and I frown.

lan rarely calls me to his office, and with how he's mostly smiling, you never know what bomb he's about to drop.

We step into his office, and I close the door behind me, still trying to figure out if I should be nervous or not. Ian gestures for me to sit, but he doesn't take his seat. He just stands there, hands in his pockets, rocking slightly on his heels like he's trying to find the right words.

"lan?" I prompt, my brows furrowing. "You're kind of freaking me out."

He laughs lightly, but there's something off in his eyes. "Sorry. I didn't mean to be dramatic, I just... needed a moment to word this right."

My chest tightens. "Is it about a patient?"

"No," he says quickly. "Not exactly."

I stare at him, waiting.

"It's about your parents, Athena." he finally says. "They were the best in this field, and I know they were working on a drug."

Everything in me goes still.

My hands go cold.

recover quickly

he

respond to his questioning gaze. I'm not going to admit something I was warned was

lan sighs.

once used on Alex when he had his first heart

my face tells him

know he was

blink, my mind struggling to process

heart attack? And that drug, my parents' drug

whisper, shaking my head slowly. "I

of him. "I figured as much. Not even his parents

eyes fall at the mention of

was the one who used the drug on him. That's why Alex wanted to marry her. Thinking

loves her." I

you're the only woman he's ever looked at with longing eyes. Now I

What?

have to do with me now?" I ask. Ignoring the statement, he just shoved down my throat, which is choking me as I sit and pretend

but doesn't push further and answers my

About your parents. About the formula. And more recently, about

room tilts slightly as the adrenaline

my gaze, deadly serious

this, news in the upper circle will spread, and everyones eyes will be on that formula. I had to bring together the best doctors so

parents were behind this. Alex asked me to keep you out of it but I moved you to work closely with me. SOI wanted

decide whether or

to be part

you to know this will be dangerous, so I'll hold nothing against you

not be a

dig into my palms as I sit

This is too much.

The drug. Alex. Leah.