Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 151

ATHENA

"What?" I gasp.

I look from left to right and left again.

"Surely there must be a mistake."

"Nope. It's you, Dr. Dawson. We have that tradition. The one with the most votes represents the hospital at the gala. It's important because we get donations from the Kings foundation." Ian explains, and I watch him with a suspicious eye.

"Votes by whom?" Isabelle asks, and we all turn to look at lan.

"The board. They vote anonymously, and it's tradition, so changes can't be changed."

"Tradition huh?"

"Yes!" lan claps his hands together, standing like he didn't just ruin my weekend plans.

"Then I'll accompany her." Zayan says, making lan turn to face him.

"As what?"

"There has to be something you can give him. Don't they give two invites each year?" Isabelle backs him up.

"They do, so if you can tell me what, Dr. Sinclair will accompany Dr. Dawson, as to this very professional and important gala, please don't let me stop you."

It's a trap.

lan doesn't want me to go with anyone who has XY chromosomes.

Which has to be Alex's doing.

I'm sure of it.

I was planning on going on a weekend away with Zayan. I don't want to introduce

him to Rayen just yet, so I asked Alex to swap dates, and he said,

"Sure. No problem."

Just like that. No questions asked.

I should have known it was too good to be true.

Zayan straightens, thoughtful for a moment before he finally says,

"As a doctor at this hospital."

lan tilts his head, unimpressed. "Hmm."

He uncrosses his arms and shakes his head slowly. "I wouldn't want any rumors spreading about me having favorites, Dr. Sinclair."

His gaze flicks to me.

"I'll be accompanying Dr. Dawson myself."

My jaw nearly drops.

What?

"If anyone else wants to attend," he continues casually, "feel free to secure your own ticket."

Zayan stiffens beside me.

blink at

"You're going with me?"

hospital, and I represent the

It doesn't.

At all.

about logic. It's about Alex. And whatever invisible strings he's

under his breath, low and

guess it can't be

sorry. We can go next weekend." I whisper as I squeeze

out of the picture, we

mouthing a dramatic "call me" before

thumb over my knuckles in

sorry," I

I feel so bad.

he says, though his jaw is tight.

weight in

hospital corridors are quiet by the time I make my

in front

Sloane's room.

take a deep breath before pushing the door

shown any sign of waking up. She had only woken up once, but it was so brief that we thought we imagined

I don't help her get better and she fails to walk for the rest of her life, it will

chair closer to her bed and sit, folding

Sloane," I say softly. "I, uh... got nominated for

a dry laugh. "Apparently it's a hospital

Can you

She doesn't move.

face, hoping for a flutter of

though I keep believing she will wake up and be whole

away with Zayan," I continue. "But now lan's going with me instead, and honestly? I

sigh and lean back in the

probably tell me to ditch the gala

laugh through the tears that begin to

you, Sloane. Please wake up. I

words come out so quietly that they almost don't

Your snark. The way you always had

didn't deserve

out, brushing her

you yesterday. Said he misses your stories. I

My throat tightens.

okay?

sit with her a while longer, the only

monitor.

a soft kiss

"I love you, Sloane."

glancing back once

me.

shift, I step into the boutique to get myself a dress before I

about there being a sale,

sec. I ignored it, but I received an actual call an

same.

asked where they got my line because their shop was the most expensive and never in my wildest dreams would I ever buy anything from

biggest client, ma'am." She said. "You may have forgotten because your assistant used to pick up

Then it clicked.

kept my line from the time I was married

now. So here I am, hoping the

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