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.

at lan, utterly

"You're going with me?"

the hospital, and I represent the

It doesn't.

At all.

know this isn't about logic. It's about Alex. And whatever invisible

his breath, low and

can't

We can go next weekend." I whisper as I squeeze Zayan's

out of the picture, we are dismissed." Ian claps his hands together, then he walks

Isabelle mouthing a dramatic

thumb over

sorry," I

I feel so bad.

he says, though his jaw is tight. "We'll make the next

the weight in my

by the time I make my way to the

stop in front of

Sloane's room.

take a deep breath before pushing

brief that we thought we imagined it. Alex has plans of taking her outside the country if she doesn't improve. But I told him to give

I don't help her get better and she

closer to her bed and sit, folding my hands

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

laugh. "Apparently it's a hospital

Can you believe

She doesn't move.

hoping for a flutter of eyelids. A twitch. A

I get nothing. My heart shatters even though I keep believing she will wake

with Zayan," I continue. "But now lan's going with

sigh and lean back in the

probably tell me to ditch the gala and run

that begin to run

you, Sloane. Please wake up. I beg

words come out so quietly that

The way you always had my back,

I didn't

reach out, brushing

misses your stories. I didn't know

My throat tightens.

up, okay? We miss you so

with her a while longer, the only

monitor.

I stand and press a soft

"I love you, Sloane."

leave the room slowly, glancing back once before the door

me.

shift, I step into the boutique to get myself

email about there being a sale, and I thought it was a

it, but I received an actual call an hour

same.

my line because their shop was the most expensive and never in my wildest dreams

may have forgotten because your assistant used to pick up the dresses

Then it clicked.

line from the time I was married

right now. So here I am, hoping the

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