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 lan, utterly

"You're going with me?"

represent the hospital, and

It doesn't.

At all.

logic. It's about Alex. And whatever invisible strings he's yanking from behind the

under his breath, low and

can't be

go next weekend."

So, if we have that out of the picture, we are dismissed." Ian claps his hands

room empties slowly, Isabelle mouthing a dramatic

his thumb over my knuckles

I whisper

I feel so bad.

his jaw is tight. "We'll make the next weekend

the weight in

by the time I make my

stop in front

Sloane's room.

deep breath before pushing

up. She had only woken up once, but it was so brief that we thought we imagined it. Alex has plans of taking her outside the country if she doesn't improve.

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

the chair closer to her bed and

say softly. "I, uh...

it's a hospital tradition. I didn't even

Can you

She doesn't move.

watch her face, hoping for a

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

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

sigh and lean back in

to ditch the gala and

laugh through the tears that begin to

you, Sloane. Please

words come out so quietly

miss our coffee breaks. Your snark. The way you always had

I didn't

brushing her

your stories. I

My throat tightens.

wake up, okay? We miss you so

longer, the only sound in the room, the rhythmic beep of

monitor.

press a soft kiss

"I love you, Sloane."

glancing back once before the

me.

into the boutique to get myself a dress

email about there being a sale, and I thought

received an actual call an hour later telling me

same.

my line because their shop was the most expensive and

"You may have forgotten because your assistant

Then it clicked.

line from the time I

discount right now. So here I

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