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,

"You're going with me?"

represent the hospital, and I represent the administration.

It doesn't.

At all.

know this isn't about logic. It's about Alex. And whatever invisible strings he's yanking from behind

his

can't be

next weekend." I

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

a dramatic "call me" before slipping

over

I

I feel so bad.

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

nod, but the weight in my chest doesn't

the time

in front

Sloane's room.

a deep breath before pushing

waking 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

or anything, but if I don't help her get better and

her bed and

say softly. "I, uh... got

dry laugh. "Apparently it's a hospital tradition. I

Can you believe

She doesn't move.

watch her face, hoping for a flutter of eyelids. A twitch.

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

now lan's going with me instead, and honestly? I think

lean

probably tell me to ditch

tears that begin to

Sloane. Please

out so quietly that they

snark. The way you always had

didn't

brushing

Said he misses your stories. I didn't know what to

My throat tightens.

okay? We

sit with her a while longer, the only sound in the room, the

monitor.

stand and press a soft kiss

"I love you, Sloane."

back once before the

me.

boutique to get myself a dress before

received a strange email about there being a sale, and I thought

I received an actual call an

same.

their shop was the most expensive and never in my wildest dreams would I

said. "You may have forgotten because your assistant used to pick up

Then it clicked.

kept my line from the time I was

now. So here I am, hoping the

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