Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 53

“Ethan?” His voice brightened as the call connected. “Hey, need a huge favor. Got a patient at Mayo Clinic who could use some company…

A familiar voice came through, “Got it, on my way now.”

Alexander hung up the phone and looked at me. ‘Okay, he’s coming now.”

Something about the name “Ethan‘ tugged at my memory, so I asked, “What’s his name by the way?”

“Ethan Davies.”

I knew I’d heard it before, but the memory kept slipping away like smoke through my fingers.

he appeared in my doorway wearing a blue tracksuit, it hit me. The college student from The Underground – the one Astrid and I had spent that evening with, drinking

made his exit, then stepped inside with an easy grace, closing the door behind him. A hint

said with a warm smile,

me off guard, making me shift awkwardly in

crowds of people making everything feel less… intimate. Now,

my bedside with the easy confidence of youth, sprawling

peeling it, “what’s got you looking so

my pillows, maintaining a careful distance.

taking a bite of the banana. “At Mayo Clinic? That’s like going to a five–star restaurant for a grilled cheese. He glanced at the fruit in his hand, then back at

head, managing a

was something disarming about

position to face him better. “Still in school?” I asked, genuinely