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.

it hit me. The college student from The Underground – the one

in the doorway as Alexander made his exit, then stepped inside with an easy grace, closing the door behind him. A hint of amusement played across his features as

said with a warm smile, ‘What

guard, making me shift awkwardly in the hospital bed. “Glad to

been different – dark lights, loud music, crowds of people making everything feel less… intimate. Now, in the quiet of the hospital room, his

easy confidence of youth, sprawling into the chair Alexander had vacated. Spotting the fruit basket on my bedside table,

casually peeling it, “what’s got you looking so pale?

maintaining a careful distance. “Just

of the banana. “At Mayo Clinic? That’s like going to a five–star restaurant for a grilled cheese. He glanced at the fruit

my head, managing a small

he took another huge bite. There was something disarming about his casual irreverence, his youth and energy bringing an

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