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.

Underground – the one Astrid and I had spent that evening with,

inside with an easy grace, closing the door behind him. A hint of amusement played across his features as

he said with a warm smile, ‘What a coincidence,

shift awkwardly in the hospital bed. “Glad to see you again,”

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

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

peeling it, “what’s got you looking so

maintaining a careful distance. “Just stomach

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

head, managing

then!” His grin was infectious as he took another huge bite. There was something disarming about his casual irreverence, his youth and energy bringing an unexpected warmth to

adjusted my position to face him