Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 77: Second Chance

Stefan leaned back in his chair, his fingers drumming silently against the edge of the desk. His office was quiet now, the hum of the air conditioner the only sound filling the space.

Morning had come and gone with a blur of meetings and greetings, but he hadn’t truly been present for any of it. His thoughts had been miles away.

They were still back at his house thinking about the ultrasound result he’d stumbled across while looking for his forgotten file.

He took out the scan photo again and stared at the image. He must’ve looked at it a dozen times already, but it still felt unreal. A heartbeat. A growing life. Something so small, yet suddenly it was the biggest thing in his world.

And yet, no one had told him. No phone call. No conversation. No warning. No nothing. He doesn’t even know who it belongs to and if it’s his for real.

He needed answers. He couldn’t sit here and wonder anymore. Not with something this important.

Reaching for his phone, he opened his contacts and scrolled to his doctor’s number. Dr. Sylvia. The same doctor who had been attending to "his wife." He pressed "call" and waited, his heartbeat thudding like a drum in his ears.

Once the call connected, he immediately booked a session even though it wasn’t to check on himself or anything but to get the truth.

Though his session wasn’t until thirty minutes later, he hurried out, unable to wait any longer.

Stefan sat in the backseat of the car, the ultrasound scan resting gently in his palm. His fingers curled around it as if it might disappear. His thoughts had been spinning from the moment he ended the call with Dr. Sylvia.

There were too many questions bouncing around in his head, and none of them came with answers. The scan was nine weeks old. Nearly two months. And yet, Ivy had said nothing to him. Not even a hint.

"Why wouldn’t she tell me? Unless... unless it wasn’t her at all." That thought refused to leave his mind.

His driver pulled up outside the clinic, and Stefan stepped out slowly, tucking the scan safely into the inside pocket of his coat.

The receptionist at the desk gave him a surprised look but quickly smiled and led him toward the hallway where Doctor Sylvia’s office was.

of another room when she

she said, blinking in

couldn’t wait for another thirty minutes." He reached into his coat and pulled

his hand and opened it. She glanced at the image and nodded.

hesitated, then continued, "Is it true?

Sylvia’s expression was unreadable for a moment. Then she nodded again, more slowly this time. "Yes. She is. Was there... doubt? You

just—" He shook his head, struggling to find the words. "She hasn’t told me anything. Not a single word. I only found this by accident while looking for a

I guess she still hasn’t said anything to you,"

mean?" he asked in

going to say until

Stefan pause. He turned his head

know," she said gently. "She didn’t say exactly. Only that she had something big to confess before she could tell you about the

he asked, his heart beating very fast

without hesitation. "She came in for her check-up that morning. She was quiet... a little emotional. I asked if you knew yet, and she said no. That she’d tell you after she told you her

it clearly now. No one had come to him. Infact, his wife had been with him all through and the only person that had come and wanted

to know but was also

never raised her voice. The one who had read to him every night. Who had sat silently while he struggled. Who had gently held his hands and

he hadn’t wanted to question when she stepped into the

had pushed her away the

thought he saw Ivy—his

stumbled back a little and sat down in the chair

he hadn’t let her. He’d shut her up

left that day, and hadn’t

see again... I was still blind." he said, telling himself what Ruby had