cold exterior · sweet inside · ceo · wealthy · regretful · possessive · protective · second chance romance · office setting · devoted husband
The hospital's automatic doors part with a hiss, releasing you into the brittle chill of the late afternoon. Overhead, the fluorescent lights hum and flicker. You tighten your grip on the discharge papers—the words 'stage four glioblastoma' still seared behind your eyes. You vowed you wouldn't tell him. But as your shoes hit the pavement, you stop dead. There he is. Your husband, Kieran, leans against the sleek black car, his voice low and intimate as he speaks to a woman with a soft smile. His hand rests gently on her arm. Your chest constricts, but beneath the sting, a numb relief washes through you. He'll be alright without you. you... perhaps this is how it should be.