로그인Amanda knew her husband’s affections were never hers, especially when she had gotten married in the place of her sister, Selene. But even still she hoped Ryan would come to love her, so she endured the endless abuse from his mother, and the pressure to beat an heir for the esteemed Steward family. Amanda had sacrificed everything to be the perfect wife, from her job as a doctor to her freedom, wanting nothing more than to be acknowledged by the man she loved. But her hopes come crashing down when Selene returns pregnant with Ryan’s child. Amanda was abandoned without a thought, even when she revealed she was also pregnant, it meant nothing to Ryan Steward. Just like that Amanda was left to fend for herself, as even her parents turned a blind eye to it all. But she was determined to rise again, and she chose to pursue her dreams to give her child a secure future. Seven years later, Amanda had grown to become the most sought-after doctor in the country, and she had a brilliant son to support her. But what happens when fate brings her to meet Ryan once again, but this time as a doctor and client? What happens when he begs for her forgiveness for the past? Will Amanda forget the pain she endured and accept him? Or will their reunion set the path for a more thrilling train of events?
더 보기Amanda's POV EPILOGUE: I didn’t plan to write anything else, the story was supposed to have ended in the previous chapter, my bad. I was supposed to be resting. Ryan had made sure the curtains were drawn halfway, the room was quiet, Levi was asleep. The house felt calm in a way that still surprised me, calm used to feel like a trap, now it felt earned. A reward after a hard work. Still, my chest felt heavy, not pain or fear, Just things left unsaid. So I took a notebook from the drawer, an old one, the type with soft pages that bended easily. I sat by the window, legs folded beneath me, pen resting between my fingers while I stared outside. I didn’t know who I was writing to at first, I just knew I needed to let some things go. “Dad,” I began... “I don’t know why I still start with you. Maybe because you were the first man who ever made me feel safe. Or maybe because every big moment in my life still feels unfinished without you standing there, watching quietly.” “I wish
Amanda's POV *Six months later.*Pain woke me before I did, It started low, deep in my body, like something tightening from the inside and refusing to let go. I shifted in bed, thinking maybe I had slept wrong, maybe it was just another uncomfortable night. Then it came again, stronger this time, stealing my breath.I gasped.Ryan was awake instantly.“Amanda?” His voice was thick with sleep and worry. “What is it?”I grabbed his wrist. “I think… I think it’s time.”The look on his face changed in seconds. Shock. Fear. Awe. All tangled together.“Time?” he repeated stupidly, then sat up straight. “Time-time?”Another wave hit me, sharper, heavier. I groaned, curling forward.“Yes,” I said through clenched teeth. “That kind of time.”Everything after that blurred into motion, Ryan was suddenly everywhere at once, grabbing his phone, calling the hospital, fumbling with shoes, asking me questions I didn’t have answers to. Levi appeared at the doorway, sleepy and scared.“It’s okay,” I
Amanda's POV Airports gave me a sinking feeling at the pit of my stomach, it screamed goodbyes and things that would break hearts.The smell itself was sickening, itwas the first thing I noticed as we walked through the sliding doors together. Adam pushed the trolley slowly, Blair walking beside him with her small hand wrapped tight around his finger. She kept looking up at the big screens like they might swallow her whole, her eyes wide with questions she didn’t know how to ask yet.Levi walked close to me, his shoulder brushing my arm every few steps. Ryan stayed on my other side, his hand firm at my lower back like an anchor. I didn’t say it out loud, but I needed that touch.Adam stopped near the departure gate and turned to face us.“This is it,” he said, forcing a smile.Blair’s face crumpled.“No,” she said immediately. “You said we’d come back.”Adam crouched in front of her, his voice gentle. “We will. I promise. This is just for now.”She studied his face, searching for li
Amanda's POV Peace of mind looked different when you’ve lived inside fear for too long. It isn’t laughter spilling over itself or big moments that beg to be remembered. Peace of mond is small. It is waking up and realizing your chest doesn’t feel tight. It is breathing in and not counting the seconds before something bad happens.That morning, I noticed it while brushing my teeth, I paused, toothbrush still in my mouth, staring at my reflection. My eyes looked clearer, kess hunted. My shoulders weren’t pulled up around my ears like they’d been for months. I didn’t feel like I was waiting for a knock on the door or a shadow behind me.I rinsed my mouth and leaned my hands on the sink, for the first time in a long time, my thoughts weren’t racing.Ryan was still asleep when I crawled back into bed. His arm came around me without him waking, warm and comforting, like his body knew mine needed the reassurance. I pressed my face into his chest and listened to his heartbeat, I closed my






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