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The Other Patient

Author: Angelswing
last update publish date: 2026-08-11 17:54:11

Evelyn

Kendall called me while I was still sitting in the hospital bed, the fever finally lower but the deep ache in my side refusing to ease. Her voice carried the tight urgency she only used when she had found something she could not keep to herself. After a few pleasantries and wondering about my health as it was currently, Kendall jumped right into it.

“I kept digging after the news article about Laura Hensley,” she said. “She contacted at least two other former patients from the same clin
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  • Rejected By My Husband, Desired By My Doctor    The Photograph

    EvelynThe house stayed quiet long after Adrian returned to the study and closed the door behind him. I remained in the entryway for several minutes, staring at the unsigned divorce papers still lying on the table, the new condition he had placed on the extension settling over me like another set of invisible restraints. Stay put. Conduct yourself as his wife. Do not run to Damien. The words repeated themselves while the deep ache in my side pulsed in a steady reminder that my body was still far from recovered.My phone rang while I was slowly climbing the stairs. Damien’s name lit the screen. I let it ring three times before I answered, already calculating how much I could say without breaking the fragile agreement I had just made.“I heard you were discharged,” he said. His voice carried the same steady concern it always did. “If the situation at home is becoming impossible, I can arrange a temporary place for you. Somewhere quiet where you can recover without pressure.”I close

  • Rejected By My Husband, Desired By My Doctor    The Ultimatum Delivered

    AdrianI sat in the study long after Margaret left, turning her unexpected warning over in my mind. She had spent months undermining Evelyn, questioning her worth, and quietly encouraging me to move on. Now, without explanation, she had looked me in the eye and told me not to divorce her under any circumstances. The sudden shift left a restlessness I could not settle. I needed the marriage ended. I needed the constant presence of Damien Cross removed from every corner of my life. Yet my own mother’s refusal sat like a locked door I could not force open.What exactly was Margaret trying to achieve?I spent the afternoon preparing for Evelyn’s return. The divorce papers which I had earlier prepared in my frustration to see that I kept to my words, remained on the entry table where I had left them. I expected her to walk through the door ready to finish it, perhaps even relieved to be free of the coldness that had settled between us. Part of me wanted that clean break. Another part, t

  • Rejected By My Husband, Desired By My Doctor    The Other Patient

    EvelynKendall called me while I was still sitting in the hospital bed, the fever finally lower but the deep ache in my side refusing to ease. Her voice carried the tight urgency she only used when she had found something she could not keep to herself. After a few pleasantries and wondering about my health as it was currently, Kendall jumped right into it. “I kept digging after the news article about Laura Hensley,” she said. “She contacted at least two other former patients from the same clinic before she disappeared. One of them is willing to talk, but only to you, and only if you come alone. No one else. She is scared, Evie. Really scared.”I pressed my free hand against the bandages and stared at the pale wall opposite the bed. At this point, everything circled in my head until the new information settled on top like another layer of weight. “When?”“This afternoon. She gave me a location outside the city. A quiet park near the old reservoir. She will be there at three. If you ar

  • Rejected By My Husband, Desired By My Doctor    What Damien Saw

    AdrianI left a few minutes after the nurse had left to attend to a business call.By the time I returned, I paused dead in my tracks just as I was about to enter the ward and leant in to get just a peek of what was going on between the two of them.Evelyn still looked pale and drained from the fever, one hand resting weakly against the bandages under her gown, but her eyes were fixed on Damien with a sharpness that had not been there earlier.He stood at the foot of the bed with the closed chart still in his hands, his posture carefully neutral, the same way he always managed to look when he wanted to appear professional and nothing more.The fool!“What did you see in that file?” Evelyn asked him.Her voice was low, but it carried the kind of quiet demand that made it clear she would not accept another deflection.What was going on?I leant in closer, curious.Damien set the chart down on the counter behind him and turned fully toward her.“Nothing that changes your current treatmen

  • Rejected By My Husband, Desired By My Doctor    The Altered Record

    EvelynThe fever climbed higher during the night, and by morning it had settled deep into my bones, turning every movement into a slow, grinding effort.Of course, in a bid to avoid further problems with my husband, Damien had only taken me to a place he could trust. That didn’t necessarily mean that their treatment was successful.As a matter of fact, I had taken all the medications recommended, and though it had subsided indeed, it was only for a while before the pain returned in double folds.My side throbbed with a heat that felt separate from the rest of my body, and when I tried to sit up, the room tilted so hard I had to grip the mattress with both hands.I called out once, then again, louder.No one answered.I forced myself out of bed and made it as far as the hallway before my legs threatened to give.The house was quiet in the way that meant Adrian had already left for the office, and for some reason, I had every reason to be afraid.At first, I thought I was alone, but I r

  • Rejected By My Husband, Desired By My Doctor    Fractures at Home

    AdrianI walked through the front door later than usual and found my mother already waiting in the living room, her expression tight with the kind of controlled disapproval she reserved for situations she considered beneath the family name.Doris stood a few steps behind her, folder still in hand from whatever work matter had brought her by earlier. The house felt colder than it should have. But that too, was a sensation I was getting used to.“She left with that doctor again,” Margaret said the moment I set my keys down. “She claimed to have some extreme fever. What effortery. Soon, Evelyn, your wife may just run out of excuses to justify how less of a wife she has become.”The words landed harder than I expected.I had given Evelyn a clear boundary after the debt payment. Damien Cross was to stay out of our lives. Yet here she was, still running to him the moment things became difficult. Or just when she had the slightest chance.Something sharp and familiar twisted in my chest.“Wh

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