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Two Days Before The Wedding Chapter 55: Pain Or Gratitude
EvangelineOne month later. I don't know if I should feel pain or gratitude. Pain because every inch of my body still aches. Pain because I cannot walk yet. Pain because I am strapped to this wheelchair. Because my body has betrayed me. Pain because my son lies on my chest with wires clinging to him. Pain because I'm so tired of seeing my little boy tethered to machines. And yet, gratitude. Because I am here. Because I'm awake. Because I can feel the warmth of my son's skin against mine. And his soft breath brushing my collarbone. The nurses tell me it's important to share these small moments with him when his bare skin leans against mine. It will help us bond. It will help him feel safe. So every day, they place me in a reclined chair, adjust my gown, and then lower him onto my chest. I don't mind it…I look forward to it every day. And I dread when it has to come to an end. My chest quakes on a breath as I weave my fingers through the sparse wisp of his hair. I whisper his
Two Days Before The Wedding Chapter 54: The Suspect Isn’t A Stranger
Alexander“The surgery was successful, Mr. Alexander. Your wife is out of danger.” I never would have thought that those words would someday bring me an unexplainable amount of peace. But that was what I felt a week ago when the doctor passed that information and moments later when my wife was wheeled out of the ER alive; unconscious but alive. I've refused to leave her side since then. Every day since then has bled into the same routine. I sit beside her bed, keep my fingers threaded through hers, listen to the machines beep, watch the slow rise and fall of her chest while telling her stories of how I hoped that night would have turned out. And when evening comes, I'll walk to the NICU to see my son.Just like now, standing here as the sun sets watching my son fight through death to be here. Even with all the money in the world, I'm unable to protect my child from pain. He looks so small, his body covered with wires and tubes. All I feel is shame. Why couldn't his first breath
Two Days Before The Wedding Chapter 53: Elias Rousseau
AlexanderMy life has crumbled. My life has moved with the speed of light, from happiness and fulfillment to tragedy. I've gone from almost having a family to being on the verge of losing my wife and unborn son. The hospital is ridden by chaos. Nurses run in and out of the ER, their feet moving with desperation, their voices echoing my fears. The cops have been filing in and out of the hospital, asking questions that I have no answers to. All I know is one thing: The person who did this will pay. I hunch forward, my elbows digging into my thighs, my trembling hands pressed against my face. My feet bounce against the floor in a frantic rhythm. I don't know how long it's been. I don't know if it's been seconds or minutes or hours. Time has blurred into this dreadful moment. My lungs ache as I drag in a breath.“Alex…”My head tilts upward. My eyes meet Julius's. My pain comes rushing back, this time with shame. I did, in fact, fail him. I couldn't protect his sister…“It’s be
Two Days Before The Wedding Chapter 52: Unconscious
EvangelineOne week later.I swipe open the message from an unknown number and mutter its content out loud: Meet me here by 10:30.Underneath the message is a pinned location. I navigate the map, my brows creased into a frown. It leads to an old event building not very far from my museum.It clicks.A smile drags my lips wide.Alexander is the only one who knows that I’m still cooped up at the museum at this time. Maybe this is his way of luring me away from work after giving up on complaining. Or maybe he’s finally about to reveal the surprise he swears he’s been planning all week long.My heart flips at the thought, then drops when I realize I’m dressed too casual and reek of paint oil.I immediately FaceTime Alessio. She answers on the second ring, grumbling. “Girl, couldn’t you have picked a better time to call?”“I need you…” I pause, “wait, why are you doing your makeup?”She gives her eyes a dramatic roll. “I have a date.”I raise a brow in disbelief. Not that I don’t believe A
Two Days Before The Wedding Chapter 51: Surprised
AlexanderOne month later.The museum empties slowly, the air finally quieting after a long night of loud chatter, clinking of glasses and storms of applause.I shrug off my suit jacket and drape it over my arm as I watch my Evangeline share goodbye hugs with the last few people.She has been radiant all night.It’s my time seeing her in her work space and it was a good view. She killed it. I was almost split open by pride and longing while I watched her soak into her world.And now that everyone has left, I have her all to myself.My lips lift as she approaches me on slow, sultry steps.“So?” She questions, her eyes bouncing around.“You have to ask?” I joke. “You nailed it. Excellently.”The light is too dim, but with the way her head drops, I can tell her face is burning hot with shyness.“Thank you… for coming…” she breathes.I stepp forward. “I wouldn’t have missed it for anything.”She looks at me through the veil of her lashes as she carefully threads her fingers through mine.
Two Days Before The Wedding Chapter 50: Restarting
Evangeline“Jesus, Xander, what took you so long in there?”The words slip out before I can stop them. I’ve been sitting here in the hallway for hours, restless, praying that my father and Alexander would get along. When Julius walked into the office, I knew the chances for that to happen will be very slim. And now, this man is stepping out with his usual composed strides and a smile on his face.“Were you worried I wouldn’t handle him?” he asks, a glimmer of humor tugging at his mouth.I fold my arms across my chest, pulling my brows into a deep furrow. “Shouldn’t I have been? You took too long…”“And I’m here, am I not?” he answers, adjusting his cuff.I drag my eyes over his frame. Once. Twice, and blow out a breath. “So?”“So…” he drawls, pretending like he doesn’t know what I’m asking.I groan in frustration. “What happened in there?”“Well, I learnt that your father loves you,” he says, a softness melting into his gaze.It’s not much of an answer, but it still loosens a coil in
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