Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dear Ex-Husband, I'm Only Here to Save Your Son: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

“I knew you would be here.”Hearing Stefana's voice in the middle of the cemetery should have caught me off guard, but it didn't. I just stood there, my hand still frozen on my daughter's grave as I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment, trying to compose myself.“I still have half an hour until my scheduled time with the Mycrofts, you know.” I finally replied, hearing her footsteps crunch behind me in the tall grass “I’m not running away or anything, if that’s what you came to check.”“I know that. But I also know you have this nasty habit of coming to the brink of giving up when you’re put under too much pressure.” She sighed, moving closer until she appeared in my field of vision and remaining there, staring at the headstone just like me “It&rsq

“Oh, God, it’s so good to have you back, honey. I’ve walked by this house so many times over the past few years, wishing Connor could have a moment of clarity and bring you back… And now you’re here!” Mae continued to talk all the way to the room she had prepared for me, her voice growing shaky “I’m so happy! Just as I’m sure Ruth and your mother would be happy if they could see their little girl walking these halls again!”“Please, Mae, calm down.” I soothed her, hugging her shoulders “I’m also very happy to see you again, but calm down, okay? So much emotion isn’t good for your heart.”“Oh, you… Always more concerned about other people’s health than yourself.” She laughed, kissing my temple just like she used to when I was a child “Don’t worry, my heart is stronger than the doctors think. I wouldn’t have endured so much these past few years if it weren’t.” Mae tried to hide it as she blinked back a tear, but she couldn’t.“Is Fred’s condition still the same?” I bit my lip, my heart a

I guess it's a good thing I didn't waste a single moment thinking about what it would be like to sleep under the roof of Mycroft Manor again. Because, during my first night there, I didn't actually sleep. I just had a staring contest with the ceiling until my eyes closed without my consent. One moment, the night outside seemed less dark through the window curtains, and the next, the doze I'd fallen into was interrupted by a knock at the door.“Let Eden rest, Theodore.” Mae’s voice sounded nearby, a worried murmur “You know everyone needs a good night’s sleep to have a good day ahead…”“But Dad’s already awake and you said the breakfast is almost on the table.” he huffed, his voice sounding much more energetic than the day before “I promised her I’d make her some sandwiches to eat together when she came to live with me! She’ll like it! I bet she’s not even sleepy…”“I wish you were this excited when I wake you up early for lessons with your tutor.” Mae grumbled.“It’s not the same,” h

“Okay, sweetheart. Now, I want you to slowly exhale as you lower yourself, okay?” I instructed, watching Theo slowly rise up onto his toes, his face slightly covered in sweat from the exercise “That’s it! You did great! How do you feel? Is your chest hurting at all?”“Uh… Just a little,” he replied as if embarrassed to admit it, even though he was grimacing in pain and his breathing was a little too erratic for someone who had only been exercising for half an hour."It's okay, dear. Your physical therapist gave you all these exercises so you can gradually improve. Soon, your medication will start to take effect, and it will become much easier, you'll see." I smiled at him, though my eyes were on his heart rate appearing on the small screen in my hands, connected to the device around his finger. His arrhythmia was still very high for such a young child, but I had already adjusted his medication as prescribed by his cardiologist. There was still a small possibility that he wouldn't res

“I have to admit, it’s really nice to finally have someone to wake up early with.” Mae joked, a huge smile on her face as we both walked down the hall to Theo’s room “It’s just like old times, when Ruth and Annie were still here and this house was full of life.”“I wouldn’t dare say my presence compares to theirs.” I laughed humorlessly, running my eyes around the still-dark mansion in those early hours after dawn “But if Theo can feel any difference… Then I think we’re on the right track.”“Oh, he’s already feeling it. He was clinging so tightly to you last night at dinner.” Mae said, and I couldn’t blame her for her enthusiasm; she had no idea about all the things Theo had told me about his parents “You’re really becoming his rock, just as I hoped…”“Well, it shouldn’t be me who fills that role, should it? He’s only known me for a few weeks, I’m practically a stranger…” I hesitated, but finally blurted out the question that had been on the tip of my tongue since the day before “I kn