All Chapters of Falling For My Husband's Doctor: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

The heavy wooden doors of the courthouse swung shut behind them.Outside, reporters had gathered in small groups, hoping to catch a glimpse of the people at the center of the sensational trial. Cameras flashed the moment Adrian emerged from another exit with his attorney, but Eva deliberately looked away.She couldn't bear to see his face again.Not today.Not after everything.Her lawyer walked beside her down the courthouse steps, carrying a thick file under one arm. The older woman looked almost as exhausted as Eva felt."I'm truly sorry," she said quietly once they reached the bottom of the staircase.Eva stopped walking.She stared absently at the busy street ahead, watching cars pass without really seeing them."It wasn't your fault."Her lawyer sighed."I still feel responsible."Eva finally looked at her."You fought for me.""I did.""But I lost."There was genuine regret in the lawyer's voice."I believed you from the very beginning."Eva managed a weak smile."I know."Her l

Eva stood before the full-length mirror in her hotel room, smoothing invisible wrinkles from the cream-colored dress she had chosen that morning.The room was silent.Too silent.For several seconds, she simply stared at her reflection.The woman looking back at her barely resembled the person she had been a few months ago.Her face had grown thinner.The brightness that once lived in her eyes had faded into quiet exhaustion.The shadows beneath them spoke of sleepless nights and endless tears.She reached up and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear."So this is it," she whispered.Today would officially bring an end to her marriage.Years of memories.Years of promises.Years of believing Daniel would be the man she grew old with.Reduced to signatures on legal documents.She let out a slow breath."It has to happen."She had repeated those words to herself countless times over the last few days.It had become a mantra.A shield against second thoughts.She walked toward the

Lydia whispered."So, I would've lost you."Daniel immediately reached across the table."Lydia."She looked at him."I'm just thinking..." she admitted quietly."What if you had accepted?""What if seeing her standing there... made you remember how much you loved her?""What if you chose to give your marriage one more shot?"Daniel stood from his chair.Walked around the table.Then crouched beside her."Lydia."He gently took both of her hands."I already made my choice."She searched his face."You don't regret it?"He was quiet for a moment."I regret how we got here."His answer was immediate."I regret hurting Eva.""I regret betraying my marriage.""I regret causing this much pain."He squeezed her hands gently."But..."His eyes locked onto hers."I don't regret how I feel about you."Lydia's breath caught.Daniel smiled sadly."I made it very clear to Eva.""What did you tell her?""I told her I have feelings for you."Lydia's heart skipped."And?""And I intend to pursue tho

The hotel room had long since fallen silent.Eva stood motionless for a heartbeat after Adrian's words, her emotions battling inside her.Grief.Loneliness.Anger.Regret.Everything seemed tangled together until she could no longer tell where one feeling ended and another began.Adrian gently brushed a strand of hair away from her face."You've carried enough pain," he murmured.Eva looked into his eyes.For the first time in a long while, she didn't see the manipulative man who had turned her life upside down.She only saw someone looking at her with unwavering intensity.Whether that love was healthy or destructive no longer mattered in that fragile moment.She was exhausted.She was lonely.And she desperately wanted the ache inside her heart to disappear, even if only for a few hours.Without another word, she leaned forward.Their lips met softly.Not with the urgency that had once defined them.This kiss carried sadness.It carried resignation.It carried two broken people tryi

The ride home felt longer than it actually was.Eva sat silently in the backseat of the taxi, staring blankly out of the window as the city rushed past her.People walked along sidewalks laughing.A young couple held hands while crossing the road.A father carried his little daughter on his shoulders.Life...Everyone seemed to have someone.Everyone seemed to belong somewhere.Except her.The image of Daniel and Lydia refused to leave her mind.The way Daniel had looked at Lydia.The tenderness in his eyes.The protective way he had rested his hand over her swollen belly.The excitement on both their faces as they shopped for tiny clothes.It should have been her.Those thoughts echoed relentlessly until the taxi finally stopped outside her apartment building."We're here, ma'am."Eva blinked.She hadn't even realized they had arrived.She paid the driver quietly before making her way upstairs.The moment she stepped inside her apartment, she locked the door behind her.The silence g