All Chapters of After My Last Breath: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

[Elara]At the hospital, Dr. Wilson comes by to check on Cora.“She’s looking much better today,” he says. “We’ll keep her under observation for one more night, and if everything continues to look good, she should be discharged in the morning.”Once he leaves, Cora grins. “Yay! I can finally go home. Gwen will be so happy to hear that. She was telling me that once I get discharged, she’ll take me to meet her friends. She said they’re all really cool.”I smile, happy to see her this excited. She has been trapped in this for too long, and now that she’s finally getting out, I understand how happy that makes her.“Looks like you and Gwen have everything figured out.” I ruffle her hair and pour her a glass of water. “Time for your medicine. And no, you cannot skip any of it.”She pouts dramatically but still accepts the glass from me. “That’s so unfair. Dr. Wilson said I’m getting better.”“You are,” I say gently, handing her the pills. “And this is part of why.”She sighs, then swallows

[Damon]“How could this be?” I glare at the screen, scrolling through the reviews of the technicians who have been handling the new batch of equipment we ordered last month. “So many flaws. This has never happened before. What the hell is going on?”Jordan swallows, nervously flipping through his own file. “Give me a day, sir. I’ll get to the bottom of this.”“You better.”He leaves. I sigh, the breath heavy in my chest. “Ridiculous. Ever since we switched our manufacturers at the word of Hannah’s father, problems like these have been coming from every direction. But didn’t he say the company was promising? No.” I shake my head, running a hand through my hair. “Something else must be the problem. The Graham family would never do something to harm my business. They respect us too much.”I shut the laptop and head back home.In the bedroom, I hear someone humming in the shower.I pause, suddenly remembering the promise I made to Elara last night.Shit. How the hell did I forget? I was s

[Damon]The door shuts loudly behind me.Did she just… kick me out?The audacity!? I groan, running a hand through my hair.“Fuck!” What the hell am I doing? What the hell is even wrong with me?Did I really just barge inside and question her about having an affair?I feel so stupid now that I’ve calmed down. If there’s one person in this whole world who would never betray me, it’s Elara. She’s the one person whose whole world literally revolves around me. Even when I was at my worst, she took it all with a smile.She never questioned me, never made things difficult for me, never gave me a reason to doubt her devotion to me and our marriage.Then why? Why did I think she would be cheating on me? Why did I simply assume the worst and accuse her without a single piece of evidence? Sure, there was that picture Hannah showed me. But a picture is barely proof. Why the hell did I get so worked up over it?Why did I—I close my eyes, breathing out slowly.Perhaps I’ve been too busy lately, o

[Elara]Once we reach the mansion, the guard helps me carry Damon to his room.“Thank you,” I say, and he nods, offers a brief smile, and leaves.I look down at the mess of a man lying on the bed, unable to understand why he would do this to himself. It’s not like Damon to drink himself into oblivion. In the last five years, he’s only done this a few dozen times—and every single time, it was because he missed Hannah too much.I take a deep breath, trying to ignore the pain rising in my chest.Perhaps it was wrong of me to come between them. Not that I chose this destiny myself—it was forced upon me too. All I did was accept it with a happy heart and open arms.To become Damon’s ideal wife, I gave up everything that

The way my cheeks heat up is insane.I quickly pull myself away from him, maintaining the distance a married woman should keep from another man.“I’m sorry. I mean—thanks. Again. Of course.”He doesn’t smile. He simply nods. Then his gaze shifts behind me, and he sighs.“Kyle has been throwing a tantrum since last night to see you and Cora again. I hope you don’t mind.” Then, as if he notices something, his gaze moves back to me. “Are you going somewhere?”“Yes. We are,” I say, grateful for the normalcy that has once again descended on me. “To Cora’s school. I got an email from the representative of the Magnus Group yesterday. Surprisingly, they wanted to know if I wished to arrange accommodation for more than one person. Strange, because I’d been wondering if they would allow me to take Cora with me. And it turns out they have no problem with it. In fact, they suggested some really good schools where Cora can continue her classes. Isn’t that great?”He clears his throat, looking away