All Chapters of Falling For My Ex-Husband's Best Friend: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

A few hours after Jace’s father, Kennedy, had disappeared with the doctor into his private office, and their anticipation had faded away, the hospital waiting room had sunk into a deafening quiet. The ticking of the clock above the reception desk filled the silence, the kind of hollow sound that dragged minutes into what felt like hours.Gretchen sat hunched on one of the steel-framed chairs, her eyes swollen and red, her fingers twisting the edge of a damp handkerchief. Kyrell stayed beside her, shoulders stiff, his gaze never straying too far from the doors that led back to the ER, where Eden was still being kept. He hated the sterile smell of antiseptic, hated the too-bright fluorescent lights that exposed every line of grief in Gretchen’s face.When the double doors at the far end swung open again, both of them looked up at once.Jace strolled into the hall with Sky hooked to his arm. She leaned her head possessively on his shoulder, lips tilted

When Kyrell left, the ward seemed to expel a silence so heavy it pressed down on everyone who remained. The still air was broken only by the shallow, uneven breaths coming from Eden, her fragile frame swallowed by white sheets that looked too stark against her pale skin. Machines hummed softly in the corner, their green and red lights blinking in steady rhythm, as if mocking the chaos that lived inside this family.Jace stood by the window, his hands shoved into the pockets of his black suit trousers, his posture sharp, rigid, and unyielding. The dark lenses of his glasses covered his eyes, but his parents didn’t need to see them to know he wasn’t present in this room, not really. His thoughts were already elsewhere, away from this suffocating place of grief and responsibility.He turned slowly, expecting

Kyrell’s fury boiled hotter than the late-evening sun that blazed over the city. His grip on the steering wheel was so tight his knuckles blanched white, veins running like ropes beneath his skin. Every breath came sharp and ragged as the images replayed in his mind—pictures of Jace and Sky smeared across every platform, every gossip site, every newsfeed. The smug tilt of Jace’s head. The practiced smile of Sky, her hand looped through his arm like she owned him.The betrayal burned like acid, and it was the only thing on his mind as he raced through the evening. When he screeched to a stop before the hotel, the valet stumbled back, startled, as Kyrell shoved the door open and stormed across the driveway.There they were. Sitting casually at the outdoor lounge, as if they hadn’t just detonated a bomb in someone else’s life. Jace, lounging with one arm sprawled over the backrest, and Sky, sipping something bright pink through a straw.He didn’t hesitate and definitely didn’t think as h

The fire snapped softly in the hearth, sending flickers of amber light dancing across the living room walls. Kyrell and Haley leaned into the warmth, their laughter filling the space with a brightness the winter storm could not dim. The remains of dinner lingered on the polished oak table nearby.“Haley, I swear, that stew was dangerous,” Kyrell said, grinning at her. “If I’d had one more spoonful, you’d have had to roll me to the sofa.”“Dangerous?” Haley arched a brow and swatted at his shoulder. “You practically licked the bowl clean. You should be thanking me.”They burst into laughter, the kind only siblings could share, easy and unrestrained.When their laughter softened, Kyrell tilted toward her, studying her face in the glow of the fire.“Alright, enough games. Why are you really here? I know you, Haley. You wouldn’t normally linger this long.”She sighed,

Eden stepped into Jace’s house with the calm determination of someone who had already buried her emotions. She wasn’t expecting much, not anymore. What she didn’t expect, however, was the sight that greeted her in the dining room.There they were, Jace and Sky, right on top of the glossy mahogany dining table, tangled together in a reckless display of lust. The crystal chandelier overhead swung ever so slightly, the light catching the sweat on their skin. The sound that echoed in the wide room was enough to make her jaw clench.For a second, she just stood there, frozen, not in shock but in sheer disbelief at their audacity. Two grown adults, behaving like stray animals rutting on a sidewalk. Sky’s shrill moans filled the air shamelessly, as though she wanted the entire house to bear witness to her conquest.Eden rolled her eyes, her lips curving in disgust. She could leave, she could turn right back around, forget what she came for, and