Too Late to Win Me Back, Mr. Ex!의 모든 챕터: 챕터 81 - 챕터 90

The room fell silent again after Auri’s words lingered in the air—sharp, yet calm. No one responded. Even the faint hum of the medical equipment now felt like the only thing still moving between them.Ethan said nothing more. He simply looked at Auri for a few seconds longer, as if trying to confirm something unspoken. Then, without another word, he turned and walked out. The door closed softly behind him, leaving behind a tension that hadn’t quite dissipated.Auri didn’t react right away. Her gaze remained fixed on the now-closed door before slowly drifting down to the folder resting on the blanket. She didn’t reach for it. Didn’t open it. She just stared—quiet, as though whatever strength she had used to sit up moments ago had completely drained from her.Lucas was still seated not far from where he had been. He didn’t move closer, nor did he step away. He simply watched, calmly, giving her space.Several seconds passed without a word.Then, Lucas spoke.“Aurel,” he called softly.A

The hospital room door opened a little wider as Gia stepped out, her phone still in hand, her face carrying the remnants of tension from the conversation inside. But her steps halted almost immediately when she noticed someone standing not far from the doorway.“Mr. Lucas?” she asked, a hint of surprise in her voice.Lucas, who had been standing there in quiet composure, turned toward her. He looked just as surprised—though his reaction was far more restrained. “Gia.”“Have you… been here long?” Gia asked, her eyes narrowing slightly as she tried to read the situation.Lucas gave a small shake of his head. “I just arrived.”The answer was brief—too neat to probe further, yet enough to make Gia drop her suspicion. She let out a soft breath, her shoulders easing slightly.“That’s good,” she murmured, more to herself than to him. “At least I can leave her alone for a bit without worrying.”Lucas glanced at her. “How is she?”“Much better than yesterday,” Gia replied. “But…” She paused, t

The warmth that had settled after Auri’s quiet admission about the baby’s movement hadn’t fully faded when the door burst open.No knock. No pause.A middle-aged woman stepped in quickly, her breathing slightly uneven, her sharp gaze locking onto one person immediately.“Lucas!”Her voice rang through the once-calm hospital room.Auri turned instinctively, startled, while Lucas froze for a fraction of a second before turning fully toward her.“Mother?” he said, clearly caught off guard.The woman—Mrs. Sarah—didn’t wait for explanations. Her eyes moved from Lucas to Auri, then back again, her expression shifting instantly. Not just anger—something sharper. Offense. Disappointment. Suspicion—all at once.“So this is it?” she said, her voice cutting. “This is what you’ve been hiding from us?”“Mother, please—&rd

That night felt longer than usual for Ethan.He stood by the window of his apartment, staring out without truly seeing anything. The city lights flickering in the distance did nothing to distract him from the one thing that had been circling his mind ever since he left the hospital.His hand still held his phone. The screen lit up again and again—only to go dark just as quickly, without a single notification.No messages.No calls.No response.“Strange,” he muttered under his breath.His jaw shifted, tension building—something uncomfortable pressing beneath the surface. Not just anger… but something far harder to admit.“Auri…”Her name slipped out, low, almost like a whisper he hadn’t meant to say aloud.He remembered clearly the way she had looked at him in that hospital room. No tears. No anger. Not even an attempt to defend herself.Just silence.And somehow—that was what unsettled him the most.

That afternoon felt lighter than the days before as Auri finally stood at the threshold of her hospital room, a small bag in hand while Gia made sure nothing had been left behind. Her body wasn’t fully recovered yet, but the change was undeniable—her breathing was steadier, her steps no longer hesitant, and her gaze no longer clouded like it had been just days ago. The doctor had cleared her to go home, with one condition repeated more than once: rest.“We don’t need to rush,” Gia said softly, watching as Auri adjusted her pace.“I’m fine,” Auri replied, though her tone remained careful.They had just stepped out of the hospital’s main entrance when a black car pulled up right in front of them. The back door opened first, and the figure who stepped out made Auri pause.“Mr. Lucas?”Lucas closed the car door calmly and approached without hurry. “You’ve been discharged.&rdq