CEO's Regret After I Divorced
"The dutiful grandson and his pretty little mistake. Too busy to visit when she was alive, but rushing to her deathbed? How touching."
"Stay away from my mother," he hissed. "You've done enough damage."
Ryan's face darkened dangerously. Without hesitation, he shoved the wheelchair aside and guided me past Kane into the room. I felt Kane's eyes boring into my back—calculating, assessing, plotting.
Inside, Evelyn's body lay covered by a white sheet. The doctor explained it had been a sudden cardiac event, that she'd been experiencing symptoms but refused medical attention until it was too late.
"Just like that," Ryan whispered, more to himself than to me.