Dear Ex Wife, Please take me back novel Chapter 105

ATHENA

“Thank you for everything, Noah, I really mean it.” I reach over and squeeze his hand.

He flashes me his handsome smile, “You know I'd do anything for you. Now go in there before I'm forced to say what I'm not supposed to.”

I shake my head at that threat and lean over, I place a small kiss on his cheek, and then I rush into the hospital, feeling better than I felt when I left Alex's office.

Months back, he and Zayan have been trying to get me to go out on a date, but I think that will just ruin what we already have, so it's better for us to only be friends.

“There she is!” Ian flashes me his eye shutting smile and my cheeks warm.

“Dr. Quin.” I nod, mirroring his smile.

“Come with me.” He says as he starts walking towards the office and I frown.

Ian rarely calls me to his office, and with how he's mostly smiling, you never know what bomb he's about to drop.

We step into his office, and I close the door behind me, still trying to figure out if I should be nervous or not. Ian gestures for me to sit, but he doesn’t take his seat. He just stands there, hands in his pockets, rocking slightly on his heels like he’s trying to find the right words.

“Ian?” I prompt, my brows furrowing. “You’re kind of freaking me out.”

He laughs lightly, but there’s something off in his eyes. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to be dramatic, I just... needed a moment to word this right.”

My chest tightens. “Is it about a patient?”

“No,” he says quickly. “Not exactly.”

I stare at him, waiting.

“It’s about your parents, Athena.” he finally says. “They were the best in this field, and I know they were working on a drug.”

Everything in me goes still.

My hands go cold.

“What?” I recover quickly and add a laugh.

How does he know that?

“I didn't know that.” I respond to his questioning gaze. I'm not going to admit something I was warned was dangerous.

Ian sighs.

“The drug was once used on Alex when he had his first heart attack.” He drops the bomb, making all my blood freeze.

Seeing my face tells him all he needed to know.

“You didn't know he was born with a weak heart?”

I blink, my mind struggling to process the weight of his words.

Alex… had a heart attack? And that drug, my parents’ drug it was used on him?

“No,” I whisper, shaking my head slowly. “I didn’t know.”

Ian finally sits, folding his hands on the desk in front of him. “I figured as much. Not even his parents know. Only him, Luca me and Leah know about it.”

My eyes fall at the mention of Leah. Of course, she knew she was-

“Don't misunderstand me, Athena. Leah knows because she was the one who used the drug on him. That's why Alex wanted to marry her. Thinking his weakness would be kept a secret forever.”

“I thought he loves her.” I blurt out.

“I don’t want to be a part of this.” My voice is firmer now, steadier than I feel inside. “I’m now closer to my dream. To become a rewoned surgeon. My parents chose what they wanted to be and I'll choose too. I also have no knowledge whatsoever about the formula, I'm sorry.”

Ian’s expression softens, concern lining his face.

“Athena-”

“No,” I say again, shaking my head. “I just want to be a good doctor. I want to save people the way I was trained to not through some legacy that’s probably cursed.”

Ian nods slowly. “Alright. I won’t force you.”

“But-” I pause, my throat tightening, “just… be careful. From what you've said, you might be in danger, too.”

He doesn’t argue. He just watches me for a long beat before giving a solemn nod.

“I’ll be just fine.”

I rise from the chair, my mind still going in circles, and my heart is still pounding.

“Thank you for telling me. But I need to go now.”

As I walk out of the office, the weight of the secret burning holes under my bed presses against me like lead.

“I'm sorry Ian. But I don't think I want to be a part of this.”

Just as I'm about to turn, my gaze locks on green, and my heart skips a beat.

With Rayen in his arms, Alex walks towards me.

The moment Rayen notices me, he slides off his father's arms and rushes to me.