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Chapter 55: Brother's battle
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My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 56: With him
But in that moment, with Callum by my side and Ryan lying peacefully in front of us, I allowed myself to believe that we could face whatever came next. Together.The next morning, the whirlwind of medical appointments, phone calls, and endless forms began. It was almost like I was on autopilot—nodding along, signing papers, answering questions I didn’t fully understand. The pediatric oncologist arrived, a woman named Dr. Thompson, with a warm smile and a calm presence that somehow made the chaos feel less overwhelming. She explained in greater detail the specifics of Ryan’s chemotherapy regimen, the medications, the rounds of tests, and the side effects we’d need to prepare for. She outlined the schedule for the first round of treatment, which would begin the following week.I couldn’t quite bring myself to listen to all of it. I kept looking at Ryan, small and fragile in his hospital bed, his tiny fingers curled into a fist. His innocence seemed so out of place in the sterile, harsh
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-06My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 57: Dangerous
As the days stretched into weeks, the rhythm of hospital visits, treatments, and restless nights became our new normal. There were moments of relief when Ryan showed signs of recovery, but just as quickly, there were those dark moments when we feared the worst. We spent our days waiting—waiting for tests, waiting for updates, waiting for the next treatment round. Each day was a fragile thread, and we clung to it, not knowing what the next one would bring.It was during one of these long, quiet evenings that Callum and I found ourselves standing outside the hospital, our faces bathed in the faint light of the setting sun. The world felt so distant, so out of reach, and yet, in that moment, we were still tethered to each other, even if we didn’t have words to say.“Do you ever think about what comes after?” Callum asked, breaking the silence. He didn’t look at me, but I could hear the question in his voice—the same uncertainty I’d been carrying with me since the moment Ryan had been dia
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-07My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 58: Could I trust him?
The days that followed Daniel’s unexpected call were a blur of conflicting emotions. Ryan’s treatment continued, and the routine of hospital visits, medication schedules, and sleepless nights persisted. But now, between the sterile walls of the hospital and the sterile walls of my mind, I couldn’t shake the unease that Daniel’s presence had stirred. His offer had been made in a seemingly harmless tone, yet something about it unsettled me.Callum and I fell into a strained silence, our once easy conversations now punctuated with awkward pauses and unspoken tension. He noticed my withdrawn demeanor, my distracted gaze, the way I’d stare off into space when he wasn’t looking. He could tell I was carrying something, a secret or a weight, but he didn’t press. It was as if he was giving me space to figure it out on my own, but I knew he was growing more and more concerned. The strain was evident in the way he would look at me, the edge in his voice when he spoke, but I didn’t know how to ex
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-07My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 59: Evident
The days that followed my conversation with Callum were a blur, but they weren’t a peaceful blur. Every moment felt like it was suspended in the tension of what could be, what might come, and the relentless weight of the choice that was looming over me. I could feel Daniel’s presence pressing in from the outside, waiting for me to make a decision, but I was trapped in this space between past and future, between trust and doubt.Ryan’s treatment continued, a rhythm I had grown all too familiar with. The sterile smell of the hospital, the beeping of monitors, the soft hum of nurses moving through the halls—it had become a part of my life, an unchanging backdrop to the turbulence of my emotions. I tried my best to be strong, to hold it all together for Callum, for Ryan, for myself, but there was a crack in my resolve, and it seemed like it was getting wider with each passing day.Callum’s worry was evident in his eyes every time he looked at me. His attempts to shield me from the weight
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 60: Scared
The days that followed my meeting with Daniel were some of the hardest I had ever faced. I couldn’t shake the weight of the decision that loomed over me, pressing down with increasing force. The tension between Callum and me was palpable, thicker than ever. He hadn’t asked about the meeting, not directly, but I knew he could tell something had changed. My silence was heavy, my distraction obvious. And still, I couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth.Ryan’s condition was worsening. Every day, there were moments when I thought the fight would be over, when I would watch him sleep and wonder if I was seeing him for the last time. And yet, in the same breath, I clung to the hope that we could make it through, that things could get better. But the uncertainty was suffocating. Every medication administered, every round of treatment, felt like a reminder that we were running out of time.I wasn’t sure what I was searching for. Maybe I was looking for a sign, something that would make th
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 61: Enough
The days that followed my decision were anything but easy. Even though I had chosen to stay with Callum, to lean on the bond we had built over the years, the weight of my choice pressed down on me like an iron vice. I had rejected Daniel’s offer, but in some quiet, hidden corner of my heart, I still questioned whether I had made the right decision. I hadn’t fully embraced the idea of the future without his help, his promise of an escape from the suffocating reality I had been living in.But as I spent more time with Callum, as I saw the way he fought for us, fought for Ryan, I began to feel that flicker of hope grow a little brighter. Maybe we didn’t need Daniel. Maybe we just needed each other.Ryan’s condition was still precarious. Some days, he seemed like he was doing better, his color returning to his cheeks, his voice stronger when he spoke. But those moments were fleeting, like sunshine breaking through a storm, only to be swallowed by clouds once more.We had a good day here a
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-10My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 62: Do you still love him?
The next morning came too quickly. The sunrise spilled soft orange light through the curtains, painting the room in a warmth that felt too gentle for the weight pressing on my chest. Callum had already gotten up. I could hear him downstairs in the kitchen—muffled sounds of a kettle boiling, the low hum of the radio, the quiet patter of his footsteps moving in familiar rhythm.I pulled myself from bed slowly, each movement a reminder of the exhaustion lodged deep in my bones. Ryan had another appointment today. A new specialist. One Callum had found after days of phone calls and medical forums. He never gave up—not on Ryan, not on me. And I hated how part of me still felt tempted by Daniel’s offer, even after everything.I met Callum downstairs, where he stood with two mugs of coffee in hand. He passed one to me without a word, offering a tired smile. There were faint lines at the corners of his eyes—worry etched into every part of him now."Big day," he said, breaking the silence."Ye
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-12My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 63: I love him
The question hung in the air like frost, suspended and sharp. I didn’t answer immediately. I couldn’t. Not because I didn’t know—but because the truth was complicated, layered, messy. I wrapped the blanket tighter around my shoulders, the cold biting through even that small comfort. Callum didn’t press me. He never did. That was one of the reasons I had come to rely on him so completely. But right now, I wished he would say something. Anything. “Yes,” I said finally, barely above a whisper. “But not the way I love you.” His eyes flickered to mine. “What does that mean?” I looked at him, really looked at him. The man who had stepped in when everything was falling apart. Who stayed, even when the weight of my grief and guilt threatened to drown us both. Who loved Ryan like his own. “It means I loved the idea of Daniel. The life we had before everything broke. Before the sickness. Before the loss. I loved the certainty he offered.” “But you don’t trust him,” Callum said, more a st
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My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 68: Struggle
The storm between us quieted.He didn’t say anything else for a while, and neither did I. The only sounds were our breathing and the tick of the wall clock, each second reminding me that peace like this wasn’t promised—it was chosen, earned, fragile.Callum's fingers curled around mine slowly, deliberately. A silent act of truce.I leaned into his shoulder, resting my forehead against the curve of his neck. He smelled like sun-warmed cotton and faint traces of my lavender soap. I’d missed this. Not just the feel of him—but the safety of him. The softness that still existed beneath the sharp edges life had carved into both of us.“I didn’t mean to ruin this morning,” I murmured.He sighed. “I know.”We sat like that for minutes or maybe hours—it was hard to tell. The past still hummed in the corners of the room, but something new was blooming too. Fragile, but real.Eventually, he spoke again. “What if this doesn’t work out?”I pulled back slightly. “Us?”“No,” he said, shaking his hea
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 67: Come back
He stepped closer, not touching me, not demanding anything—just close enough that I could feel the heat of him in the chilled wind.“You’ll find her,” he said softly. “I know you will.”His voice was full of something reverent. Like belief. Like hope. Like he saw a version of me I hadn’t fully stepped into yet but he already loved anyway.We stood there like that for a while, the waves crashing far below, the clouds slowly drifting across a sky painted with late afternoon gold. And then I did something I hadn’t planned.I reached for his hand.It felt like stepping off a ledge—but instead of falling, I found solid ground.His fingers threaded with mine instinctively. Familiar. Easy. And when I looked up at him, something shifted. Deep and quiet and real.“Come back with me,” I said.His brows lifted slightly, surprise flickering behind his eyes.“Just for tea,” I added quickly. “Don’t make it weird.”He grinned, and for a moment, we weren’t two broken people trying to figure out how t
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 66: His Choice
They say closure is a myth. That healing doesn’t come in clean arcs, but in spirals—circles that loop back on themselves when you least expect it. I used to believe healing was about moving forward, about choosing growth. But what they don’t tell you is sometimes healing means looking backward, straight into the eyes of what broke you, and asking if maybe… just maybe… you still want it.Callum was standing in my kitchen.He moved like a man walking through a dream, unsure of what was real and what he’d only imagined during the countless sleepless nights I suspected we both had. The air between us was thick—heavy with memories, words left unsaid, and the quiet pull of things unresolved.He hadn’t shaved. A small thing, but for Callum Hastings, that was a kind of confession.“You look tired,” I said quietly, unsure of what else to say.“I am,” he admitted, his voice rough. “But I’ll sleep better if you hear me out.”I nodded and poured him a cup of coffee, not because I had to, but beca
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 65: Rumors
Days passed and with each one, the silence between Callum and me became thicker. At work, we fell back into our roles—him, the cold and polished CEO; me, the efficient assistant with unreadable eyes. The moments we’d shared—too fragile, too private—seemed to shrink beneath the weight of routine.But something had shifted. Not just between us, but in the air around us.It started small.A hushed conversation in the hallway that cut off the moment I walked past. A paused laugh when I entered the breakroom. Stares that lingered just a little too long.Rumors.They crept in like cracks in glass—subtle, invisible at first. But they were growing.“He’s been different lately.”“She’s always in his office late.”“Have you seen how close they stand?”One morning, I found a printed photo carelessly left near the printer tray. Callum and me—taken from a distance, probably through the office windows. We were walking through the small park near the firm. He was looking at me, not smiling, but seei
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 64: Returned
Days passed.Ryan remained in recovery, and the doctors said it was a miracle he survived the trauma. Callum never left his side during the first 48 hours, and I stayed as long as I could—until reality knocked again, cold and sharp.Work.Deadlines. Reports. Meetings. Schedules. The world outside the hospital didn’t care about the wounds we were nursing or the chaos we had survived.So I returned to the company.Back to polished shoes and pressed blouses, empty coffee mugs, and overly enthusiastic greetings from coworkers who didn’t know, or pretended not to know, what had happened.I was just “the secretary” again. The assistant with quiet eyes and a composed smile, sitting outside Callum’s office and managing his appointments like I hadn’t once held his hand beside a hospital bed. Like we hadn’t once whispered words we couldn’t take back.The company buzzed with energy that felt foreign to me. Laughter in the pantry. Flirtations over email. The sound of heels against the marble floo
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 63: I love him
The question hung in the air like frost, suspended and sharp. I didn’t answer immediately. I couldn’t. Not because I didn’t know—but because the truth was complicated, layered, messy. I wrapped the blanket tighter around my shoulders, the cold biting through even that small comfort. Callum didn’t press me. He never did. That was one of the reasons I had come to rely on him so completely. But right now, I wished he would say something. Anything. “Yes,” I said finally, barely above a whisper. “But not the way I love you.” His eyes flickered to mine. “What does that mean?” I looked at him, really looked at him. The man who had stepped in when everything was falling apart. Who stayed, even when the weight of my grief and guilt threatened to drown us both. Who loved Ryan like his own. “It means I loved the idea of Daniel. The life we had before everything broke. Before the sickness. Before the loss. I loved the certainty he offered.” “But you don’t trust him,” Callum said, more a st
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 62: Do you still love him?
The next morning came too quickly. The sunrise spilled soft orange light through the curtains, painting the room in a warmth that felt too gentle for the weight pressing on my chest. Callum had already gotten up. I could hear him downstairs in the kitchen—muffled sounds of a kettle boiling, the low hum of the radio, the quiet patter of his footsteps moving in familiar rhythm.I pulled myself from bed slowly, each movement a reminder of the exhaustion lodged deep in my bones. Ryan had another appointment today. A new specialist. One Callum had found after days of phone calls and medical forums. He never gave up—not on Ryan, not on me. And I hated how part of me still felt tempted by Daniel’s offer, even after everything.I met Callum downstairs, where he stood with two mugs of coffee in hand. He passed one to me without a word, offering a tired smile. There were faint lines at the corners of his eyes—worry etched into every part of him now."Big day," he said, breaking the silence."Ye
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 61: Enough
The days that followed my decision were anything but easy. Even though I had chosen to stay with Callum, to lean on the bond we had built over the years, the weight of my choice pressed down on me like an iron vice. I had rejected Daniel’s offer, but in some quiet, hidden corner of my heart, I still questioned whether I had made the right decision. I hadn’t fully embraced the idea of the future without his help, his promise of an escape from the suffocating reality I had been living in.But as I spent more time with Callum, as I saw the way he fought for us, fought for Ryan, I began to feel that flicker of hope grow a little brighter. Maybe we didn’t need Daniel. Maybe we just needed each other.Ryan’s condition was still precarious. Some days, he seemed like he was doing better, his color returning to his cheeks, his voice stronger when he spoke. But those moments were fleeting, like sunshine breaking through a storm, only to be swallowed by clouds once more.We had a good day here a
My Ex, the Widowed Billionaire Chapter 60: Scared
The days that followed my meeting with Daniel were some of the hardest I had ever faced. I couldn’t shake the weight of the decision that loomed over me, pressing down with increasing force. The tension between Callum and me was palpable, thicker than ever. He hadn’t asked about the meeting, not directly, but I knew he could tell something had changed. My silence was heavy, my distraction obvious. And still, I couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth.Ryan’s condition was worsening. Every day, there were moments when I thought the fight would be over, when I would watch him sleep and wonder if I was seeing him for the last time. And yet, in the same breath, I clung to the hope that we could make it through, that things could get better. But the uncertainty was suffocating. Every medication administered, every round of treatment, felt like a reminder that we were running out of time.I wasn’t sure what I was searching for. Maybe I was looking for a sign, something that would make th
