All Chapters of Ex-Husbands, I'm Back: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

It was past 7 pm, and the sun had since disappeared from the sky.The gala party had begun to unfold slowly. The low murmur from the well-dressed attendees persisted. And once in a while, the laughter of an amused guest punctures the air in the decorated hall. Waiters in black and white aprons bore different trays on their hands, holding their heads high.Lyra Daniel was one of these waiters. However, unlike the others, the smile on her face was forced and plastic. She walked from one seat to the next nervously, serving the guests around. And sometimes, when they tried to call her attention to something, they would have to repeat themselves more than twice before Lyra would grasp. "Are you deaf? young woman?" One of them even asked. "I'm so sorry sir, pardon me, it's the music. Too loud." She pleaded, smiling sheepishly.“Oh my God, can you see that? where on earth did Mr. Douglass, pick this Lyra lady from? She's so crude.” One of the younger waitresses whispered to her coll

Lyra woke up next to Felix in the morning. Her bones and joints felt stiff, and her eyes were bloodshot due to the lack of sleep the previous night. The movement of Felix's arm made her turn abruptly to face him. His eyes were open now. Which gave her some form of relief. Even his oxygen mask was off. Perhaps the doctors had come in the night "Felix." She whispered with a low concerned voice. He stared at her with frail eyes but seemed too tired to talk, so she reached for the cupboard and grabbed a bottle of water, helping him sit up a little before guiding the bottle to his mouth.After he had his fill, she felt encouraged to go out again and continue her search for the surgery money before his condition started to deteriorate again. She got up slowly. "Felix, I will go and call one of the nurses to look after you. I need to run along now to put one or two things together for your upcoming surgery."But before she could leave, Felix had muttered her name softly and tiredly."

Dante held Lyra's hand woodenly as they began to approach the registry. Lyra felt stiff and awkward, her face staring straight ahead and trying not to steal any glance at the flamboyant-looking stranger beside her, the same man who would now be acting as her husband for the next two years and legitimately so. The only thing that bore witness to the fact that there was someone beside her was the fragrant scent of his masculine perfume that kept tickling her nostrils. She inhaled and exhaled quietly as they moved uniformly and at the same pace. Dante, on the other hand, was a lot more confident. He flashed a broad smile and seized the opportunity presented by Lyra's stiffness to steal as many glances of her face as he could, from the corner of his eyes. She was gorgeous, but she was looking too self-conscious. She needed to “Sell the story.” he thought. He leaned towards her to whisper in the loving way he saw husbands on similar occasions due to their wives. "Put on a little

By the time Lyra was done with her project, the sky above had dimmed into a thick shade of black. All her colleagues had gone home; even her boss's office was locked up. She checked the clock; it was 8:30 p.m."Shit!" she whistled under her breath, going back to grab her bag before rushing out of the shop building, right after locking the place up.Outside the shop, the sky was so much darker that she walked briskly towards the main road to find a taxi. Then, as if to make things worse for her, she heard a heavy rumble in the sky, immediately followed by little drops of water trickling down from up above. It was about to rain."God." She muttered nervously as she hastened her footsteps toward the roadside. By the time she was close to the roadside, the drop of rain had increased considerably, so she had to shout to be noticed by the cab men.After about eight of them had zoomed past without stopping, one finally waited. She heaved a sigh of relief and ran towards it."Crestview Est

The doctor arrived at the ward almost immediately, accompanied by about two nurses, each of whom carried their own separate trays filled with cotton and syrup bottles. Michael was perched in a corner of the room, looking blank and clueless. Lyra, on the other hand, looked like she was going to collapse out of fear at any moment. Her cheeks were shivering, and she kept flapping her hands, calling on Felix's name under her breath."Hold still for me, Felix. Please don't give up."After the doctor appeared to have stabilized him, he turned around to address Michael and Lyra."There's nothing much to worry about, my friends. These are just some of the side effects of the surgery he just had. He will be fine, okay? And one more thing, please. Mr. Felix needs all the rest he can get. Try not to disturb him too much." He cautioned before proceeding out of the room with his nurses.After the doctor left, Lyra gently sat next to him with an emotion-laden face. She leaned forward and pressed her