Attracted By My Ex-wife

"Anne, are you alright?" Sam stepped forward and tried to grab her arm, but she avoided him.

"Mom, you should leave. Otherwise, don't even dream about seeing Charles again!" Kevin coldly declared.

This was the first time that he had threatened his own mother for Anne's sake. Naturally, Selma was furious, but she knew that there was nobody who could ever disobey her son's commands.

"Fine, I'll leave. If something happens to that child, I'll make sure you'll pay for it with your life, Anne!" Selma picked up her bag and stormed out.

The room was quiet again, and Anne didn't say a word. She stood there, like an outcast that nobody could understand; but she didn't need to be understood by anyone.

"Stop with this nonsense! Just tell me the worst that is going to happen to my child!" In her heart, she had prepared to hear the worst.

Sam heaved a sigh. He never intended to tell her about this.

"The child's condition is unstable right now. If we don't find a suitable bone marrow soon, I'm afraid that he won't even live to be seven years old," he said in a foreboding tone.

He figured that telling her about the situation would cause her to break down, but Anne handled it well.

"Kevin, would you please step outside with me?" Her voice was cold and unrelenting. There was not even a tinge of warmth in her tone.

"Anne—" Sam shouted, he was worried that Anne would do something stupid.

"Stop! You don't need to come with us. This is between Kevin and I." She shifted her gaze away from Sam, still carrying the same coldness in her voice.

Her words pierced his heart. He felt like his heart was frozen, but he had no choice but to accept the truth.

Perhaps he and Anne were just a doctor and a patient, nothing more. Or she was Kevin's wife, and he was her cousin.

As for the matter between them, it would be wise to let them handle it by themselves. If he meddled in, it would only make things worse.

In front of the entrance to the hospital, rows of trees and lush greeneries gave comfort to the bleak autumn.

The area's terrain was high. Anne looked down, feeling desperate.

She wore a white shirt and a high-waisted dress that complemented her slender waist. Looking at her think figure made Kevin feel distressed.

"Anne, why did you ask me to step outside with you? If this is about our child, I'm sorry."

He sincerely admitted his mistake, but in Anne's heart, things would never be the same again.

She smiled, her face delicate like a solitude flower blooming on a branch. Every time she smiled, it felt like a spring in the mountains; it was the peak of beauty. But whenever she wasn't smiling, it felt like a cruel winter.

to apologize, Kevin." Her words made him feel a

I will never

if a knife was lunged into his chest, and he was suffering the consequences

my power to

let's have another child. We can be like how we used to be. I'm willing to have

words were the epitome of irony, and it reminded Kevin of what he had said to her before. He had no

word felt like a challenge to his pride as a man, but he couldn't refuse because he loved her, and

It's a good

and gestured to embrace her, but she pushed him

in her hand to him. "I'm giving this all back to you. I don't want anything else to do with you

bunch of keys that Kevin gave her. These

in his hands, and couldn't utter a word. Yes, she didn't need any of it, because what she needed the most was his understanding. When she needed him, he hurt her, trampled

no reason to blame Anne. He had no right to blame

She was already strong enough to

had left, but Kevin was still standing in the long corridor, surrounded by trees,

Time passed by slowly.

chandelier, a TV,

an ordinary hospital's. In order for Anne to

visited the hospital, but he

Anne gave Charles a shirt with a four-leaf clover printed on it. He smiled brightly as he stretched out his hand to

face softened as she hugged her child. Kevin had been watching her from outside, with a loving expression

A timid

Kevin had grown deeper ever

courage she had just

but you are in my way." After Emily finished speaking, she squeezed between Kevin

voice caught Anne

surprised to see Emily

immediately enclosed Anne in her arms. She knew

you here? Kevin allowed you to be here, right?" Anne said softly. Her eyes looked warm and

had left her, and all she had gotten in exchange from those

she owed anyone, except for Emily. Only Emily stayed with

him. No matter what anyone says, I don't care! I will be the child's

she brought Charles were furry stuffed animals in the image of the twelve zodiac signs, drawings

much time and effort for people who had not taken care of a child,

Charles would love them," she said, placing a hand on Charles's head. "Hi, Charles, I'm your godmother. Remember, whoever tries to bully your mother, just tell me and I will beat the living daylights out of them!" Emily raised a fist in front of Charles

her fist and emulated her gesture. He acted like

gifted child! He understood what I was