Cold Husband Burning Regret: The Divorce He Couldn't Handle novel Chapter 7

Charlotte made her way to the hospital to check on her patient. When the patient's family learned she was the lead surgeon, the mother, overcome with gratitude, almost fell to her knees.

Startled, Charlotte and the nurses hurried to steady her, helping the elderly woman back to her feet. "Please, there's no need for that," Charlotte said gently. "It's our duty to save lives and care for our patients."

"If it weren't for you, my son wouldn't have survived. You gave him a second chance. I truly can't thank you enough," the mother sobbed, her tears a bittersweet mix of relief and lingering fear.

Doctors witness life and death every day, but to snatch someone back from the brink always felt like a small miracle.

Now, after the operation, the patient was out of danger, with no complications—a blessing amid so much misfortune.

Charlotte steadied the older woman and offered a few words of comfort. After repeating her instructions to the nurse, she quietly left the room with her team.

Back in her office, her phone rang. Xavier's name flashed on the screen.

She hesitated, then picked up.

"Lottie, can you and Evander come home for a bit?" Xavier's voice was gruff but familiar.

Charlotte had a sinking feeling she knew what this was about. Her voice cooled. "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Come on now, can't your parents ask you home unless there's some big reason? Just make sure you're both here this afternoon."

Before Charlotte could protest, he hung up.

…

Evander was in the middle of a meeting when his phone buzzed with a message from Tricia: [Evander, Hans is at preschool now. Thank you. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been able to start.]

He glanced at it, tapped out a quick, [No problem,] and sent it off.

When he opened WhatsApp, his gaze landed on Charlotte's chat window.

He realized the last message she'd sent him was dated the eighth of last month.

She'd asked, Are you coming over this weekend?

He hadn't replied.

And since then, she hadn't messaged him again.

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