The Cost of His Choice

Synopsis

The moment I boarded the flight leaving Rivergate, my phone buzzed. It was a message from Alex Lane. [Emmy is fine now. I'll be home tomorrow. Don't overthink it.] I didn't reply. I simply deleted the chat. By the time I landed in Northbridge, it was already late at night. My phone buzzed twice more, less than thirty seconds apart. [Where are you? Why aren't you home? Where did you go at this hour?] [Charlotte, answer me right now, or we're getting a divorce!] I turned off my phone. After countless messages went unanswered, Alex rushed to Northbridge Central Hospital in the middle of the night because he knew my grandmother was hospitalized there. He knew I would never abandon her. But when he arrived at the ICU, the hallway was completely empty. The only person there was a nurse on duty, looking down at her phone. Alex grabbed her arm. "Where is Mrs. Evelyn Sinclair's family?" "Mrs. Evelyn Sinclair?" The nurse looked up at him. "Oh, you mean that patient? She passed away three days ago. "Her granddaughter cried all night. The next day, she handled the entire funeral arrangements by herself. "I heard Mrs. Sinclair still had a chance after surgery. Her granddaughter's husband was supposedly a brilliant surgeon. "I don't know why he never showed up. Poor woman." Alex's hand froze midair as he held his phone.