Billionaire, I Am Not Your Wife! novel Chapter 13

Chapter 12. Shark Lawyers, New Plans

Cameron’s POV

“Cam-”

“No, listen to me. I’ve already contacted Dr. Helena Morrison. She’s expecting your medical records, and she’s consulting with specialists at MD Anderson and Mayo Clinic. We’re going to explore every option, no matter what just to make sure that you have a chance at survival. We are not going to accept this easily. Money is no object, Sedona. If there’s a treatment anywhere in the world that can help you, we’ll find it.”

Tears were rolling down her face again, but she was smiling as she rolled her eyes exasperated with him.

“You always were the fixer. Always trying to solve everything.”

“Someone has to.” I sat back down, taking her hands in mine. They were so cold. “And you’re not going to die on me, do you understand? I just got you back. I’m not losing you again.”

“I thought you’d all hate me,” she whispered, playing with her fingers, unable to look at me in the eyes.

“I thought after what I did-running away, disappearing, never calling-I thought you’d never want to see me again. I had disgraced my family, all of you, I was prepared to be disowned as soon as I made a call, so I never did.”

“Sedona.” I squeezed her hands gently. “You are our habibti. Mom and Dad’s precious daughter. My baby sister. Nothing you could do would ever change that. We were worried sick about you, yes. We were heartbroken. But we never stopped loving you. Not for a single moment.”

She closed her eyes, and I saw the tension finally leave her shoulders. How long had she been carrying this fear? How many years had she spent believing she was alone? That she had burned a lot of bridges that couldn’t have been repaired again.

“They want to come,” I said carefully, watching her reaction to see if it was something that she wanted to hear at this point.

“Mom and Dad. When I told them I’d found you, Mom wanted to get on the plane immediately. Dad’s been calling me every hour for updates. They love you so much, Sedona. They want to see you.”

“I want to see them too,” she said, tears gathering in her eyes once more as she wiped them away as she continued speaking.

“But not yet. Not here. I need to handle some things first.”

“What things?”

“The divorce. Saying goodbye to…” She paused, swallowing hard. “There are things I need to do before I leave Chicago. People I need to see. I need to close this chapter properly. I would not feel any regret after I leave. I want to sever all ties that I have in this place.”

I didn’t like it, wanted to bundle her onto a plane tonight and get her home where she belonged, back to the fussing care of our parents and butler that will make sure she is provided with anything she needs.

But I understood why she had to do this. Sedona had always been thorough, had always needed to finish Things completely before moving on. That way, she won’t look back on it,

“How long do you need?”,

“A few days. Maybe a week at most.”

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