The CEO’s Regret My Ex-Wife is a Tech Goddess novel Chapter 123

When he finally exhausted his frustration, Alaina grabbed the antiseptic and carefully cleaned his scrapes. As she worked, she murmured, "I know it hurts, and I know you're exhausted. Giving up is so easy, but holding on is brutally hard. Look at you—you can sit up steadily on your own now. That's a massive improvement from when we started. I believe in you. You are going to walk again. I know it."

Her voice was soft, yet it possessed an undeniable power. Like a brilliant ray of light, it forcefully shattered the gloom of his gray world.

Watching the intense focus on her face as she tended to his wounds, and seeing the unwavering faith and empathy in her eyes, he suddenly felt that maybe the pain and despair weren't entirely unbearable.

The subsequent physical therapy proved far more agonizing than he had ever anticipated.

He tried to stand using a walker, but his legs turned to jelly. Every step felt like treading on quicksand, and the slightest misstep would send him wobbling toward the floor.

One afternoon, he spent hours pushing himself but couldn't even manage three steady steps.

Staring down at his unresponsive legs, the crushing wave of self-doubt swallowed him whole once again.

He violently shoved the walker away and slumped back into the wheelchair. Burying his face in his hands, his voice cracked with utter defeat. "I really can't take this anymore, Alaina."

She didn't offer empty platitudes. She simply walked over, picked up the walker, and set it squarely in front of him. Crouching down to meet his gaze, she reached out and gently brushed a stray lock of hair from his sweaty forehead. Her eyes were a deep well of tenderness and resolve. "I know you're exhausted, and I know every single step is a brutal fight. But look at how far you've come. You went from barely being able to sit upright to standing with a walker. You're already winning."

She smiled, reaching out to grasp his hands. "Take a breather. Want me to tell you a terrible joke?"

He looked up, watching her recount a completely unamusing joke with such deadpan sincerity that the heavy despair suffocating his chest began to evaporate.

He could never forget the gentle smile that always graced Alaina's lips as she lightly supported his arm. "Take it slow. There's no rush. I'm right here with you. I'll walk right by your side, all the way until the day you can stand on your own."

...

Ethan's mind snapped back to the present.

The next second, he heard Lily scoff dismissively beside him. "This playwright is so boring," she muttered.

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