The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261

Chapter 261

The VIP wing of the hospital was quieter than the rest of the building-eerily so. The noise of hurried footsteps, distant chatter, and rolling gurneys faded into a muted hum, replaced by thick carpets, dimmed lighting, and doors that closed just a little too softly.

Maddy lay still in the center of it all.

The room was larger than necessary, designed for comfort rather than urgency. Soft lighting cast a warm glow over the pale sheets, expensive equipment standing neatly at her side, blinking in quiet rhythm. Everything about the room suggested importance.

Or protection.

Standing beside the bed, the woman from the hallway gently adjusted the blanket over Maddy’s chest. Her movements were slow, deliberate-careful not to disturb her, as though even the slightest shift might break something fragile beneath the surface.

Hér fingers lingered for a moment, brushing lightly against Maddy’s hand.

Behind her, the door opened just enough for another figure to slip inside.

“Madam,” the assistant said quietly, closing the door behind him. “Are you sure you’re going to introduce yourself?”

The woman didn’t turn immediately. Her gaze remained fixed on Maddy, her expression calm but distant-like someone thinking several steps ahead of everyone else.

“Yes,” she said flatly.

No hesitation.

No doubt.

The assistant shifted slightly, his posture respectful but uneasy.

“What if he doesn’t really have amnesia?” he pressed. “What if this is all part of his plan?”

That made her pause.

Not visibly-not enough for anyone untrained to notice-but there was a slight stillness in her hand, a fraction of a second where her fingers stopped moving against Maddy’s skin.

“I saw it with my own eyes,” she said finally. “And I heard it from Rose.”

Her tone didn’t rise, didn’t waver-but there was something beneath it. Something firm.

Conviction.

Or perhaps… something she needed to believe.

She turned slightly now, just enough to look at her assistant over her shoulder.

“Did you do what I asked you to do?”

“Yes,” he replied immediately. “Everything has been arranged.”

The woman nodded once.

“And Damon?”

The assistant straightened, already prepared for the question.

“Our investigation found no evidence of foul play,” he began. “What happened to Nurse Rose and Miss Maddy has been officially recorded as a personal dispute that escalated.”

He paused briefly, choosing his next words carefully.

“The security footage supports this. It shows that Miss Maddy acted on her own. Mr. Damon attempted to de- escalate the situation and later rushed her to the local clinic.”

His voice lowered slightly.

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“Unfortunately… their child did not survive.”

Silence settled between them.

The steady beeping of the monitor filled the space where words didn’t.

The woman’s gaze drifted back to Maddy.

For a moment, her expression softened.

Then-

“Was the child really Damon’s?”

The question cut through the room, sharp and precise.

The assistant didn’t answer right away.

There was a noticeable pause-long enough to matter.

“Yes,” he said finally. “Based on all available evidence.”

He stepped closer, lowering his voice as if the unconscious woman on the bed might somehow hear them. “The footage also shows that Miss Maddy added something to Mr. Damon’s drink prior to the incident.”

The woman’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“It appears,” the assistant continued carefully, “that it influenced him… leading to an intimate encounter.”

The room fell quiet again.

He didn’t elaborate further.

He didn’t need to.

The implication hung heavily in the air.

The woman looked down at Maddy, her gaze searching her face as if trying to reconcile the image before her with everything she had just heard.

“Arrange a lawyer for Damon,” she said suddenly.

The assistant blinked.

“Madam?”

“Make sure he has the best legal support available,” she continued. “Whatever he needs.”

There was no softness in her tone now.

Only decision.

“Understood,” the assistant said, nodding.

He waited.

He knew better than to leave immediately.

There was always more.

And sure enough-

“What about his wife?” the woman asked at last,

The assistant exhaled slowly.

“We’ve been working on it,” he admitted. “We’ve explored every possible angle to build a case against her.”

He hesitated briefly before continuing.

“But his lawyer-Simon-is extremely capable. He’s been shutting down every attempt.”

The name lingered in the air.

A problem.

A barrier.

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“On top of that,” the assistant added, “it’s nearly impossible to place another insider within Blackthorne Industries or Foster Technology.”

There was a hint of reluctant admiration in his voice.

“The security systems… the background checks… everything is airtight. It was all designed by Damon himself before he disappeared.”

The woman’s lips pressed into a thin line.

Of course it was.

“Impressive,” the assistant muttered, almost to himself.

But the woman didn’t respond.

Her mind was elsewhere-already moving ahead, connecting pieces, tracing patterns that hadn’t fully revealed themselves yet.

“So,” she said after a moment, “did you find out where he went after the coffee shop in Wago?”

The assistant nodded.

“Yes.”

He stepped closer, lowering his voice again.

“He was taken in by a local doctor. The doctor helped him recover and eventually arranged for his return to South City.”

The woman listened without interruption.

“But,” the assistant continued, “they encountered a strong typhoon while traveling by boat.”

His expression darkened slightly.

“The storm destroyed the vessel. Mr. Damon was washed ashore.”

“And the doctor?”

A pause.

“It was reported that he died in a fire,” the assistant said. “His cabin was burned.”

Another pause.

“Daven was responsible.”

The name landed with weight.

The woman’s expression hardened instantly.

“That idiot…” she muttered under her breath.

Frustration flickered across her face-brief but unmistakable.

Another loose end.

Another unnecessary complication.

She turned away from the assistant, her attention returning fully to Maddy.

For a moment, she simply stood there, watching her breathe.

Alive.

Still here.

Still… reachable.

“Go,” she said finally.

The assistant nodded without question.

“Of course, madam.”

He turned and left quietly, the door closing behind him with a soft click that seemed louder than it should have

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been.

The room fell into silence once more.

Just the two of them.

The woman pulled a chair closer to the bed and sat down slowly, her movements losing the sharp efficiency she had maintained while speaking with her assistant.

Now, there was something else.

Something more human.

She reached for Maddy’s hand again, holding it gently between both of hers.

“You’ve always been stubborn,” she murmured softly.

Her voice had changed.

No longer cold.

No longer commanding.

Just… tired.

“I don’t know what you were thinking,” she continued, brushing her thumb lightly over Maddy’s knuckles. “Or what you believed was worth all of this.”

Her gaze drifted toward the window, where faint light filtered through the curtains.

“But I do know one thing…”

She looked back at Maddy, her eyes steady now.

“This isn’t over.”

The words weren’t a threat.

They weren’t a promise either.

They were something in between.

A quiet certainty.

Outside the room, the world continued moving-unaware, indifferent.

But inside-

Something was shifting.

Plans were forming.

Truths were waiting,

And somewhere between memory and deception, between loyalty and control-

Damon was still at the center of it all.

Whether he remembered it…

Or not.

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