The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 267

Chapter 267

For two long weeks, Margaret remained in the hospital.

Time moved differently within sterile white walls-slower, heavier, as though every second carried the weight of uncertainty. Outside, life continued its restless pace, but inside, everything revolved around quiet footsteps, hushed conversations, and the soft hum of machines.

The planned visit to South City had been postponed.

Lila made sure of that.

She rescheduled everything with calm efficiency, masking her unease behind practicality. It was the sensible thing to do, she told herself. Nothing good would come from rushing into a situation already fragile.

For Bryan, the delay brought relief.

Not peace-just relief.

A temporary reprieve from something he wasn’t ready to face.

He exhaled deeply when he heard the news, as though he had been holding his breath for days. But even as he did, a quiet dread lingered in his chest, waiting.

Because some things couldn’t be postponed forever.

At that same moment, miles away in South City Hospital, a different story unfolded.

Maddy woke up.

At first, it was only fragments-blurred light, indistinct shapes, the distant echo of voices. Her body felt heavy, as though she had been pulled from deep water. Every movement was a struggle.

Then slowly, painfully, awareness returned.

Her eyes fluttered open.

The ceiling above her was unfamiliar-plain, white, and too bright. The smell of antiseptic stung her senses. Machines beeped softly beside her.

And then she noticed the woman sitting beside her bed

The woman leaned forward, her face trembling between

“Maddy… do you still remember me?” she asked softly, h your mother.”

Maddy stared at her.

For a long moment, there was nothing-just emptiness.

Then something shifted.

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Recognition flickered behind her eyes.

Slowly, almost mechanically, she nodded.

Evelyn gasped.

A broken smile spread across her face as tears spilled uncontrollably down her cheeks. Relief, grief, and something deeper collided within her all at once.

“Oh, thank God…” she whispered.

But Maddy’s gaze had already drifted away.

Past her mother.

Toward the corner of the room.

Damon sat there in silence.

Still. Rigid.

Watching.

He didn’t move closer. He didn’t speak. His presence was like a shadow-quiet, heavy, unavoidable.

From another angle, the driver stood discreetly near the door, positioned carefully. His trained eyes missed nothing. He observed Damon, Henry, and the fragile tension in the room, as if anticipating something that hadn’t yet happened.

Henry stood closer to the bed.

But unlike Evelyn, there was no visible emotion on his face.

He simply stared at Maddy.

Blankly.

As if trying to recognize a stranger wearing a familiar face.

Maddy’s lips parted.

Her eyes found Damon.

“I’m sorry…” she whispered.

Her voice was weak, trembling under the weight of something s

contain.

“I… I didn’t protect our baby.”

The words hung in the air like a fragile thread

“I let anger and jealousy… get the best of me.” She slowly lifted her hand, reaching toward him.

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A silent plea.

But Damon didn’t move.

He froze.

Every muscle in his body seemed locked in place. His gaze remained distant, refusing to meet hers.

“I’m going to apologize to Rose,” Maddy continued, her voice growing more desperate. “I promise… please forgive me…”

Her breathing quickened.

Her hand trembled mid-air.

But Damon still didn’t respond.

Tears welled in her eyes.

She leaned slightly forward, trying to close the distance between them.

“Damon…”

Evelyn turned sharply toward him.

“Damon-”

“Rose died that night.”

His voice cut through the room,

Low.

Flat.

Unforgiving.

Everything stopped.

Maddy froze.

Her hand fell limply back onto the bed.

“No…” she whispered.

Her head shook weakly, as if rejecting the words before they could full

“No… you’re lying, right?”

Her voice rose, fragile and frantic.

“I mean… I didn’t hit her that hard… I was just trying to scar

throwing herself at you…”

Her words tumbled out in a rush, disjointed and defensiv

She turned desperately to Evelyn

“Mom… Rose is alive, right? Damon is lying. right?”

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Evelyn couldn’t speak at first.

Her lips trembled

Tears streamed silently down her face as she slowly shook her head.

“Maddy…” she choked. “She… she died too.”

The truth settled like a weight crushing everything beneath it.

Maddy leaned back against the bed.

Her eyes drifted upward, staring blankly at the ceiling.

For a moment, there was nothing.

No tears.

No panic.

Just emptiness.

Then-

“It’s okay.”

Her voice was eerily calm.

“She shouldn’t have crossed the line.”

Evelyn stiffened.

“She tried to seduce my husband… and called me a mistress…”

Maddy’s lips curled faintly, her expression twisting into something unrecognizable.

“I’m not a mistress. Damon loves me.”

Her gaze shifted again-back to him.

Tears slid down her temples.

“Don’t worry, Damon… I don’t mind that you slept with her before.”

Evelyn’s breath caught.

“She’s gone now. She can’t do it again.”

Maddy’s voice softened, almost gentle.

“I understand your needs… we can try again

She smiled faintly, though it didn’t reach eve

“This time… I’ll take care of it. I promise.”

did you lose

Damon lowered his head.

His shoulders tensed

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Slowly, almost imperceptibly, he shook it.

“We can’t.”

The words were quiet.

But absolute.

Maddy blinked.

Confusion flickered across her face.

“What do you mean?”

Damon lifted his head.

His eyes finally met hers.

Cold.

Steady.

“Your uterus is too damaged,” he said. “You can’t carry a child anymore.”

Silence followed.

Heavy.

Suffocating.

“What…?”

The word barely escaped her lips.

Damon didn’t look away.

“You’ve had too many miscarriages,” he continued.

Each word landed like a hammer.

“Tell me the truth, Maddy.”

His voice sharpened.

“If what you said before was true-that I was a loving husband-then why did vou lose so many pregnancies?”

He leaned forward slightly.

“Or… did you hate me so much that you didn

Maddy froze

Her mind raced.

Her breathing became uneven.

that was never truly hers.

For a moment, she had nothing.

hold herself together.

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No answer.

No defense.

Just the terrifying realization that she was cornered.

Then-

Something clicked.

Her eyes widened.

“It was Rose.”

The words came suddenly.

Desperately.

Certain.

“She gave me things… things that made me lose the babies.”

Her voice grew stronger as she spoke, clinging to the idea. “She was jealous! No one loved her! She wanted what I had!” Tears streamed down her face.

“Yes-that’s it. That’s the reason.”

She reached for Damon again.

“Please… believe me.”

Evelyn’s heart broke.

Not quietly.

Not gently.

It shattered.

Because she knew the truth.

Rose had never harmed Maddy.

Never.

If anything, Rose had tried to help her-help her heal, help her regain freedom.

And now

Maddy was rewriting everything.

Twisting reality.

Turning the dead into villains just to hold on

Evelyn pressed a hand against he

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“Damon… let her rest.”

Her voice was barely steady.

A quiet plea.

Not just for Maddy.

But for him.

For all of them.

Because nothing good would come from this conversation continuing.

Not anymore.

Damon didn’t argue.

He stood slowly.

But he didn’t look at Maddy again.

Not once.

Outside the room, the world felt colder.

The hallway stretched endlessly, filled with distant footsteps and muted voices.

The doctor rushed inside to attend to Maddy, whose cries had begun to rise again- fractured, unstable, spiraling.

Evelyn stepped into the corridor.

And broke.

Tears poured freely as she covered her face, her shoulders shaking under the weight of loss.

She had lost so much.

A grandchild.

A sister.

And perhaps… her daughter, too.

Not physically.

But something inside Maddy had changed.

Something irreversible.

A few steps away, Damon stood motionle

Silent.

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Lost in thought.

The noise around him faded into nothing.

All that remained were fragments-

Words.

Memories.

Doubt.

Truth.

And somewhere in the depths of his mind…

Something stirred.

The past wasn’t done with them yet.

Not even close.

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