The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 273

Chapter 273

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Lila yanked her wrist free from Damon’s grasp with enough force to make his fingers loosen instantly.

For a moment, Damon simply stared at his now empty hand.

As if he could still feel her warmth lingering against his skin.

Then his eyes lifted toward her retreating figure.

Lila walked out of the hospital room without turning back once.

Every step she took felt hurried yet unstable, as though she was trying to outrun emotions she could no longer control.

Damon immediately moved to follow her.

“Damon, please don’t leave me!”

Maddy’s desperate voice echoed behind him.

He stopped near the doorway but never turned around fully.

His expression became frighteningly cold.

“You lied,” Damon said flatly.

Maddy froze.

Those two words carried no anger.

No shouting.

No emotion.

Which made them far crueler.

“I-I only did it because I love you-

“Enough.”

Damon’s voice silenced her instantly.

Henry remained standing beside Maddy quietly while observing Damon carefully.

“Call the doctor,” Damon ordered coldly. “Give her something to calm her down.”

Maddy’s tears streamed harder.

“Damon-”

But he was already walking away.

Then suddenly, he paused near the door and glanced back at Henry one last time.

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“Also,” Damon said quietly, “tell her everything.”

Maddy’s face lost all color.

Henry narrowed his eyes slightly but nodded.

“Understood.”

Without another word, Damon left the room.

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Outside the hallway, Lila was already several steps ahead while Jorgie silently followed behind her like a shadow.

The moment Damon appeared, Jorgie glanced back briefly.

Their eyes met.

Jorgie gave a small nod before subtly distancing himself from Lila.

He understood immediately.

This was between husband and wife.

Lila noticed Jorgie moving away from her side.

Without warning, she suddenly grabbed his wrist and pressed herself against him.

Jorgie instantly stiffened.

Both his hands lifted slightly in surrender, carefully avoiding touching her waist despite how dangerously close she stood.

Mostly because her lips were inches away from his face.

A dangerous temptation.

“Want to get married tonight?” Lila asked suddenly.

Jorgie nearly choked.

Before he could even respond-

Damon grabbed Lila’s arm.

Hard.

Not enough to hurt her.

But enough to drag her away from Jorgie immediately.

The air around Damon turned terrifyingly dark

He pulled her toward the emergency stairwell nearby before glaring sharply at Jorgie.

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“Stay.”

Jorgie looked completely unbothered.

“Sure.”

He leaned casually against the wall outside the stairwell doors while Damon dragged Lila inside.

The heavy metal door slammed shut behind them.

Silence instantly filled the narrow stairwell.

Lila barely had time to react before Damon pulled her gently but firmly against the wall.

His hands trapped her on both sides.

Their breathing mixed together in the dim emergency light.

Damon stared down at her intensely.

“No way,” he said hoarsely, “no one’s getting married tonight.”

Lila narrowed her eyes.

Damon leaned closer.

“But,” he murmured near her lips, “we can have a honeymoon.”

Lila’s breath hitched slightly.

“Maybe give Damian a little sister so he won’t get bored.”

His hand slowly slid beneath the hem of her shirt, fingers brushing against her warm skin possessively.

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“And Ethan…” Damon smirked faintly despite the darkness in his eyes. “Do whatever you want with him, but I swear that kid is not my son.”

Lila almost laughed despite herself.

Even now…

this man still knew exactly how to ruin her composure.

Damon’s hand moved slowly against her waist while his gaze devoured her face hungrily

“You’re still lovely,” he whispered roughly. “My dear wife.”

Before Lila could answer-

Damon kissed her

Hungrily.

Desperately.

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As though he had been starving for years.

Every word she meant to say disappeared instantly beneath his mouth.

The kiss became rough quickly.

Messy.

Needy.

Damon held her like a man terrified she would vanish if he loosened his grip even slightly.

Days of dreaming about her.

Yearning for her.

Searching for a woman he could not even remember properly-

all of it exploded out of him at once.

And Lila…

Lila kissed him back.

Like a fool.

A complete fool willing to be destroyed by the same man again and again.

Her fingers grabbed his shirt tightly while Damon deepened the kiss greedily.

The stairwell filled with ragged breathing and restrained desperation.

Damon pressed his forehead against hers afterward, breathing heavily.

“You drive me insane,” he whispered.

Lila closed her eyes briefly.

“You already ruined my life once.”

Damon’s expression darkened painfully.

“Then let me ruin it forever.”

Meanwhile-

Far away from the hospital-

Evelyn stood outside the hotel suite while listening to Henry’s report through her phone

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“Madam, Lila arrived,” Henry reported calmly from the other line “But Miss Maddy panicked. The lie has already been exposed.”

Evelyn’s expression darkened immediately.

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“And Damon?”

“He followed Lila.”

Silence.

Cold dangerous silence.

“Should I follow them.” Henry continued, “or remain beside Miss Maddy?”

Evelyn’s jaw tightened.

How could she raise such a foolish daughter?

Didn’t I already warn her?

“I told you to keep Maddy asleep,” Evelyn said coldly.

Henry lowered his gaze slightly despite being alone.

“That… I do not know, Madam.”

Evelyn’s face became uglier with irritation.

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“Find out why she woke up,” she ordered sharply. “And find the doctor who gave her the medication. I specifically instructed him to keep her asleep throughout the night.”

“Understood.”

The call ended immediately.

Evelyn inhaled slowly before turning toward the hotel suite door.

She knocked gently.

No response.

Her eyes narrowed.

Then she glanced toward the man standing beside her.

The bodyguard immediately swiped a keycard.

Beep

The hotel room door unlocked

Evelyn stepped inside quietly while scanning the dark suite carefully.

The living room was empty.

The lights remained dim.

Then-

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She turned toward the second bedroom.

And froze.

Ethan stood silently in the doorway staring directly at her.

The boy looked calm.

Too calm.

For a brief second, Evelyn’s expression softened completely.

Her knees hit the floor immediately.

She opened both arms wide toward him.

“Ethan.” she whispered emotionally. “My child… come to Mother.”

A strange warmth flickered in her chest seeing him again.

For sure, Ethan had learned many things during his stay with the Blackthornes.

But Evelyn noticed something else immediately.

The boy no longer lowered his head.

No longer avoided eye contact.

No fear.

No hesitation.

The Blackthornes truly raised their children differently.

And Ethan adapted flawlessly.

“You’re late,” Ethan said coldly.

Evelyn smiled softly despite the sharpness in his tone.

“But I’m here now,” she replied gently while still kneeling with her arms open.

Yet Ethan never moved toward her.

He simply stared at her quietly.

One of the men behind Evelyn finally spoke

“Young Master, we’re here to take you back

Evelyn continued observing Ethan carefully.

The stillness in him alone confirmed something important

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This child was no longer easy to manipulate.

No longer fragile.

No longer desperate for affection.

Dangerous.

Very dangerous.

The Blackthornes had sharpened him beautifully.

Ethan slowly walked forward at last.

But instead of embracing Evelyn-

he passed directly by her.

Coldly.

“I suggest you be careful,” Ethan said calmly.

Evelyn’s smile faded slightly.

Ethan glanced toward her from the corner of his eyes.

“He is not ordinary.”

Evelyn narrowed her eyes faintly.

“Who?”

But Ethan ignored the question.

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“Or your entire plan,” he continued quietly, “will collapse like the empire you built underground.”

The bodyguards exchanged uneasy glances.

Evelyn’s expression hardened instantly.

“They are far more solid than you think.”

Then Ethan continued walking toward the exit.

Evelyn slowly stood from the floor while watching his back.

Something about him unsettled her deeply now.

This was no longer the same child she abandoned years ago

The Blackthornes had changed him completely

Evelyn’s gaze darkened.

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“Take the kid,” she ordered coldly.

The bodyguard immediately moved.

Meanwhile-

Another man hurried toward the elevator carrying the still sleeping Damian in his arms.

At least…

he thought the child was asleep.

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Once they reached the underground parking area, the man quickly placed Damian inside the backseat of a black SUV.

He tightly secured cable ties around Damian’s small wrists and ankles before gagging him with cloth.

The man worked quickly.

Professionally.

But suddenly-

he froze.

Damian was staring directly at him.

Awake.

Completely awake.

And yet-

the child made no sound.

No crying.

No panic.

No struggling.

Only cold silence.

The man felt chills crawl down his spine.

Even adult captives usually panicked more than this

But Damian simply watched him quietly with unnervingly calm eyes.

Impressive.

Even Blackthorne children are monsters.

The thought unsettled him deeply.

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Finally, the man pulled a blindfold over Damian’s eyes.

But before the cloth fully covered his vision-

Damian caught Ethan’s eyes standing nearby.

And for the first time that night-

fear appeared in Ethan’s face.

Real fear.

Not for himself.

For Damian.

Because Ethan immediately understood something terrifying.

Damian was intentionally staying quiet.

Observing.

Waiting.

Planning.

Exactly like a true Blackthorne.

And that realization frightened Ethan more than the kidnapping itself.

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