The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 276

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The emergency room doors burst open with a violent bang, the sharp sound cutting through the chaos of the hospital corridor. Nurses rushed forward with gurneys while doctors barked orders over one another. The smell of antiseptic mixed with blood filled the air.

Three bodies were wheeled into the ER.

Two children.

One adult.

“Move! We’re losing them!”

“Get the crash cart!”

“Prepare intubation!”

The medical staff moved quickly, almost mechanically, but even in the chaos, there was tension in their faces. Fear. Desperation.

The two boys were small.

Too small.

Their clothes were soaked with blood, their skin pale beneath the harsh fluorescent lights.

A doctor pressed repeatedly against one child’s chest while another nurse squeezed oxygen into tiny lungs that no longer seemed willing to breathe.

“Come on, buddy…”

Another monitor flatlined.

A long piercing sound echoed across the emergency room.

The doctor froze.

Everyone did.

Tume seemed to stop for half a second before reality crashed down.

“Time of death…”

The words blurred into noise.

The second child followed minutes later despite every desperate attempt to revive him.

The doctors stepped back slowly, exhaustion written all over their faces.

One nurse quietly pulled the white sheets over the boys

Outside the emergency room, Lila hurried toward the exit, wanting to escape the suffocating atmosphere

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of grief and panic. Her chest felt tight for reasons she couldn’t explain.

Then she saw them.

Two gurneys being pushed down the hallway.

Something inside her heart stuttered violently.

Her eyes landed on a tiny hand peeking out beneath the bloodstained sheet.

Small.

Fragile.

Lila stopped walking.

The world around her faded into distant noise.

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“Poor little boys,” one nurse whispered softly as they pushed the gurney forward. “They must’ve been terrified.”

“I heard they were hugging each other when rescuers found them,” another nurse replied quietly.

The first nurse nodded sadly.

“Do you think they were abused? This child had cable ties around his ankle. There were marks on his wrists too, like he’d been restrained.”

“Yeah… both boys had injuries like that.”

“Two boys…” Lila murmured under her breath.

Her heartbeat became erratic.

Cold dread crawled up her spine.

No.

No, it couldn’t be.

Lula rushed toward the nurses.

“Excuse me! Wait!”

The nurses halted and turned around in surprise.

Behind Lala stood Damon, his face tense.

“Lila. “he said cautiously.

She barely heard him.

Her eyes remained fixed on the small covered body

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“I hope not,” she whispered shakily.

Again and again, she repeated it in her mind.

Please don’t let it be them.

Please.

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When she finally stood beside the gurney, her hands trembled uncontrollably. Slowly, she reached toward the white sheet smeared with blood.

Damon watched her silently.

His own hands were shaking.

He prayed too.

He prayed with everything he had that the child beneath the sheet was not their son.

Lila suddenly pulled her hand back.

“We might be wrong,” she said quickly, almost desperately. “My kids are safe. I know they’re safe.”

She looked away as if refusing to face reality would make it disappear.

Damon swallowed hard.

Then, with trembling fingers, he lifted the sheet himself.

The bloodied face of Damian stared back at him.

Damon’s knees nearly gave out.

His entire body shook violently.

For a second, he forgot how to breathe.

Beside him, Lila noticed the tremor in his body and instinctively glanced toward the gurney.

The moment she saw Damian’s face-

her world shattered.

“No”

The word came out broken.

Weak

Empty

Her strength disappeared instantly.

She collapsed onto the floor, sobbing uncontrollably as pain tore through her chest like a thousand blades.

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It felt as though someone was striking her heart over and over with a hammer.

The hallway tilted violently.

Darkness swallowed her whole.

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When Lila opened her eyes again, everything felt distant.

Muted.

She stared blankly at the white hospital ceiling.

The rhythmic beeping of monitors echoed softly around the room.

Her body felt heavy.

Weak.

Turning her head slightly, she noticed Ina sitting beside the bed.

Ina’s eyes were swollen red.

Tears stained her cheeks.

“Ina… you’re here,” Lila said weakly.

Ina quickly wiped her face and forced a smile.

“Yes. I’m here.”

Lila frowned slightly.

“Why are you crying?”

Ina froze.

“Where’s Damian?”

The question struck like lightning.

Ina’s lips parted, but no words came out.

“H-He.” Ina stuttered.

But Lala suddenly smiled softly.

He must be playing at the shore again,” she said lightly. “Kids should play outside instead of staring at boring monitors all day, like Mark did all day and he plan to teach my Damian.”

Ina’s heart broke

“I already warned Mark not to let Damian go too far into the water,” Lila added with a gentle laugh.

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Ina could only nod.

Silent tears streamed down her face.

“Why are you crying?” Lila asked again. “Did Mark bully you again?”

Ina bit her lip hard enough to hurt.

“You’re older than him. Why do you let him tease you so much?”

Lila smiled warmly and held Ina’s hand.

“I think Mark likes you.”

Ina completely broke down.

“Isn’t it nice?” Lila continued innocently. “You’ll become my sister-in-law someday.”

Ina cried harder.

Lila gently rubbed her back comfortingly, misunderstanding everything.

“It’s okay,” she whispered. “I’ll scold him later. He must’ve made you cry really badly this time.”

Ina covered her mouth to stop herself from sobbing aloud.

“I-I’ll call the doctor,” she muttered shakily before standing up. “You should rest.”

“Okay.” Lila replied softly.

Ina walked out of the room and gently closed the door behind her.

The moment the door shut, the strength left her body.

Her knees buckled.

She collapsed against the hallway wall and cried uncontrollably.

The grief she had been suppressing since the night before burst out like a broken dam.

Nurses passing by slowed down, looking at her with pity.

One doctor stopped and helped her sit upright.

“She’s awake?” he asked carefully.

Ina nodded while wiping her tears.

“But she doesn’t remember the children are dead.”

The doctor’s expression turned serious

“We’ll examine her immediately

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“I’m okay.” Ina whispered weakly.

But she wasn’t.

None of them were.

Inside the room, the doctor carefully examined Lila.

He asked gentle questions.

Questions about dates.

Places.

People.

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Lila answered calmly.

Too calmly.

Hours later, the truth finally became clear.

“She suffered trauma-induced amnesia,” the doctor explained quietly outside the room.

Ina stared at him in shock.

“She remembers only the days she spent peacefully on the island with Damian.”

Damon stood nearby in complete silence.

The words struck him harder than any punishment ever could.

“She remembers a version of her life before the tragedy,” the doctor continued carefully. “Her mind likely erased the traumatic events as a coping mechanism.”

Damon lowered his gaze.

Lila remembered the island.

She remembered Damian alive.

She remembered happiness.

But she did not remember him.

Or perhaps

she remembered only the version of him that existed before everything fell apart.

The realization sufforated him.

Was he the reason her life had been destroyed?

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The question haunted every corner of his mind.

While he and Lila drowned in lust, distractions, and desires-

their son had been dying.

Alone.

Terrified.

That truth would never stop tormenting him.

Damon stood outside Lila’s hospital room for a long time, unable to gather the courage to enter.

Did she forget him completely?

Would she hate him if she remembered?

Would she break all over again?

His chest tightened painfully.

Still, he forced himself to move.

He needed to face her.

Needed to apologize.

Needed to atone.

Even if forgiveness was impossible.

Damon slowly opened the door and stepped inside.

Lila looked toward him immediately.

To his surprise, her eyes softened.

There was no hatred in them.

No anger.

Only familiarity.

“Why are you standing there like a damn tree?” she teased lightly.

Damon fro

“Come over here she added playfully “I don’t bite.”

His throat tightened pamfully

Slowly he walked toward her bed and sat down beside her

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Lila studied his exhausted appearance.

“You look awful,” she murmured.

Damon’s lips trembled.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered.

Lila hummed softly, as though she didn’t fully understand why he was apologizing.

“Damian is growing so fast,” she said quietly after a moment.

Damon felt his heart stop.

“He’s starting to ask about his father.”

Lila turned toward him fully.

“He looks exactly like you.”

Damon could no longer hold himself together.

Tears spilled down his face uncontrollably.

He stood abruptly and pulled Lila into his arms.

Lila blinked in surprise before slowly hugging him back.

Meanwhile, Damon silently drowned in guilt.

The doctor’s diagnosis hurt him more than anything else ever could.

Lila’s mind had chosen peace over reality.

A reality too painful to survive.

And while Damon held his wife tightly, another unbearable truth clawed at his chest.

While he had been consumed by reckless passion and selfish indulgence-

his son had already been walking toward death.

That truth would follow him to his grave.

He would carry it alone.

He would atone for it alone

Even if it destroyed hum

Days passed slowly after that.

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Lila remained in the hospital while Damon’stayed near her constantly.

Every morning, she woke with the same gentle smile.

Every morning, she asked about Damian.

And every single time, Damon felt another piece of himself die.

“He’ll visit soon.” he would say softly.

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Then he would excuse himself and lock himself inside the restroom just to break down where she couldn’t see him.

Ina watched helplessly as Damon slowly unraveled.

He barely slept.

Barely ate.

Dark circles formed beneath his eyes while guilt hollowed him from the inside out.

Yet he refused to leave Lila’s side.

One rainy evening, Lila sat by the hospital window while watching droplets race down the glass.

“It’s strange,” she murmured suddenly.

Damon looked up from the couch.

“What is?”

“My chest hurts sometimes.”

His expression tightened.

“It feels like I forgot something important.”

Damon’s breathing became uneven.

Lila turned toward him slowly.

“Did something bad happen?”

The question nearly destroyed him.

For a moment, he wanted to tell her everything.

The truth sat heavily on his tongue.

But when he saw the fragile peace in her eyes-

he couldn’t do it

He couldn’t be the one to shatter her again.

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So he forced a small smile instead.

“No.” he whispered hoarsely. “Nothing bad happened.”

Lila stared at him quietly for several seconds.

Then she smiled faintly.

“Okay”

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But later that night, after she had fallen asleep, Damon sat alone beside her bed and cried silently into his

hands.

Because deep inside-

he knew memories never stayed buried forever.

One day, the truth would return.

And when it did…

Lila would lose Damian all over again.

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