Chapter 23

I accompanied him to the hospital, watching as he lay exhausted and weak on the sickbed. My heart ached unbearably, so I stubbornly lingered in the ward, unwilling to leave. "Honey, let me stay and keep you company tonight. Maybe I should even move into the hospital with you." He gave me a faint smile, his eyes brimming with tenderness. "Be good and go home." Reluctantly, I held onto his hand, unwilling to let go. "What are you dawdling for? Let go! Doesn’t Ethan need rest? Can’t you be more considerate?" Before I could react, my mother-in-law roughly pried my hand away. I was speechless. All I wanted was to spend a little more time with my husband. Was that really so unreasonable? On the way home, I gazed at the neon-lit nightscape outside the car window. The evening breeze carried a chill that seeped into my bones. My request to stay overnight wasn’t just a whim—I genuinely meant it. Because I was terrified. The moment my husband moved out of the house, would he find out? Would he be