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My Husband's Uncle Is My Second Chance

Chapter 2 The Gift He Didn't Want

Word Count: 1088    |    Released on: 19/06/2025

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omething sacred. It was a watch. A rare one. Grayson once told me about it when we were still

ed money. I even skipped buying new shoes last month just so I could afford it.

just maybe... he would look at me the way he used to. Mayb

d. My hair was soft around my shoulders, and I wore the perfume he once said remi

d to see me. "Mrs. Ward," she said politely, standing. "Mr. Ward is in a meeting right now." "That's alright," I said, holding the box tightly. "I'll wait." I sat down in the wait

allway. His door was halfway open. I thought maybe his meeting was over. I just wanted to knock, to surprise him with something nice. But then... I stopped. I heard laughter. Not just any lau

touched me like that. He barely even looked at me. And now... I knew why. He wasn't busy. He wasn't tired. He wasn't lost in work. He was here. With her. Like she was his wife. I stepped back, but my heel scraped the floor. The noise caught their attention. Sasha turned her head, and her eyes lit up-not in surprise. But in amusement. "Oh," she said sweetly. "The wife." Grayson stood up fast. "Vivian?" I couldn't speak. I just looked at him, holding the gift like it was my own heart inside that box. "I came to see you," I finally whispered. "I brought you something." His eyes

I was ruining his evening. Like I was the problem. "You promised to love me," I whispered. "That was

ttle money I had. Because I remembered what you liked. I remembered everything." He did not even look at it. My voice broke. "I waited for you eve

was in tears now, my body shaking from the inside. "I don't want to fight anymore,"

steady. "Don't talk. Don't lie. Don't tell me to relax. You d

erything that was in me. And you killed that love, li

pered: "I'm leaving you. I won't wait to be loved anymore. I de

ed to be so proud of. I walked barefoot to my car. My heels now hurt too much. My heart was hurting too much already. I got into the driver's seat and cried unt

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1 Chapter 1 The Forgotten Wife2 Chapter 2 The Gift He Didn't Want3 Chapter 3 The Man Who4 Chapter 4 A Place For Me5 Chapter 5 The Stranger's Home6 Chapter 6 The Way He Looked At Me7 Chapter 7 The Warning Behind Me8 Chapter 8 The Woman Who Hated Me9 Chapter 9 The Call That Changed Everything10 Chapter 10 The Dress He Chose11 Chapter 11 The Ride To The Fire12 Chapter 12 Judgement In Silk13 Chapter 13 After The Silence14 Chapter 14 Whispers Behind Glass15 Chapter 15 The Letter Of Intent16 Chapter 16 Shadows On The Glass17 Chapter 17 The Shadow We Inher18 Chapter 18 The Road Between Us19 Chapter 19 Broken Ground20 Chapter 20 Shadows In Daylight21 Chapter 21 Broken And Visible22 Chapter 22 The Final Step23 Chapter 23 Shadows On Our Back24 Chapter 24 Smoke Under The Water25 Chapter 25 Crossroads Of Paper And Pain26 Chapter 26 The Web She Wove27 Chapter 27 paper Cuts And Power Plays28 Chapter 28 The Call That Changed Everything29 Chapter 29 The Blood That Unites And Severed30 Chapter 30 The Last Drink31 Chapter 31 The Burden Of Truth32 Chapter 32 A Birthday To Remember33 Chapter 33 Ruins Wrapped In Ribbons34 Chapter 34 Cracks In The Glass35 Chapter 35 Fissures In The Rearview36 Chapter 36 The World Was Silent37 Chapter 37 A Race Against Time38 Chapter 38 The Darkness Outside39 Chapter 39 The weight Of A Decision40 Chapter 40 Love, Loss And Sacrifice41 Chapter 41 The Price Of Devotion42 Chapter 42 A Matter Of Life And Death43 Chapter 43 Borrowed Time44 Chapter 44 The Space Between Decision45 Chapter 45 A Breath Away from Silence46 Chapter 46 Between Life And Death47 Chapter 47 The Successful Surgery48 Chapter 48 Unspoken Words49 Chapter 49 A Leap Of Faith50 Chapter 50 Echoes In The Hallway