Chapter 88


    She had Alzheimer’s,” the man admitted his words apanied with a heavy sigh.


    The weight of the words settled over Ethan, and he felt a mixture of relief and sorrow. Naomi had died


    giving to the natural course of her illness; there was no sinister undercurrent to her passing.


    “As it progressed, we tried to manage it, but it got even worse,” the man continued, a pause


    entuating the gravity of the situation.


    “Is there an issue?” he inquired, his gaze scrutinizing and searching Ethan.


    “I met her some days ago, she said something that left me puzzled.” Ethan stated leaving out some


    details.


    The man, sighed as he delved into theplexities of Naomi’s condition. “Knowing her, with how her


    health was, I don’t think you should take anything she said seriously,” he admitted, a small chuckle


    escaping him.


    “She was such a bright and loving person, but as she aged, she tended to have difficulties continuing


    with conversations and mixed up details,”


    As he spoke, the man’s eyes held a poignant mixture of fondness and sorrow.


    Recalling the conversation Ethan had had with her the previous night, he grappled with the realization


    that the man wasn’t wrong. It had indeed been a little difficult to engage in aplete conversation


    with Naomi. Her thoughts were all over the ce, she kept trailing off and getting distracted.


    “She even had difficulty recognizing people, sometimes she mixed up her grandkids as well,” the man


    added, chuckling lightly.


    Ethan’s expression changed. The man noticing his expression asked; “Did she say something really


    wrong?” the man inquired, concern etched in the lines of his face.


    “I said it was a bad idea letting her go to the pack’s reunion, representing our pack that someone else


    should. But the pack insisted she goes; she loved meeting other packs, and it was a form ofst


    respect before she retiredpletely,” the man exined.


    “I’m sorry, Alpha, if she has said something odd,” he added apologetically.


    “It’s fine,” Ethan replied with a sigh, aplex mix of relief and guilt settling over him. The weight of


    realization pressed upon him – he couldn’t believe he had outrightly used his wife. A sense of


    incredulity washed over him, and he began to feel the weight of his own irrational suspicions. ‘What


    was I even thinking?‘ he wondered


    Naomi had clearly mistaken Be for someone else, and he had called her out in that manner. The


    vivid image of Be standing in the rain, watching him drive away, shed through his mind like an


    unwee rey. The tendrils of guilt tightened.


    He had wronged and hurt Be badly. He rushed home immediately.


    It was hightfall when Ethan arrived home.


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    Ethan found Be in her bedroom, sitting on the bed.


    “Be,” he called gently, the words punctuating the room’s quietude. She turned away from him. “I’m


    sorry. I didn’t believe you. I was wrong,” he admitted, the weight of remorse tinging his voice. She


    shook her head, a small sad smile ying on her l*ps,


    “I can’t believe you, Ethan. What if she had died in an ident? Would you have used ine of it?!”


    she thundered, her words echoing through the room like a tempest.


    “I’m sorry, I really am. I lost my mind for a while. I couldn’t figure out some things about you. It seemed


    like you were hiding something, and after what happened, I just…” Ethan trailed off, the admission


    hanging in the air like.


    “You just what?” Be asked, her frown deepening as she sat up, anxiousness shed through her


    eyes but she concealed it well.


    She had meticulously covered her tracks, hadn’t she? Why was he being this suspicious, what had he


    heard, what does he know?‘ she wondered her frown deepening.


    “You don’t believe me, you never have,” Be stated, her words resonating with a hint of resignation.


    The gap of his suspicion between them loomedrge, and it was evident to Be that Ethan was


    beginning to see through her facade, she knew she had to put on a convincing act, one that would


    divert his attention entirely.


    Ethan sighed in a resigned manner.


    “I had questions. I barely know anything about your past,” Ethan stated defensively, a hint of frustration


    creeping into his voice.


    “Then I met someone who seemed to know about you. It just seemed like you were hiding something,”


    he exined.


    “Just what do you see me as?” Be asked, a bitter chuckle punctuating her words with a painful


    undertone.


    She needed to end this conversation now, taking a dramatic turn she yelled; “Maybe this was all a


    mistake, you finding me. I should have just let you be with your ex–wife!” she yelled.


    In the aftermath of her outburst, she stood up abruptly, leaving the room.


    As Be paced around the hall, a swirl of thoughts enveloped her. This was bad, really bad. Calming


    herself she clung to the hope that, with time, everything would be resolved, Ethan’s suspicion would


    died down naturally after now.


    Ethan would no doubt be feeling guilty about what had happened, and she could use it to her


    advantage for a while.


    Ethan sat in his office dayster partially distracted.


    “There’s been nothing out of the ordinary about Mrs Be.” The report came to him. After what had


    happened he was expecting that report. He was only being paranoid.


    He sighed rxing back into his chair.


    That had to exin it.


    It had been a while since he visited the hospital, unable to concentrate at work he stood up deciding to


    head there instead.


    Alone and unapanied by his assistant, Ethan made his way to the hospital ward. As he


    approached the entrance of the ward the door opened, and Hazel emerged, also on her way out. The


    unexpected encounter caught her by surprise.


    “Ethan?” Hazel’s gaze met his, a mix of curiosity and unease etched across her face. “Hi,” he greeted


    her with a small smile, though the atmosphere remained tinged with an unspoken tension.


    “Ethan, why are you here?” she asked, she looked ufortable with his presence.


    Ethan’s brows furrowed.


    haven’t seen the kids in a while now, and I was wondering how Daisy was… Etlian exined, his words


    trailing off. A murmur drew his attention


    There was someone else inside. A male voice echoed, weaving through the hushed atmosphere. Is


    someone there?” Ethan asked stepping in.


    Midway into the room, his steps faltered. A man stood there, holding a giggling Liam. Ethan felt a chill


    run down his spine. His grip on the things in his arms tightened unconsciously, his frown deepening as


    he recognized the man.