Chapter 1
The day I heard my husband’s first love’s child call him “Daddy,” I signed the divorce papers.
Three months ago, I quietly submitted my transfer request to Portland Hospital.
One month ago, I mailed the divorce documents to Jaxson Hamilton’s office.
Three days ago, I packed my things and walked out of our six–year marriage without looking back.
And today, standing in the courthouse, I finally felt free.
I had been a fool–believing that time would make Jaxson see me, love me, remember us. But the moment that little boy looked up at him with
adoring eyes and called him Daddy, the last thread of hope inside me snapped.
I wasn’t just his wife. I the
obstacle–the unwanted third in his perfect little family reunion with her.
So I did what I should have done years ago.
I let him go.
Or so I thought.
Because the moment Jaxson realized I was truly gone, the man who had spent six years pretending I didn’t exist lost his damn mind..
He stormed into the hospital where I worked, his usually composed face twisted in fury, and demanded to know where I was.
When the staff hesitated, he slammed his hands on the reception desk and growled, “Tell Charlotte Sutton to come home.”
But I was already gone.
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And the world finally saw the truth–the untouchable, ruthless Jaxson Hamilton wasn’t chasing after his so–called “unforgettable love.”
No.
He was on live television, his voice raw, his eyes red, pleading into the cameras like a man possessed.
“I never cheated. There is no other woman. No child. There’s only her–Charlotte. And I will tear this city apart to get her back.”
(Three Months Earlier)
The hospital director, David Jefferson, held my transfer application and looked at me in astonishment.
“Lottie, are you certain about transferring to Portland Hospital?”
My lashes fluttered as I smiled faintly, my expression tinged with sorrow.
“I’ve made up my mind.”
Seeing my determination, David sighed and signed the paperwork.
As I left the director’s office, I ran into Jaxson and Caroline Warren–in a white coat, with a little boy.
I paused in my tracks.
The scene before me could have been a perfect family portrait.
Caroline walked beside Jaxson, the boy beaming as he held both their hands.
The sight pierced my heart
Jaxson’s patience and tenderness toward them were things I’d never experienced.
I knew he hated me.
Caroline had been Jaxson’s first love.
I only learned they’d broken up after 1 married Jaxson–through a deal with his grandmother
To Jaxson, I was the scheming woman who’d stolen him away.
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He never knew the truth that I’d met him long before Caroline, though he didn’t remember.
I’d believed marriage would make him recall our past and win his heart.
But I was completely wrong.
He despised me.
How could love grow from hatred?
For six years, he’d claimed to be single in public, pretending not to know me.
The proof was undeniable.
“Dr. Sutton?” Caroline greeted me.
Jaxson frowned, his gaze sharp as if warning me against revealing our relationship.
The distance in his eyes sent a pang through my heart, but I maintained my composure.
“Ms. Warren. Mr. Hamilton.”
Jaxson had recently become an investor in Boston Medical Center.
I knew he hadn’t done it for me, but for Caroline.
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Caroline’s return from abroad, her immediate joining of the hospital, and her appointment as head of surgery made his motives clear.
Everyone in the hospital knew she had Jaxson’s backing, and the recent rumors that he was Caroline’s boyfriend had never been addressed by
him.
Caroline looped her arm through Jaxson’s.
“No need for formalities, Dr. Sutton. At the hospital, you’re a veteran, and I still have a lot to learn from you.”
Before I could respond, the boy tugged at Jaxson.
“Daddy, I’m tired. Carry me? Can you hold me?”
My expression dramatically changed at the term “Dad“.
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