Chapter 3The Delivery Room Departure

When I was transported to Ethan's side, he wasn't at the hospital.

He was at our house.

I watched him rush into his study and unlock the built-in wall safe.

The safe had two shelves, both packed with corporate documents.

He crouched down, reaching past the mountains of files on the bottom shelf, and pulled out a small, black velvet ring box.

Inside was a silver ring.

It was the ring Chloe gave him back in college.

He had been hiding it from me this entire time.

Ethan hastily pulled off his wedding band and tossed it carelessly onto the floor.

He delicately picked up the silver ring.

It was a little dusty, so he pulled a handkerchief from his suit pocket and carefully polished it.

He blew on it softly.

Then, he slipped it onto his ring finger with a look of deep satisfaction.

He stared at his hand, a look of profound emotion crossing his normally stoic face as he smiled.

It was as if he was silently declaring:

Chloe and I are married.