Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2296

Tyler was on the phone with his team when he got the news about Athena fainting. He dropped everything and rushed to the hospital without a second thought.

Athena's cheeks were flushed, and she was burning up with a fever.

Tyler sat by her bedside, clutching her hand in his, kissing it over and over, hoping she'd feel his presence.

But Athena was oblivious to it all. The doctor had said her fever had spiked to 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and if it didn't come down soon, it could affect her brain.

Tyler was both furious and scared. Wasn't she the one who insisted on going cliff diving, saying it was no big deal? And now, who was the one lying helpless in the hospital bed?

Athena had a knack for getting herself into trouble, and Tyler couldn't help but worry about her all the time.

The doctors tried every method to lower her fever, but nothing seemed to work. Athena appeared to be trapped in a nightmare, murmuring incoherently, and no one could decipher the contents of her dreams.

Tyler spent his days by her bed, calling her name, sharing funny stories, but the fever refused to break. Eventually, the doctors told him to prepare for the worst.

Tyler's anger erupted. He trashed the room, yelling at the doctors.

"What kind of preparation are you talking about?! Are you saying she might die? It's just a fever! Get me the best doctor you have!"

After his outburst, he collapsed back into the chair, clutching Athena's hand once more.

"Athena, you have to wake up! You can't leave me, wake up!"

The hospital staff, worried that Tyler would cause more trouble, called Ian.

Ian arrived quickly, with Fitch in tow.

By the time they got there, Tyler was quiet, a shadow of his former self, sitting on the floor looking disheveled and defeated.

Tyler felt like his whole world was spinning. Why did he have to fall for such a woman, one who tormented him so much?

Two days after he left, Athena woke up. The hospital called Tyler to say her fever had broken.

Tyler didn't feel sad because he knew his words had finally reached her.

Athena had lost a lot of weight. In her dreams, she saw Marlon hadn't died. She dreamt he was saved, and she repeatedly tried to kill him, but Marlon was elusive, always managing to survive.

That afternoon, she visited where she grew up. Her madness had a reason; she knew it too well. Maggie's words at the church had pushed her over the edge. Maggie had said Kerwin's ashes were fed to dogs, that Kerwin's father had sold them.

Before Maggie's cruel words, Athena hadn't thought seriously about her revenge.

Maggie's cruelty extinguished her last bit of restraint, making her willing to sacrifice everything, even if it meant playing along with Marlon. Nothing mattered anymore.