Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption novel Chapter 414

Chapter 414: Coincidentally meeting

Davis swallowed hard and with a deep breath he got his racing heart together, he didn’t expect that even with the knowledge of Josh Anderson arrival that he did be stumped to see him.

"Mr. Anders?" he greeted, his voice calm and firm despite the storm raging within.

Josh brow furrowed as he looked up at the nameplate on the door to confirm if this was the address sent over by Julian.

He was certain he was at the right place. But with the young man before him, his thoughts raced with questions.

"Mr. Anders?" Davis called again, his tone sharper, snapping Josh out of his thoughts.

"Dave, how are you doing? Why are you here?" He fired all in one breath.

From that reaction, Davis quickly deduced that Julian had not told him anything about his marriage to Jessica.

Relief washed over him, perhaps it would be easier to handle the situation this way.

Perhaps... he could even exploit the relationship between them.

He stepped outside, closing the door firmly behind him. "My wife is in the ICU. She was in an accident."

"Your wife?" Josh repeated, stunned. "But..." He paused, glancing around the corridor. This was clearly the private ICU on the top floor, the only ICU here, guarded and secured.

Shaking his head, he pulled out his phone, ready to call Julian, but Davis’s words stopped him.

"Don’t call Julian. You’re not at the wrong place," Davis said.

Josh arched a brow, suspicion flickering in his gaze. "Not wrong?"

"Yes. Coincidentally, your daughter happens to be my wife," Davis explained.

Josh’s frame swayed slightly, his balance faltering. "Impossible," he muttered. His gaze searched Davis’s face for any sign of a lie but there was nothing. Only blank honesty.

"My daughter, your wife?" Josh asked, his voice a few decibels higher. He glanced around the corridor..

"How was that possible? Are you married? But you didn’t mention it last time you came."

Davis nodded. "Yes, with how brief my visit was. We couldn’t talk about it properly.".

"Then how did she...?" Josh began, but Davis pushed the ward door open and stepped inside before he could finish.

"Before I could return from the summit, the accident had already happened," Davis said, bitterness lacing his tone.

Josh followed Davis into the ward, his gaze scanning the various life support in the room and then it finally settled on the face of the lady sleeping peacefully.

Josh’s eyes reddened again, with shaky steps and breath, he walked over to the side of the bed.

His hand trembled as he slowly lifted it slowly and with the back of his palm, he felf her forehead.

Davis quietly left the ward, the door clicking shut to give Josh sometime to be with his long lost daughter.

"Slightly warm," he muttered more to himself.

"At least not cold, not dead. That’s is good That’s good." He murmured as he wiped his eyes.

On his way to Country Y, Josh’s heart had sunk with dread. Ever since the accident, he had pressed Julian countless times to arrange this meeting.

Yet Julian’s evasive responses had sown doubts. Perhaps, like Nora, he had come too late. Perhaps his daughter was already gone, hidden in a morgue, while Julian searched for an impostor to pacify him. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

But at this moment, he felt both grateful and relieved, she is still alive.

Settling down on the seat beside the bed, Josh sighed as he slowly took her hand in his.

"My little girl, you’ve suffered so much over the years," he whispered, voice breaking. "I’m sorry I found you late, but I promise I’ll do my best to atone for my wrongs."

His voice cracked. "Though I can never repay the price of what you endured, I hope you’ll give me the chance to care for you... to let me finally be the father I failed to be."

He spoke to Jessica for a long time, his words low and tender, pouring years of regret into the silence.Outside Jessica’s ward, Davis stood quietly by the door waiting patiently.

At intervals, he steps away to take important calls from his subordinates while he keeps track of the situation Ethan was handling outside.

An hour later, Josh finally emerged. His eyes were red, raw with emotion, contrasting sharply with the imposing aura that still clung to him.

Seeing Davis, his lips curled faintly. "Dave, let’s settle somewhere and talk. I need to understand what happened...and why that brat didn’t give me a clear report."

Davis nodded, though unease gnawed at his chest. He prayed Josh wouldn’t bring up the matter he dreaded. But Josh’s next words stunned him.

"Before my coming here, I had already made the decision of taking my daughter back because if her husband can’t protect then I doubt if he was worthy of her."

"I’m..." Davis began, but Josh cut him off with a shake of his head.

"Since it’s you, I’ll give you a chance to prove yourself. And I’m quite sure you will."

Davis replied with a faint smile of relief but Josh’s next sentence made his breath caught.

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