The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 240

She barely made it back to her hospital room before everything went black.

It wasn’t until she heard Matthew’s voice, faint and distant, that she finally let herself relax. Matthew was back. With him here, there was no way anyone could pin Mr. Ratcliff’s death on Reese. Only then did she feel safe enough to breathe again.

“Auntie, I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean what I said,” Annie sniffled, tears as big as raindrops rolling down her cheeks. “Will you forgive me, please?”

The second Reese saw Annie, all the coldness on her face melted away. Now, Annie was sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath, and Reese’s heart just broke.

She hurried over, scooped Annie up, and kissed her cheek. “Shh, don’t cry. I’m not mad at you.”

Back at the hospital that day, Reese had stormed out in anger, not even realizing she’d left Annie behind until she got home to BlackOak. She’d meant to go back after work, but before her shift was even over, the police showed up and took her away. After that, everything just spiraled one thing after another, and she barely had a second to think, let alone check on Annie.

“It’s my fault for being so busy and forgetting about you. You shouldn’t blame yourself, sweetheart.”

“But… but you looked so scary just now,” Annie hiccuped, her voice barely above a whisper.

“That was about something else, not you,” Reese promised, giving Matthew a quick look, hoping he’d help out.

Matthew rubbed his nose, his eyes lingering on Reese for a moment before he gently took Annie from her. He pulled a tissue from his pocket and wiped away her tears.

“No more crying, okay? Didn’t we come here to apologize to Auntie and invite her to dinner?”

That reminded Annie, and she looked up at Reese with hopeful eyes. “Auntie, you haven’t had dinner yet, right? Daddy and I made a bunch of yummy food. Will you come eat with us?”

Reese smiled, tapping Annie’s nose. “Of course I will.”

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