The CEO's Secret Son and His Doctor Wife

The CEO's Secret Son and His Doctor Wife

Elizabeth

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My husband's secret life walked into my office on my first day as Chief Resident: a four-year-old boy with his father's eyes and a rare hereditary allergy that I knew all too well. Emilio, the man I married, the brilliant rival who swore he couldn't live without me, had another family. At his company's anniversary gala, his son publicly called me a bad woman trying to steal his daddy. When I took a step toward the child, Emilio shoved me to the ground to protect him. I hit my head, and as the life of our unborn child bled out of me, he walked away without a second glance. He never visited me in the hospital. He left me to deal with the loss of our baby alone. That's when I knew the man I loved was truly gone, and our five years of marriage had been a lie. His mistress tried to finish the job, pushing me off a cliff into the sea. But I survived. And as the world mourned the death of Elana Thomas, I boarded a plane to Zurich, ready to begin my new life.

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On her first day as Chief Resident, Elana's husband's secret life – a four-year-old boy with his father's dark eyes and a rare, hereditary allergy she knew all too well – walked into her office. His mother, Hayden Cleveland, was a vision of curated perfection, from her designer handbag to her worried-but-composed expression.

As Elana took the boy's history, the cold, distant alarm bell in her mind grew louder with every familiar detail.

"And the father's information?" Elana asked, keeping her voice steady as she gestured to the patient intake form.

Hayden picked up the pen, her manicured nails clicking against the plastic. She wrote down a name, then slid the clipboard back across the desk. Elana's eyes dropped to the paper.

Emilio Thomas.

The world tilted on its axis. It had to be a coincidence. It had to be.

Hayden watched her, a flicker of something unreadable-amusement? pity?-in her eyes. "His father loves him dearly," she said, her tone dripping with a saccharine sweetness that made Elana's skin crawl. "But he's so busy with work. Always traveling for business. I just wish I could give my son a complete home, you know?"

The implication was a poisoned dart, aimed directly at Elana's heart. Before she could formulate a response, Hayden's phone buzzed. She answered, her voice dropping to an intimate murmur.

"Hey, honey. Yeah, we're just finishing up."

The voice on the other end was faint, distorted by the phone, but Elana would have recognized it anywhere. It was Emilio.

A wave of nausea washed over her. Her fingers, numb and clumsy, flew across her own phone's screen, sending a text to her husband.

What are you up to?

His reply came back almost instantly.

Stuck in a huge project meeting, baby. Our dinner might be late. I'll make it up to you, I promise. I love you.

The phone in Hayden's hand buzzed again. She smiled, a secret, satisfied little smile, and hung up. "He's on his way to pick us up," she announced brightly.

Elana felt like she was moving through water. She finished the consultation on autopilot, her professionalism a thin shield against the shattering of her world. She prescribed the necessary medication, gave Hayden instructions, and watched them leave.

From her office window, she saw it all. Emilio's familiar car pulling up to the curb. She watched him get out, not with the weary posture of a man leaving a stressful meeting, but with the easy, relaxed smile of a man coming home. He swung Leo up into his arms, his movements practiced and sure. He kissed Hayden, a brief, familiar peck on the cheek. They looked like a family. A perfect, happy family.

A young nurse, sorting files beside her, sighed wistfully. "Wow. Look at them. That guy is such a great husband and dad."

The innocent comment was the final, crushing blow. A family? Then what was she?

Her mind flashed back through five years of marriage. All those "fixed weekly business trips." The "late-night emergencies at the office." The time she'd been doubled over with stomach cramps, and he'd been unreachable, supposedly on a flight. He had been with them. All this time, he had been with them.

She remembered their anniversary a few months ago. "I think I'm ready," she'd whispered to him in bed. "Let's have a baby." He'd gone quiet, running a hand through his hair. "Not yet, Elana," he'd said, his voice gentle. "The company's at a critical stage. Just give me another year." She had believed him.

She remembered med school, where he'd been her fiercest rival and most ardent admirer. He'd brought her soup during grueling 24-hour shifts, stayed by her side when she'd collapsed from exhaustion, and proposed in the stark, sterile quiet of the on-call room, vowing he couldn't imagine a life without her. It had all felt so real.

Her phone rang, shattering the memories. It was him. His name glowed on the screen, a symbol of a love that was now a monstrous lie.

She answered, her hand trembling.

"Hey, how was the first day at the new job?" His voice was warm, the same loving tone he always used with her.

In the background, she heard it clearly. Leo's voice yelling, "Daddy!" followed by Hayden's soft laughter.

"I'm at a dinner with the project team," he said smoothly. "It's a bit loud. I miss you."

"Daddy!" Leo's voice cried out again, closer this time.

Emilio's tone shifted, a note of panic creeping in. "It's just... the kid of one of my colleagues." He hung up abruptly.

Through the window, she watched him scoop the boy into his arms, kissing his forehead, his expression a perfect portrait of fatherly devotion. It was a look she had never seen before. A look that was never meant for her.

Her heart didn't just break; it turned to stone. She didn't call her best friend. She didn't call a lawyer. She pulled up the contact for the director of a prestigious medical research fellowship in Zurich. It was a six-month, fully immersive program she had deferred to stay with Emilio.

Her voice was eerily calm when the director answered. "I'd like to accept the position," she said. "I can leave immediately."

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