Troy had barely escaped death. The doctor told us his heart had slowed to a dangerously low rate, and if an ambulance had arrived just a few minutes later, he wouldn’t have made it. I wasn’t sure how I felt.
This was the man who had walked out on me after 36 years. And yet, when I saw him lying there, pale and weak in that hospital bed, I felt something stir in my chest, something deeper than anger. Love?
Maybe. When we entered his room, Troy’s eyes widened in shock. He looked at me, then at our children standing beside me, and his expression shifted from surprise to something heavier.
Guilt. Shame. His voice cracked as he spoke.
“I… I owe you all an apology.”
Tears welled in his eyes. My children stayed silent, their faces unreadable. He looked at me directly.
“You saved my life.”
I exhaled slowly. “Yes, I did.”
In that moment, despite everything, we embraced like a family again. My children wrapped their arms around their father, and for a brief second, it felt like the past 36 years weren’t shattered beyond repair.
Then Troy explained what had happened. “When I woke up this morning, Alicia was sitting beside me, acting all… loving and concerned,” he said bitterly. “I thought she had called 911.”
He clenched his jaw.
“Then the doctor came in. And he told me the truth.”
His voice dropped to a whisper. “It was you.”
Troy’s face darkened as he recounted what the doctor had told him.
“They ran some tests, and asked about my exercise routine…the one Alicia put me on.” He exhaled sharply, shaking his head. “And then… they told me the truth.”
I held my breath. “The workout plan she gave me was killing me.”
A stunned silence filled the room.
My children exchanged horrified glances. “The doctor said my heart couldn’t handle the strain,” Troy continued, his voice laced with anger. “At first, I thought I was just out of shape, that I needed to push through.
But instead of getting stronger, I was getting weaker. And last night…” He swallowed hard. “My heart couldn’t take it anymore.”
I suddenly remembered how Alicia had slapped my phone away and screamed at me to leave.
The pieces clicked together like a sinister puzzle. She wanted this to happen. Troy let out a bitter laugh.
“I guess all she wanted was my money.” He ran a hand over his face, exhausted. “After I rewrote my will to include her, she handed me that insane workout plan. I thought she was helping me get healthier.” He let out a hollow chuckle.
“But instead, she nearly killed me.”
I folded my arms. “And now you see her for who she really is.”
Troy’s gaze met mine, filled with regret. “I was a fool,” he admitted.
Then, taking a deep breath, he reached for my hand. “I’m so sorry, darling. I don’t deserve it, but… how can I make amends?
Will you agree to be my wife again?”
I tilted my head, pretending to think. “Only if you remove Alicia from your will and stop training with her.”
His face lit up. “Done.
I promise!”
And so, the smartwatch I had given him for our anniversary didn’t just save his life. It saved our marriage. 🤔🤔🤔
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