After my death, my husband who had wanted to divorce went insane. novel Chapter 22

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The next day, my mother rose early. It was surgery day, and she couldn’t hide her unease. Tanner noticed her worry and gently told her to rest easy.

When the time came, my mother was wheeled in. Just before entering, she instinctively grabbed Tanner’s hand. He glanced at the nearby doctors, and one of them gave a firm nod.

The surgery was expected to take five to six hours. Though Tanner had studied it for years, he still feared something might go wrong. To calm his nerves, he headed to a flower shop and bought her favorite sunflowers.

On the way back, he ran straight into Gaten.

“Well, it isn’t Dr. Timberlake? How have you been lately?”

Tanner said nothing, brushing past him with the flowers in hand. He waited outside the operating room, only to find Gaten trailing behind.

‘Tell me, you followed us abroad, what exactly are you after?” Tanner asked slowly.

‘Nothing much. Debts should be paid; it’s heaven’s law. Annie, that vicious woman, ruined my daughter’s wedding and caused Demi to miscarry. Naturally, I want an explanation,” Gaten sai smugly.

Tanner sneered. “Forget it. Someone as filthy as you, Annie, doesn’t even want to lay eyes or you. That fire had nothing to do with her. I suggest you leave and never show yourself in front o her again.”

Gaten froze. He hadn’t expected the usually refined and polite Tanner to speak so harshly for

Annie’s sake.

His temper had always been foul; he used to hit my mother at home for no reason. Back then, I was still young, and she had to endure it all for me. Now, seeing Tanner stand up to him only made him want to lash out again.

But Tanner shoved him back without flinching.

‘I don’t repeat myself,” Tanner said calmly as he adjusted his glasses.

Seeing himself humiliated, Gaten lunged again, but a tall security guard nearby shouted at him sharply, and he finally backed off.

‘What’s your relationship with Annie? Who are you to speak for her?” Gaten said with scorn. ‘When she comes out, I’ll ask her myself.”

Tanner said nothing more, only stating that my mother’s chronic illness had worsened because of Gaten, and it was only now that she was finally undergoing surgery.

As night fell, the light outside the operating room switched off, and my mother was wheeled out. Tanner and the chief surgeon exchanged a glance, both nodding in relief, and Tanner finally let out a long breath.

He looked at her with deep affection.

“Annie, these are your favorite sunflowers.”

He gently placed the bouquet in her arms.

She was soon transferred to a regular ward to recover. When she finally noticed Gaten standing nearby, her eyes filled with disdain.

She slept through the night, and by morning, a warm, nourishing breakfast had already been set out for her, along with the medication she needed, everything prepared ahead of time.

“I’m not sure if the food here suits your taste.”

Tanner brought over the breakfast he had personally made that morning and fed her carefully. bite by bite.

She chewed slowly, then gave a satisfied nod. The surgical report beside her showed that everything had gone well; the operation was a success.

“There’s an uninvited guest. If you don’t want to see him, I can…”

Before Tanner could finish, Gaten kicked the door open and swaggered in.

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