The Ex - Wife's Mega Comeback

"Mom, if Dad and Aunt Sienna get married, can I live with them?" The question pierced Cassie's heart like a blade.

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"Good night, Mommy. I love you," six-year-old Rose whispered, her small arms looping around Cassie's neck. The little girl's curls brushed against her mother's cheek as Cassie tucked the blanket gently around her.

Cassie smiled, warmth flooding her chest. "I love you more, honey. I always have, and I always will."

Rose smiled sleepily, but then her expression turned thoughtful. "Mommy... does Daddy love you too?"

Cassie froze for a second. That question was a dagger she wasn't prepared for. She forced a gentle smile and brushed her daughter's hair from her face. "Of course he does, sweetheart. He just... works a lot. He's busy."

Rose opened her mouth as if to say something, then hesitated. "But-"

"But what?" Cassie asked softly.

"Daddy said I shouldn't tell," Rose murmured, turning to her side. Within seconds, her breathing evened out into the quiet rhythm of sleep.

Cassie lingered beside her for a moment, staring at her daughter's peaceful face. So innocent. So unaware. The ache in her chest spread slowly until it became hard to breathe.

Her phone buzzed on the nightstand, breaking the silence. A strange number flashed on the screen. Normally, she wouldn't answer, not this late, but something in her gut told her to pick up.

"Hello?" she said cautiously.

"Cassia Munroe," a woman's voice replied, calm but cutting, "are you aware that Sienna Vale has been out of a coma for three months now?"

Cassie staggered, her hand trembling as she gripped the phone. Her voice cracked. "No. Sienna is still in a coma. And my name is Cassie, not Cassia. You have the wrong number."

"Cassia," the voice repeated, calm and deliberate, "your best friend has been out of a coma for three months. And your husband is planning to divorce you and marry her."

The air in the room thickened. Cassie let out a short, disbelieving laugh. "No, that's not possible."

Sienna was AS, and so was her husband. That was one of the reasons they couldn't get married, aside from the fact that she always loved her husband, Frederick Jones.

They were childhood friends because his parents took in Cassie when her parents died and Frederick always treated her like a sister, ignoring her feelings for him when she turned eighteen.

His parents tried to play the matchmaker but it didn't work because Frederick was in love with Cassie's best friend, Sienna.

Not until a week before their wedding when Frederick found out about their sickle status - AS. As hard as it was, he still wanted to marry Sienna but she refused.

For reasons never known to Cassie, Frederick had proposed to her and they got married in the event that was meant to be his and Sienna.

Things were fine in the beginning but after Sienna's accident a few months after the wedding, everything changed. Frederick turned cold and distant.