A Surprise Call After Divorce Changed Everything in a Hospital Room

I never expected to hear Ethan’s voice again. Yet there I was, lying in a quiet hospital room, my newborn daughter sleeping peacefully beside me, when my phone lit up with his name. My heart paused, but curiosity pushed me to answer.

His tone was oddly cheerful as he told me he was getting married and wanted to “politely” extend an invitation. I couldn’t help laughing at the timing. I reminded him I had just given birth and wouldn’t be attending anything anytime soon.

He fell silent for a moment before ending the call. As I set the phone down, old memories flooded in — not of anger, but of disappointment. Our marriage hadn’t ended because love vanished; it ended because our priorities no longer matched.

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