Scarlett POV I’d slept terribly the night before. When I got up, I felt so exhausted that the thought of going to work made me want to crawl straight back into bed. In the end, I took the morning off. Normally, Ryan would respond to my messages fairly quickly. This time I heard nothing back. My message seemed to have disappeared into a black hole. I’d barely eaten breakfast when my ex-husband opened his mouth again. The moment he mentioned the hospital and the care facility, a chill ran down my spine. I turned to him, my expression changing instantly. “Did you have someone investigate me?” “I’m not saying I was right to do it, but I wasn’t trying to upset you,” Jaxen explained. “You came home last night in such a bad mood. I asked you what was wrong, and you wouldn’t t

