A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 97:

As soon as Belinda and Fred reached her apartment building, her phone began to buzz. It was Marlene calling.

Sensing urgency, Belinda picked up immediately.

“Belinda,” Marlene began, her voice laced with hesitation. “Remember the patient who wanted to use the same medicine as yours?”

Belinda, her eyebrows arching in recognition, responded, “Yes, what about her?”

“Well…” Marlene’s voice trailed off as she observed a woman leaning on a tall man’s arm, engaged in conversation with another doctor a distance away. Distractedly, Marlene wiped away some sweat from her forehead before continuing, “She… she showed up at the hospital today, insisting she needed to see you.”

“But I’m tied up with something critical at the moment,” Belinda replied, clearly distracted.

There was a pause before Marlene said again, “But…”

“Dr. Reid,” Belinda interrupted, aware that this woman had considerable influence and was someone Marlene couldn’t risk provoking. “Tell her I can’t find my son and I’m currently with the police. I don’t have the time. We can reschedule for another day, or her lawyer can contact me. She mentioned getting a lawyer, didn’t she?”

Marlene exhaled deeply, indicating her reluctance to press further, and replied, “Alright, I’ll let her know.”

entirely sure if Marlene grasped the full extent of her request. Finally, Marlene reassured her, “Don’t worry.

you.” In a peculiar way, Fluffy truly was her

the call, she turned to address Fred, who stood vigil by her side. “Let’s get

stories are on

was casually leaning against a

his features into sharp relief, accentuating his

at Belinda with a grin and remarked, “You’re quite the convincing liar,

I’d rather avoid. Is it so

mean

lying is an option, why didn’t you invent a new

toward the apartment building.

up to her. “What

a scoff, Belinda didn’t slow her

and a half years earlier, upon waking from a deep sleep, his first words

with it over time. Had their roles been reversed, she wasn’t sure she could accept someone who had coerced her into marriage and then cared for her every day, especially during the months she

span of six months, every day, she tenderly cared for him—bathing