A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 131:

“May I leave now?” Belinda asked, her voice echoing slightly in the spacious resuscitation room. She stretched, her movements graceful and deliberate, and walked with determined strides toward the door. As her fingers grazed the doorknob, rustling sounds from behind her halted her progress.

Turning slightly, she saw Cathy lying back down on the bed, swiftly covering her face with the oxygen mask.

Belinda let out a soft, mocking laugh, opened the door, and stepped into the corridor without hesitation.

Kristopher was there, seated directly opposite the door. He was frowning, his attention divided between the documents in his hand and the activity inside the room.

Upon seeing Belinda, he swiftly closed the file, set it aside, stood up, and approached her with concern etching his features. “How is it? Has Cathy’s mood stabilized?”

Belinda’s expression darkened. “You might want to see for yourself.” Her eyes briefly lingered on the smartphone in Kristopher’s grasp. “I’ve done what you asked. Now, I trust you’ll hold up your end of the deal.” She needed to witness Kristopher delete those compromising photos and their backups.

The privacy of her friend was at stake, and she would leave no room for error.

gaze. “I’ll deal with the photos once I’ve confirmed Cathy is okay,” he replied, his voice

how are

frail response. “Kristopher… I feel much improved. Miss Nelson

if needles

uploaded

not for Madisyn’s privacy. The thought of the photographs Kristopher held forced her to quell the rising

she turned and sat down on one of the two chairs by the entrance. Kristopher had occupied one earlier, and his documents lay

the feeling that everything Kristopher had touched still carried a trace of his presence. And she had never

walked over and picked up the document, intending to move it to the chair Kristopher

her grip, and the folder dropped

squatted down

she collected the papers, her eyes casually scanned the

on