A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 260:

Subconsciously, Belinda glanced upward, drawn by a sound above her. At the stairs connecting the ninth and tenth floors, Kaya, Cathy’s agent, leaned casually against the railing. With a mocking smile, she said, “Looks like the truth’s out. The troublemaker happens to be Mr. Cox’s ex-wife’s lover. His ex-wife? She’s just a simpleton from the countryside. What could she possibly know? I’m going to make sure that woman ends up behind bars soon enough. I bet Cathy would love that…”

Kaya’s smugness grew with each word. Shifting her stance, she continued to lean on the railing. But as she turned, a white figure caught her eye below. Though she couldn’t make out who it was, her instincts, honed by years on the job, kicked in. “We’ll pick this up later. We’ve got company.”

Belinda had hoped to listen in a bit longer, but Kaya’s warning was clear. She had been spotted. Without hesitation, she retreated to the eighth-floor corridor.

“You made it!”

In the corridor, Cyril burst forth, his face lit up with urgency. He grabbed Belinda, hustling her into a nearby room. “My client’s boyfriend has been cozying up to the director. He’s after her medical records… If you hadn’t shown up when you did, they would’ve found everything out!”

bed with a frown, staring at

for her treatment.

dawned on Belinda. “Her boyfriend is really

“Absolutely.”

heard that when they were younger, my client, Miss Scott, once saved his life. He promised then that

reaching the hospital room, the nurse began to check Belinda’s blood pressure and draw her blood. Her recent exertion, having climbed from the first to the eighth floor, combined with her frail health, made the process challenging. Wincing, she commented, “Miss Scott’s boyfriend treats her so well. Why would she

his hand dismissively. “This is all part of Miss

her brow, considering his words. Eventually, she conceded, realizing the logic in his

nurse completed the check-up, and