A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 384:

As she comforted her, Joyce continued, “I initially kept your identity from him to protect you, fearing he might seek retribution. Later, I hoped to gauge his true feelings. If he proved unworthy, he didn’t deserve to know you… It turns out, I was right.”

Belinda, tears blending with the rain, looked up at Joyce. “But he knows your name…”

“That’s irrelevant,” Joyce answered, smiling gently. “My stepfather holds significant influence. Kristopher wouldn’t dare cross him.”

Belinda bit her lip, tears flowing more freely as she held Joyce close.

The scene shifted once more, showing Madisyn, her cheeks streaked with tears. “Belinda, Joyce had an accident… She fell from a building and is now in a vegetative state. Let’s visit her one last time, shall we?”

Belinda’s eyes widened in horror. “Joyce—!”

that exclamation, she sat bolt upright in bed, soaked in sweat.

her awake, Fred, who had been seated by her bedside, rose swiftly. “Was it a

Fred’s face did she begin to calm her frayed nerves, realizing it had all been a dream. She took a deep breath, instinctively wiping

he could respond further, a voice echoed from the doorway. It

Belinda instinctively turned toward the sound. Marlene stood in the doorway, clad in comfortable loungewear, casually leaning against the frame with a teacup in hand. As she took a sip, her gaze settled on Belinda. “You’ve been asleep

Belinda was momentarily stunned.

Two days?

𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 ⧼gⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧽𝖈𝗈𝗆

phone from the bedside table to check the time.

days

widened as she glanced from Fred to Marlene

to the police car, I realized Madisyn’s extensive