After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Rina narrowed her eyes. "Are you threatening me?"

Aveline shook her head. "Isn't it you, Miss Johnson, who does the threatening?"

Rina let out a cold laugh. "Do you really think this will make me afraid of you?"

She stepped closer to Aveline, her eyes filled with open disdain. "Taking you down would be as easy as squashing a bug. So go ahead, wait for your end, you wretch."

With that, she turned and marched off, her bodyguards trailing behind her in a show of force.

The other patients and their families in the hospital continued to peek out from their rooms, watching the spectacle unfold.

"Mom, Mom!" Sidney's urgent voice suddenly broke through the tension.

Aveline's expression shifted, and she rushed over, only to find Sidney's mother unconscious in the hospital room.

"Doctor! Doctor!"

Sidney's mother was rushed into the emergency room.

Sidney stood by the door, his posture slumped, his face noticeably paler than before.

stayed beside him, offering comfort.

he said,

friends, no need

her, something unspoken flickering in his eyes.

Aveline cut him off, "Just remember, you'll need to work hard to pay

managed a small smile, the dark cloud over his heart lifting slightly.

much. Everything's taken care of now. Just focus on helping your mom recover and keep working

nodded, his gaze lingering on her

a

severe heart attack that nearly claimed her life. It took

back in her hospital room, she had regained consciousness, but her face was pale, and she looked incredibly weak. She reached out a trembling hand, trying to grasp

now. Just focus on resting

with gratitude. "Aveline,

need to thank me. I'm Sidney's friend; this is

you should rest now. It's getting late.

reluctantly letting go of

the room, Aveline turned to Sidney. "You don't need to see me

her intently and, without warning, pulled

and instinctively tried