Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 398

She studied me, her eyes dropping to my legs. ‘Your leg… can you really not stand anymore?”

“That’s not important.”

“But if the doctors said –

‘I’m fine like this.” I leaned back, deliberately casual.

She bit her lip. “If you could stand, you should go through rehabilitation. For your future.”

I smiled bitterly to myself. When you lose what matters most, nothing else makes a difference. Standing or sitting in this chair – what’s the point?

Future? Without her, my life was stagnant water. The only thing that still gave me purpose was making sure she was okay. If she found happiness without me, that would be enough – even if I ended up as nothing.

“Go,” I said. “They’re waiting.”

She walked away, and I watched until she disappeared around the corner.

Audrey’s POV

I caught up with William just as Thalia and Olivia rushed to his side, suddenly all concern.

“Grandfather!” they cried, grabbing his arms. “Are you alright?”

expression remained cold. “You really care about

glared at me. “If anything happens to

with Mrs. Knox?” William

William continued. “You’re concerned I might survive and delay your inheritance

what are you saying? We’re worried

William laughed humorlessly. “I heard you fighting over

with adult children, pretending sophistication in public. Yet here you are, fighting like children in a hospital. Have you no

the silence.

you’re confused from your

Elizabeth. “Mother and aunt have always been devoted to you. They were

She smiled. “Right?”

were upset, not arguing. We’d never wish for your

wheelchair. “Your money is yours to give as

We won’t interfere with

an emperor surveying his court. “So my money is mine to

and Elizabeth exchanged glances

to hear,” William said with

your grandfather a massage. Don’t just stand there while Thalia

work!”

forward as Rebecca practically threw her behind William’s