Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

486 She’s Okay

(Cass)

I pace the estate office, Viktor's phone pressed tightly to my ear. Viktor leans against the desk, his arms crossed, the picture of calm professionalism.

Good. I want to ignore the way he held me earlier, like I actually mattered to him.

He's trained to say the right things to defuse situations. That's all it was.

Jayden picks up, his voice tense but steady. "Cass. She's okay. I mean, she's in an induced coma for a few days but she's okay."

"Thank God!" I say, my voice cracking. I can't stop the tremble in my hands. "Are you with her still?"

"Yes," he says, and I let out a shaky breath. "The head wound is under control, the coma is to wait for the swelling and her blood pressure to go down. But she is going to get through this." "What about the baby?"

"No," he cuts me off sharply. "Just positive talk. She's strong. They both are."

His voice softens, and I realize how much he's struggling to hold it together. It's so unlike him to sound vulnerable.

"I'm coming home..."

"Wait, you can tell her. I'll put you on speaker. I need the bathroom anyway."

"Too much information, Jayden."

on speaker. I know she'd want

I say, swallowing hard. "It's me. Cass. You scared the hell out of me, you know that? But I'm not mad. Okay, I

to

and I are leaving as soon as this dinner is over tomorrow night. I can tell you

Hah! You're going to hate that. But too bad. I'm going back to my old workplace too, I think they all

Jayden says again, his voice steady. "The kids are coming tomorrow. I think having them

good. The kids will keep her entertained. Careful though, you might wake up with permanent marker eyebrows and a moustache." I give a small laugh. Jayden speaks again. "Cass... thank you for acting so fast. You and Viktor. The doctors said getting to her early

but I blink them away. "Of course.

and the raw emotion in his voice nearly

soon. Take care of her until I get

"Bye."

is running smoothly at Nexus Global. I'll update more

He disconnects the call.

get some sleep," Viktor says,

my emotions boiling over. "Stop it. Stop running my life. Sure you were nice to me just now, I get

narrow slightly, but he doesn't react otherwise. "You're upset.

"I know what this is. You're trained to handle difficult people like me. To say the right things, to make us

slightly, a muscle ticking in his jaw.

I cross my

says, his tone suddenly brisk. "Just