Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

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In the past, Sofia never bothered to check her mother’s patient record. She had faith in Lawrence and Dr. Mulach, believing they had everything under control. Now, standing in the room with the door closed, a realization hit her like a ton of bricks–she had been wrong all along.

Her gaze locked onto her mother, lying there in a seemingly peaceful state. She could not help but wonder if she was actually at peace or if she was currently in pain. Sadly, she had no way of knowing this.

A sigh escaped her lips.

Determination then surged within Sofia as she approached the patient record. She knew the possibility of finding lies in those neatly written entries was high, but she couldn’t afford to take any chances.

With a racing heart, she grabbed her phone, fingers flying over the screen as she snapped pictures of the record. She swiftly sent the images to her personal email, securing a record of the potential falsehoods that had surrounded her mother’s care.

Sofia knew this room had no cameras, a detail Lawrence had insisted. upon. His nightly presence here had been no cause for concern–she had, after all, trusted him implicitly.

Then, Sofia took a small picture frame featuring a snapshot from their vacation in Bali a couple of years back. The photo was taken on her birthday. Illinois had been too cold then, so they decided to visit Bali for the winter.

Sofia’s mood darkened at the contrast between the vibrant memory and her mother’s current state. Her mother’s kind and beautiful smile seemed frozen in that frame. She immediately wondered if she could see that smile again.

Growing up, her mother had always been a pillar of strength and love.

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How could she let her mother fall into this helpless state? She bit her lower lip as she placed the frame carefully on the bedside table, ensuring it was angled toward her mother. The frame was golden, adorned with embossed. designs that her mother really liked.

Sofia was certain that no one would suspect this frame, as her mother liked to collect things like this. So, she especially chose this and placed a small, discreet camera on it. She wanted to capture the moments inside these. sterile walls.

sure to place it next to the frame with her mother and Lawrence’s

leave.

Father-” Sofia almost called the man by her name.

told me you are inside. I did not want to disturb your time with her.” Lawrence

any of his

immediately made a dramatic sigh. “I

“Everyone does…” Lawrence said.

“My birthday is coming.”

smart. So, she was quick to use her birthday for her emotions. Lawrence already knew that

M

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“Tell him that we are willing to pay for everything… if that is not enough…” Sofia let

abroad.”

already talked to him about it. He already recommended a few hospitals in Europe. I will let you know

she held back her tears. These tears are not. because of her mother but

am certain she will wake up

Sofia nodded.

Lawrence sighed. Obviously, he was talking about her birthday. “I

a Was +

her therapist since she was in high school! Now that she thought about it, she wondered if

Was it possible?

came from. If Lawrence knew about Sofia’s feelings toward her mother’s relationship with him,

alright?” Lawrence asked, concern laced in

busy with everything

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