Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

Chapter 56

Apparently, that is not even important. Whoever it was that he was hiding from was not someone she should know. While Sofia had many assumptions, she also knew that Hugo would not verify anything

o she chose to close her mouth and focus on the treatment. Sot eyed the large testing machine in front of her. Hugo had mentioned some fancy names earlier, but at the end of the day, they were testing machines meant to test poison

“We are ready,” Hugo said as he gestured for her to walk toward the patient bed, where they were going to give her the first dose of treatment. After the treatment, weakening of the body is normal. Call me if something happens”

“Something like what?” Alexander asked

“If she were to start puking blood?”

“No.”

“Tam kidding, Only one mouse experienced that, but that was because it was already so old.”

For some re

sofia did not find that funny at all. She finally sat on the bed and stared at the various vials in front of her

“Fever and muscle pam are the worst things that could happen to a human.” Hugo said. “Since the poison was still new to your blood, it did not cause any damage, so getting rid of it should be easy.”

Soha nodded and lay down, her gaze fixed on the ceiling.

“Now, calm down. I will start with the treatment.”

“Do you need me to hold your hand?” Alexander suddenly asked as he stood beside her bed.

“Uhno” She was not really scared of needles or something like that.

“What do you mean, hold her hand? Do you think she’s a child or something?” Hugo rolled his eyes. Seeing Alexander’s expression, Solia suddenly said. “Yes. I need you to hold my hand” She was not scared of the hospital or needles, but for some reason, she wanted to hold his hand! Almost immediately, Alexander’s expression lit up like a child who just received his candy

“How gross Hugo said.

“Isn’t this why you are still single!”

told you that I am single?” Hugo fired back. “Alright. Hold each other’s hand. I will now start

that, the

three hours before Hugo finally said it was done. This time, she already started feeling the fatigue that Hugo told her about Luckily, Alexander

said. He was currently looking at some samples of her blood in his microscope “It

but for some reason, he refused to let go of her hand. In the end, he stood beside her for three hours straight! Actually, Sofa was starting to feel guilty. She never expected him to do this,

acting like a

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Probably

like

Definitely!

said. He finally removed his eyes from the microscope and turned toward Sofa “I was night. It is easier to get rid of the poison since it is fairly new to your system. However, I would advise you to take a few days of rest as it could get tiring. I don’t want you fainting in the middle of your office. Your husband would probably kill me if that happened,” Hugo

out. He caught her body, and instead of just helping her stand, he actually lifted her up

asked. “We

“We are leaving”

“We will see you on the next

med “Alright. You leave.

against his chest. She thought of resting, perhaps taking a nap on their way home, but when Sofia woke up, she

blinked, her gaze on the familiar

she thought. She stared at the warm glow coming from the lamp next to her bed. Just as Hugo said. she was indeed feeling very tired. Still, her grumbling stomach stopped her from falling asleep. In the end, she

the bed

The spot next to her remained untouched. Does that mean he chose to stay in

had been sleeping next to her, and the two of them seemed to have a silent understanding that both of them were still not ready for a physical

was placed on the bedside table and took it. Seeing the time,

mean he really slept

does this bother her

eat anything. Slowly, she got out of the room and tiptoed toward the stairs. To her surprise, however, she heard Alexander’s

that he was talking to

A meeting?

was still in his office,