My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 553:

The blood drained from Kristopher’s face. “Carrie,” he said, stepping closer to her wheelchair, his voice thick with worry, “are you alright? Did you take any of it? Did you get checked?”

Carrie’s tone was cold, her expression unreadable. “I didn’t take that supplement.”

Kristopher let out an audible sigh of relief, but it was short-lived.

Carrie’s gaze bore into him, her voice flat but cutting. “Are you relieved that I’m okay? Or relieved that I didn’t take the ‘supplement,’ so Lise won’t be charged with attempted murder?”

Her words hit him like a slap.

expression twisted with guilt. After a long pause, he finally spoke. “Lise is still young. She wouldn’t have done this on her own.

said nothing, but the look in her eyes spoke volumes: she had

exchange with faint amusement, suddenly interjected. His tone was calm but laced with a dangerous edge. “So, it

eyelashes fluttered faintly at Daxton’s words, the stillness in her eyes finally breaking. She looked up at

remained unmoved, though unease flickered beneath his composed facade. His

his tone was palpable, as

as flinch. His unwavering gaze locked onto Carrie. “The one who hurt you

implications struck him like a blow. But within seconds, he recovered, his tone sharpening

let out a bitter laugh. “Am I the one twisting the facts? Or are you deliberately covering for her?” The tension between the two men thickened. Daxton, nearly as tall as Kristopher, refused to back down. They faced each other like two unyielding forces, both unwilling