The Divorce Prescription

Chapter 108

It wasn’t as if she had pushed Carly down the stairs. Carly had done it to herself. Still, Adam’s reaction had been visceral seeing her injured leg, especially knowing she was the lead ballerina. He was heartbroken, deeply so.

Celine let out a bitter, self–deprecating chuckle.

Inside the VIP suite of the hospital, Carly’s leg had already been treated by the doctors.

Adam’s expression tightened as he asked the doctor, “Is her leg injured badly? Will this affect her ability to dance in the future?”

The doctor reassured him. “Mr. Alvarez, no need to worry. We conducted a thorough scan. Fortunately, it’s only a light wound. There was no damage to the muscles or bones. As long as she rests properly, she’ll be able to return to dancing without issue.”

With that, the doctor left.

Adam felt something touching his palm. Carly had reached out her slender hand, slipping it into Adam’s palm. Her delicate fingers curled around his.

his gaze to her pale face, which was tilted up toward

visibly worried about her. It was exactly as she had hoped,

throw yourself down the stairs?”

lie to him. She wasn’t planning on fooling him, either. “Adam, I’ve felt like you’ve been distant from

between them had shifted. He had kept his distance, finding her less

He couldn’t explain

that stormy night at the B&B flashed in his mind. He had allowed himself to give in to a fleeting moment of passion with her. Looking at the frail and teary–eyed Carly

throwing yourself down the stairs? What if you had seriously hurt yourself? What about your

career?”

frame trembling as she buried herself against him. “Adam, I was just afraid you didn’t want me anymore. You said back in the cave that

he stay mad at her? Adam wrapped his

his promise. He would never leave Carly. A promise made by a man

was still hers, and he would continue