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.

which was tilted up toward him. “I’m fine,

had been so visibly worried about her. It was exactly as she had hoped, but her heart was

throw yourself down the

to him. She wasn’t planning on fooling him, either. “Adam, I’ve

between them had shifted. He had kept his distance, finding her less and less like the girl he

his time with Celine. He couldn’t explain it, but Celine had a

He had allowed himself to give in to a fleeting moment of passion with her. Looking at the frail and teary–eyed

tone softening. “But throwing yourself down the stairs? What if you had seriously hurt yourself?

career?”

said back in the

him ache. How could he stay mad at her?

Carly. A promise made by a man like him was as solid

still hers, and he would continue to pamper her like before. Today, the fall had been worth it, completely worth