The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 922:

Gemma pouted, sighing dramatically. “Why has Corey been away so long this time? He hasn’t even called me. I’ve been having nightmares about something bad happening to him.”

Alicia gently patted her head. “Dreams aren’t real,” she said softly.

Alicia stayed for a meal with Gemma and couldn’t help noticing how often Gemma struggled to breathe. Gemma’s frequent need for oxygen hinted at something far more serious than a weakened immune system—it seemed like organ failure.

When Alicia tried to access Gemma’s medical records, Gemma’s attending doctor refused. “I’m sorry, Ms. Bennett. Mr. Hampton instructed that no one but him is allowed to view Miss Hampton’s condition.” Alicia didn’t press the issue.

That night, Alicia visited the hospital where Corey was staying. She only had thirty minutes to see him. She wasted no time. “When I returned to Warrington, you went to Terriland for another organ deal, didn’t you?” Corey barely opened his eyes, his expression unreadable. Her words weren’t a question—they were a warning. She had evidence with her.

denying it, Corey finally spoke. “Rest assured, it won’t

not to break the law when we agreed to work

act of opening his eyes felt like a monumental task. Yet, Alicia’s cutting words sparked something in him, making the veins on his forehead bulge

beside Corey blared in response to his outburst, the alarm’s urgent beeping slicing through the tense

Corey’s eyes. The thought of dying sent a chill through

brought this upon yourself, didn’t you? How desperate were you to stoop to such reprehensible

and mighty because you’ve thrown some change at an orphanage? Does that wash

replied smoothly. “But at least I’ve done something meaningful. Without people like me, you and your sister might have been

gain for two years, you think you

flickered in Alicia’s eyes. At that moment, Corey had