The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1009:

Corey stood at her bedside, now clad in sterile surgical garb. Behind him, two assistants meticulously prepared an array of surgical instruments.

Alicia’s stomach churned. She knew these tools well – each one was for heart surgery. Her eyes met Corey’s. Despite the gravity of the situation, her expression betrayed no fear, no shock. Her pupils dilated slightly, but she remained calm.

You’re so calm.” There was a hint of annoyance in Corey’s tone. It seems you already know what I’m going to do.”

Alicia’s demeanor was unnervingly calm, as if she weren’t the one about to be sliced open.

“Would struggling help?” Alicia’s voice was unwavering, her tone cutting. “You probably wish I’d resist, so you could take my heart without hesitation-for Gemma’s sake.”

along. But what unsettled him even more was her complete lack of fear

kind of saint? How could you ask such a ridiculous

the anesthetic. “Alicia, at times like this, you remind me of Caden – stoic, unflinching, even when staring death

glinted under the sterile

there, calm, as if the pain was irrelevant. Corey’s eyes lingered on the syringe as it emptied,

gaze meeting his. “Would you really

eyes flickered with hesitation. In the two years they had spent together in Xada, the three of them-Alicia, Gemma, and him-had shared a strange semblance of family. He had grown fond of the sound of their laughter echoing through the house when he returned from work. He liked how they always included him in their plans, no matter how trivial or spontaneous. He enjoyed

and Corey schemed against each other in quieter moments, carefully weighing pros and cons, each occasionally tempted to eliminate the other. But for Gemma’s sake, they put aside their sharp edges and guarded hearts. Together, they played their roles so convincingly –

powerlessness washed over him. For the first time, he felt like a child, weighed down