The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1399

Chapter 1399:

As time passed, news of the virus filtered through media channels. Though the authorities carefully controlled the information, Scarlette managed to piece together enough to comprehend the grave dangers involved in Kenji and Caden’s experimental work.

“Mom…” Scarlette’s voice quivered. “If they get infected… is there really no cure?” Her eyes, already swollen and reddened from hours of crying, filled once more with tears. “Why did they still go, knowing it’s so dangerous?”

Alicia drew her daughter close, gently stroking her head with maternal tenderness. “Have faith, darling. Your father is more than capable. He’ll return to us soon.”

“Can I call him?” Scarlette asked, uncertainty evident in her voice. “I miss him so much… and Kenji too.”

Alicia had only managed a few brief conversations with Caden. His workload had eased slightly recently, prompting her to send him a message to lift Scarlette’s spirits. His response came swiftly, arriving as a video call.

Scarlette’s heart quickened as the screen flickered to life, but instead of her father’s familiar face, she found herself staring at Kenji.

Kenji was barely recognizable beneath layers of protective equipment, his form completely shrouded except for a pair of weary, bloodshot eyes visible through his visor.

constrict painfully. “Kenji,” she whispered, his

her face through the digital divide, studying her intently. “Who made you cry? Your eyes are

trembled as she fought to contain fresh tears. “When

trials stretched before them like an endless road—their results still pending, their timeline impossible to predict. He slumped in his chair,

his mother and grandmother—both renowned for their medical miracles—cast a long shadow over his thoughts. Since childhood, he’d immersed himself in

sat frozen,

𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊: 𝖌ⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗆

you alone?”

overhearing the

phone’s volume. “What’s troubling you?

say that,”

heart fluttered anxiously.

I’d known my absence would stretch

ceased, betrayed only by an ungraceful sniffle. Kenji’s near-laugh was cut short by hurried footsteps and