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~ELENA’S POV~“Elena, you need to eat. How can you care for your mother if you don't eat?” Max said as he pushed a bowl of soup and noodles in my direction, “You've been at your mother's bedside for the past two days. You need some time off to rest and eat well. You are so thin.”I grimaced. I looked at my arms and couldn't deny Max's statement. I had lost weight in the past few days. I accepted the meal and dug in.Max insisted that I take a break from watching my mother, even just for a few hours. I haven't left my mother's bedside since she was transferred to Dickson Medical Center two days ago. Thus, we were at a Chinese restaurant that was about to close, but Max’s family was well known with a higher reputation in the city, and the owners were more than willing to accommodate him.I felt better while eating. The soup and noodles warmed my stomach. I have not had a good meal for the past few days, and it's showing on me in the way I was eating, and at the same time, giving sensati

~ELENA’S POV~Max was sitting with his back resting against the chair and his elbow resting on the chair handle. He stared at me like he was eagerly waiting for a response. Then my phone rang and I picked up, it was Dr. Mark.“Mrs Fox, your attention is needed urgently at the hospital; your mother had a cardiac arrest,” the doctor divulged.My heart thumped so fast like it was going to escape my chest all of a sudden, my brows widened, “What!?” I exclaimed, “I'll be there shortly.”Max immediately asked out of curiosity, “Elena, what is the problem?”“I have to get to the hospital right away,” I announced, “the doctor just called and said my Mom just had a cardiac arrest.”“Okay, let me take you in my car, that way we get there faster,” he said, then took out his phone and called Steve, his assistant, to get the car ready. “Okay,” I agreed without hesitation. I quickly rushed out of bed and put on my clothes. I grabbed my bag and dashed out of the hotel room with Max following behind

~ELENA’S POV~“I'm Max,” he offered.I hesitated, then lifted my chin, “Elena”.“Elena,” he repeated, as if trying it out.“Well, Elena,” he said, stepping aside and motioning towards the hallway, “I'm guessing you are headed somewhere before your little accident”.“Oh yeah, just trying to get back to my table,” I answered with a faint smile.“Okay, well, say hello to fate for me,” he smirked.“Who is fate?” I inquired with narrowed brows.He leaned in tenuously, voice low and coltishly. “She just swept you off your feet so you could fall into my arms,” he replied while grinning.Eyes rolled, but couldn't fight the curves of my lips, “that was cheesy”.For the first time all night, I didn't feel invisible.“Maybe. But effective,” he said, raising a brow, “did you come here alone?”.“No, I came here with a friend of mine,” I answered, pointing my index finger backward. “She must be waiting for me as we speak, so I'd better get going before she comes to find me”.“Do you mind if I join

~ELENA’S POV~“You know what– I have been seeking a better time to give you this, and I think now is the time. There is no point delaying the inevitable,” he said, as he opened his briefcase and handed me a document, “sign it”.I looked at the documents with widened brows and rounded lips. I couldn't believe my eyes, ‘Am I dreaming? Is this not a divorce agreement?’ I muttered silently.Tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared at the papers and gazed at Alex standing in front of me. I was lost in deep thoughts to myself and couldn't comprehend what had just happened. Has he been planning this all along? To divorce me and marry a younger woman? So, this lady has been the reason Alex has been so distant and cold towards me’ I silently said to myself.“I won't sign it” I slammed the papers against the table while staring into his eyes. “I can't believe you did this to me. After everything we have been through over the years”.I was so emotionally shattered and didn't bother to go through

~ELENA'S POV~"Mrs Fox, you have an emergency here at home,” Nora announced over the phone. “Please, ma'am, you need to get here as fast as you can”.My heart skipped a bit, then I asked, “What is the emergency, Nora?” There was silence over the phone. “Nora! Nora! Can you hear me? What is going on?”.After a few seconds, she finally broke the silence. “Mrs Fox, I'm sorry but this is not something to discuss over a phone call,” she said, “it is something urgent that needs your urgent attention immediately ”.I was beginning to feel tense, so I grabbed my bag and car keys from the office desk. I dashed out of the office and almost bashed Mia, my office assistant. She was approaching my office with some documents I had asked for earlier.“I'm sorry, Mrs Fox, I didn't see you coming,” Mia said as she quickly moved aside. “Are you heading out, ma'am? What about the documents you asked me to bring to your office?”“Put it on my desk, I will attend to it when I get back,” I instructed Mia w

~ELENA'S POV~“I mean, we were together in bed last night, so where has Alex gone this morning, without telling me?” I muttered as I walked into the living room. I noticed Nora was trying to put the flower vase back in its position after cleaning it. “Nora, have you seen my husband this morning?” I inquired immediately as I walked into the living room.“Yes, ma, I saw him leave with John, his assistant,” she replied as she turned to my direction, with her gaze towards the floor.“And where did he say he was going to?” I asked, as I raised my eyebrows with curiosity written all over my face. Then I realized I was talking to Nora.Nora is just a maid hired to keep the house clean. So, how was she to know Alex's whereabouts? She was in no place to provide me with such information’ I silently said to myself.“I don't know, he didn't say ma'am” I turned and left the living room.I got into my bedroom and reached out for my phone in the drawer beside the bed. ‘I need to call and know where