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Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 177
SusannaI took a shaky step back, my legs threatening to give out, and finally let myself drop on to the edge of the hospital bed. The mattress dipped under my weight. It was too cold. My hands clutched the edge of the blanket, trying to feel anything that wasn’t the rising panic clawing its way up my throat.A small part of me tried to reason away Marceline’s words. She’s just trying to get in your head. She wants to see you fall apart. She wants to ruin you. But a louder, more overwhelming part had already cracked open under the weight of her voice. Her words slithered through my mind like smoke, curling into the hollow spaces of my fears until they filled me completely. She was Conrad’s mother. If anyone knew what he was truly capable of… it would be her. And she’d said it so plainly, it was not hard to believe he would toss me aside like a wounded, unwanted dog once I became too much trouble to care for.No, I thought, shaking my head. No, no, he wouldn’t.But the tremble had alr
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 176
SusannaNothing but sheer, grinding self control held me back from lunging at Marceline. My fingers curled tightly into the fabric of my hospital gown, twitching with the urge to wrap around her throat and shake her until the smugness drained from her face. How dare she? How dare she come in here, stand over me like she always did, and speak to me as if I was some deluded child?I took a step forward to bring me close enough to her that I could smell the faint trace of her expensive perfume. I could feel I was close to breaking. One more sentence out of her mouth, and I might do something I knew I would regret.Instead of giving in to my anger, I dragged in a breath, sharp and thin like I was breathing through a slit in my throat. My silence only made Marceline bolder, and her gaze lit up with cruel amusement. Her voice was low as she asked, “Has the thought truly never crossed your mind, Susanna?”My chest tightened, but I didn’t look away.She tilted her head slightly, her eyes glea
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 175
SusannaIn this moment, I was truly, deeply thankful for the bandages because they spared me from having to fake a smile. With my face wrapped in gauze, no one could read me. I didn’t have to twist my lips into something sweet or courteous. Still, manners were important, especially when I was treading on thin ice.“I’m surprised you came to see me,” I said coolly, folding my hands over the blanket draped across my lap. “But thank you. I know you must be busy.”Marceline didn’t respond with words. She gave a grunt, something between a scoff and a breath, then just stood there, staring in my direction. Her gaze locked on me with such intensity that I felt an odd chill rush up my spine despite the warm room.I tried not to fidget under her scrutiny, but it was impossible to feel at ease when she was looking at me like that, like she was trying to peel away my bandages with just her eyes.“I thought your guards usually follow you everywhere,” I said, forcing casualness into my tone. “Did
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 174
SusannaAfter Conrad left, I didn’t move from the bed. I couldn’t find it in myself to get up, even to go after. I looked around the room, it was a disaster and it was seeing a reflection of how I felt inside. My pillows were on the floor with overturned trays, and the torn papers from the magazines I had torn apart were scattered near the edge of the bed. The curtain by the window hung askew, and I think I had knocked over a chair earlier in my fit. None of it mattered when the image of Conrad walking out the door kept replaying in my head like a broken reel.I didn’t know how many hour I lay in that position, lost in my thoughts.I could still hear my own voice calling out for him and feel the way the silence answered me back.I curled up on the bed, and pulled the blanket over myself. I wished the world would disappear. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. He was supposed to stay. He was supposed to hold me, and tell me it was all okay. He had been doing it all this time, hadn’t h
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 173
SusannaI heard another sigh from Conrad, fainter this time, as he came closer to me, ignoring the mess.I didn’t look at him. I could feel the tension in his presence. He hadn’t been happy with me lately. He was more distant, even when he was physically here, and always speaking in that frustratingly calm voice like he was trying to soothe a rabid dog. But I didn’t care about his unhappiness. He wasn’t the one with his face mutilated.His hand settled on my shoulder tentatively as if he was afraid I would snap at him for touching me. Maybe I would have, if I’d had the energy.“Tough morning?” he said gently.I let the silence hang for a moment, then turned my head just enough to look
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 172
SusannaThe effect was immediate. It was like watching a bird take a bullet mid-flight. The flinch in her eyes, the way her body froze for the briefest second before her spine straightened… it was delicious. Her mouth parted just slightly, a sharp breath escaping before she clamped it shut again. Her expression hardened almost instantly, snapping into place like armor.But I had seen the crack. I had caused the crack. Even with half my face wrapped in sterile gauze, even with the sting of scar tissue under it, I met her cold stare with pure smugness. “Why are you looking at me like that?” I asked, tilting my head just slightly, my voice dipped in mock innocence. “Surely you know you’re not some stunning beauty.”That was the trick, wasn’t it? Wrap the cruelty in enough softness and people didn’t know what
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 171
SusannaI didn’t bother looking up when the door creaked open. I didn’t need to when I already knew it was Conrad. It could be no one else but him.I could hear him sigh as he stepped inside and closed the door behind him, and I rolled my eyes before he even said a word. I already knew what that sigh meant. The room was a mess—the chairs were scattered, plastic containers were overturned and gauze wrappers were flung across the floor like confetti after a party no one enjoyed. And the overturned tray table? My proudest moment this morning. It had taken an impressive amount of force with one arm to do it, considering the dull throb that never seemed to leave my muscles anymore.But none of that compared to the storm I had felt rising inside me earlier. The fury, the humiliation… the way my skin burned, not just from the damage but from the sound of Florence humming.That damn nurse. She was always so calm, always so aggravatingly composed.She had been humming again this morning when s
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 170
AlexanderThe bold and certain look Abigail gave me, complete with that small grin, made my chest ache with something I couldn’t name. It was the kind of grin that always made me want to respond with one of mine, even now, when I was trying to be serious and trying to keep my worry from bleeding too openly into my expression.I didn’t like how eager she was to offer herself as Liliana’s bait. To anyone else, such a suggestion would sound reckless, but I knew the fire I saw in her eyes wasn’t recklessness but resolve. Seeing how firm it was did nothing to shake the dread her suggestion swirling around in my chest. I didn’t doubt Abigail’s strength for a second; she was stronger than most people I knew. More resilient, more relentless, more... alive. But she was also human, and I had seen how much pain she’d been through. I didn’t want her walking into the fire again just because she could.As if she had just read my mind, Abigail tilted her head, that grin that slowed my reason still
Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother Chapter 169
Abigail The sight made my stomach twist unexpectedly as my brain conjured up that embarrassing mental image I’d had earlier. I tried to banish it before it showed on my face and outed me. Moderation, I told myself. I needed moderation in my thoughts. “Not too long,” I said, keeping my voice light. “Maybe ten minutes? I let myself in when you didn’t answer the door. Hope that’s okay.” He nodded, already walking inside the kitchen. “Of course. You know you don’t need to ask.” There was something comforting about how easily I fit into his space. I didn’t feel like a guest anymore, not really. I watched as he started opening cupboards, reaching for plates and cutlery. “I figured we could eat first,” he said over his shoulder. “Then talk.” Talk. Right. That was the reason I was here. As he busied himself with the food, he asked, “So, how was your day?” I sighed and shook my head, dragging a hand down my face. That was all the answer he needed, apparently, because he laughed softly.
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