Chapter 8

Cole's smirk stiffened.

...

After helping me limp to the ICU, he saw how badly injured Hannah was. Casts encased her limbs, and blood seeped through her abdominal bandages.

"Hannah, can you hear me?" I limped to her bedside, afraid to touch her fragile form.

She blinked weakly, a faint acknowledgment.

Cole stammered, "What happened? You were faking to trick me. How did you end up like this?"

Realizing I wasn't lying, he called the staff for answers.

Unfortunately, Marie had bribed them, and they had left with money. Their phones were all dead.

Still, Cole kept his head held high and deflected. "This isn't my fault. You brought this on yourself with your jealousy."

Hannah's voice, faint but firm, cut through. "Divorce, Cole. I’m done."

The room went silent. Even Marie blinked, stunned.

Hannah, always docile, had never challenged Cole, no matter how blatantly he flaunted his affairs.

"You're joking," Cole said. "What about Aldo? You want him to grow up motherless, mocked by