All Chapters of Married to the Billionaire to Divorce Him: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

"Mr. Hargrave, Ava is here." Christy pushed the door open, stepping aside to let me in first. I hesitated for a second before following her inside, taking how nice the office looked. Despite being father and daughter, Christy and Mr. Hargrave kept it strictly business at work. The formality between them was almost unnerving."Good..." I checked my watch, suddenly hyper aware of my own nervousness. "Good afternoon, Mr. Hargrave," I said, offering a small smile.He barely glanced up from the document he was signing, his assistant standing by his side, handing him papers one after another. When he finally did acknowledge me, his eyes held a sharpness that made my stomach twist. "Ava... Right. Please, have a seat."I carefully lowered myself onto one of the chairs in front of his desk, trying not to fidget. Now that I was up close, it was obvious where Nathaniel got his good looks, especially in a suit. Mr. Hargrave was like a sharper, more intimidating version of his son—handsome in a w

"It's okay. You can go." I said to everyone in the room. The door clicked shut behind the doctor, leaving me alone with him. My heart pounded, my fingers gripping the hospital blanket like it was the only thing keeping me tethered to reality."Miss Ava," he started, his voice calm but firm. "I know this is a difficult time, and I hate to add to your burden, but we need to discuss the results of your tests."I swallowed hard. "Complications?" My voice barely rose above a whisper.He nodded, flipping through the papers on his clipboard. "From what we can see, the impact from the accident worsened your existing condition."I felt cold all over. "Worsened? How?"His expression softened, but there was no way to ease the blow. "Your reproductive system suffered additional damage. The scar tissue has increased. I’m afraid the previous prognosis is now definite. The chances of you conceiving... they’re completely gone now."Everything around me seemed to blur. I heard the words, understood t

'He finally came to see me.' I thought.The room felt smaller the second I saw Nathaniel standing behind the door, watching us. He didn't move, didn't make any effort to enter. Just stood there, looking.I slowly pulled away from David, my heart pounding for reasons I didn’t want to think about. I wasn't doing anything wrong. And yet, Nathaniel's presence made me feel like I’d been caught.David followed my gaze and finally noticed him. "Looks like you have another visitor."I exhaled, forcing a neutral expression. "Yeah."Nathaniel pushed the door open, stepping inside like he owned the place. Which, knowing him, he probably thought he did. "How touching," he said, his voice carrying that usual hint of sarcasm. "I hope I'm not interrupting something... important?"David stiffened beside me, but I placed a hand on his arm before he could say anything. "Nathaniel, what are you doing here?"He raised an eyebrow, setting a box of chocolates on the table beside the flowers David had broug

"Poor thing. She looks so fragile." "Nathaniel Hargrave, playing the doting fiancé? Unbelievable." "Do you think she really has him wrapped around her finger?"Nathaniel wheeled me into the center of the room like some tragic princess, and I could already feel the eyes on us. Whispers spread like wildfire. Some were admiring, others skeptical. I could practically hear their thoughts.The engagement party was in full swing, the grand hall of the Hargrave mansion glittering under the chandelier lights. Guests all about, sipping expensive champagne, exchanging pleasantries, and most importantly, watching Nathaniel and me with expectant eyes.I could feel their stares. Judging, analyzing, picking apart every little detail.“Smile,” Nathaniel murmured, his grip tightening on the wheelchair handles. “Unless you want them to think you were dragged here against your will.”“I was,” I muttered back, plastering a fake smile on my face.Nathaniel leaned down slightly to whisper near my ear. “Kee

Ava’s POV“Wow, this is one dramatic engagement party,” I said quietly, but Angela could hear me. "Very dramatic, you almost broke some bones." Priscillia whispered. Angela gasped. "Ohhh! If that happened, I would have broken that guy limb by limb."The man that got his phone broken by Nathaniel, passed us by. Eyeing us, or specifically me, almost like I was the one who did it to him. Angela met his eyes and did a stare challenge until he turned his face and left. “Honestly, I don't understand Nathaniel, everyone saw the headline before he smashed that guy’s phone, what's the use. The guy should ask him for a new and extremely expensive one.” Angela pulled out her phone showing me the video once again."I titled my head, trying not to look depressed, staring at the headline, I just knew I was going to be dragged into it. David left the party as he was already socially drained and not pleased with what happened. Angela scrolled some more. "Oh. My. God there is more." Angela excit