All Chapters of Mr. CEO, Your Ex-Wife Is Absolutely Killing It in the Research World!: Chapter 1231 - Chapter 1240

James fell silent for a moment, then said quietly, “But the choice you made back then came from wanting to protect your family and Mia.”Miranda gave a bitter little smile. “Looking back, it was really just the kind of sacrifice that only made me feel better about myself.”“So Felix chose to stay entangled with Xena because he needed her willing cooperation to keep donating blood for his mother, is that it?” James asked softly, a searching look in his eyes.Miranda bit her lip and stayed quiet for a few seconds before answering. “That was the choice he made. I understand how desperate he was to save his mom. But if he had been honest with me then, I would have faced it with him.”James held her gaze. “If he had done that, Xena would have demanded the title of Mrs. Gibson.”Miranda looked up at him and couldn’t answer right away.If Felix had told her the truth, and if Xena had come to her using Mia’s possible genetic risk as leverage, then everything would have ended differently.

Miranda bent over to place the sensors on the monkey. Focused on the monitor beside her, she didn’t notice that the monkey on the table had suddenly opened its eyes. By the time she reacted, it had already slashed her arm, leaving several deep, bleeding gouges.Blood instantly soaked through the sleeve of her lab coat, staining half her arm red. Raymond and Adrian were both stunned for a split second, but then they reacted and rushed to pin the under-sedated monkey down before it could attack her again.Fortunately, the animal soon came back under the effects of the anesthesia and lost its aggression. Adrian managed to get it back into its cage.Raymond immediately ran out of the lab and returned moments later with a first-aid kit.“Dr. Stone, you need a tetanus shot and rabies vaccination right away,” he said.Miranda gritted her teeth against the pain, took off her lab coat, and rolled up her sleeve. Several deep scratches had opened across the middle of her arm, and blood was s

“I’ll order something for you,” Felix said. Then he added, “I’ll get that chicken soup from the place you used to like.”Miranda looked at him with calm, clear eyes and said quietly, “No. Something I liked before might not suit me anymore.”Felix’s hand paused. A flicker of unmistakable disappointment passed through his eyes. He was silent for a few seconds before asking softly, “Then what do you like now? I’ll have it sent over.”Miranda shook her head. “The hospital meal is fine.”Felix looked at her calm profile. She really had changed. She had new tastes, new habits, and a new life.“All right.” In the end, that was all he said.The room fell quiet for several long seconds. Felix glanced at his watch. “I’m heading out. Gavin will be outside. If you need anything, go to him.”“There’s no need. Have him go home and rest too. If I need anything, I’ll call a nurse.” Miranda did not want to trouble Gavin either.“I’m having him stay until ten,” Felix said, not giving way on that

Miranda was a little surprised. She hadn’t ordered anything yet, so who had sent food up for her?The nurse set up the tray table over her bed, then placed a bowl of chicken soup on it, along with three light side dishes. She also set down the hospital meal.“What’s all this?” Miranda asked, looking at the nurse. “Who ordered it?”The nurse smiled. “Mr. Gavin ordered the hospital meal for you, and the chicken soup was delivered from outside. I brought them up together.”A complicated mix of emotions stirred in Miranda’s chest. The takeout container was from the same place she used to order from all the time. After the nurse left, Miranda sat there for a moment with the spoon in her hand. The familiar smell rose from the bowl. She took a small sip, and the taste was exactly the way she remembered.Only her state of mind was completely different now.Miranda picked up her phone and looked at the last messages she had exchanged with Mike. By her count, he had been out of contact for

Xena bit down on her lower lip. Felix had gone abroad? What was he doing overseas?Just then, she heard a car pull up outside. She quickly deleted her chat with Gavin from her phone. She couldn’t let Peter find out that she had asked Felix for a gift.Wearing a burgundy slip dress, Xena made her way downstairs from the second floor, only to find Peter walking in with a dark look on his face, barely even glancing at her. Her heart skipped.“Peter, what happened?” she asked, stepping forward with concern.Peter dropped onto the couch and slammed his fist into one of the cushions. His voice was heavy with frustration. “Felix got invited to Sun Valley. Who knows how many more resources he’ll lock down this time.”Xena’s heart gave a sharp jump.The Sun Valley meeting was held once every three years. It was a gathering for the world’s top business leaders, and only people with real weight in their fields were invited. She remembered Felix attending it three years ago. She hadn’t expec