Lahat ng Kabanata ng You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Kabanata 601 - Kabanata 610

Time and again, James had allowed Gwen to get close to him, and each time, Beverly had gotten hurt in the process.He knew full well that Beverly hated it. On the eve of their wedding, she'd made her stance crystal clear—she despised Gwen, so much so that she'd made things difficult for her. Yet he hadn't listened to her at all.Beverly stood rooted to the spot for a full two minutes, waiting for him to explain, but he said nothing.James hadn't expected Beverly's reaction to be so intense. He wanted to pull her into his arms and soothe her, but he had no strength left. His hand slid from her wrist to her palm before dropping limply.In that instant, Beverly turned and walked away.Gwen walked up to James."Chief, are you alright? Mrs. Bronson must've misread the situation. I'll explain things to her."When Beverly reached the service counter, she heard James answer, "No need. You take care of yourself.""I'm here to bail out Kyle Dawson," Beverly said."Alright, sign here."

Beverly ran another search for Gwen in the Mine Hunter system. Countless interview pieces and papers published by Gwen popped up.By chance, she stumbled upon a photo—shot from a different angle than the one Jessica had once shown her. It was one of several photos taken at a charity gala, and James and Gwen were smiling and chatting away happily in the corner of someone else's photo.She looked at the photo for a while before her eyes flicked to the date. It was that day—the day she'd called James three years ago, having made up her mind to leave Evan and return to the base.There were tons of comments below the photo, also from three years ago."There's a cute hunk in the corner of the photo.""The one in the white shirt and black pants? He's married.""Is the one next to him his wife? They look pretty good together.""It's not her. Oh gosh… It was so embarrassing… I went to ask for his number earlier, but he happened to be on the phone. He told me he was talking to his wife."

James could never bear to let Beverly stay angry for so long.Wendell walked back to the hospital room to attend the meeting. When it ended and everyone else left, he hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Mrs. Bronson… suddenly asked about Everport."James, who'd been flipping through some documents, froze before looking up at him.Wendell continued, "She asked whether you go to Everport every year. I didn't think fast enough and just said yes."At first, he hadn't known why that lab in Everport even existed. Evan had been constantly stirring up trouble as of late, and it was from him that Wendell learned how serious Beverly's heart condition was.Only then had he recalled the lab in Everport.Beverly's actions the day before were clearly caused by her anger at how close Gwen and James were. Yet, James couldn't deal with Gwen the same way he would anyone else. He couldn't tell Beverly about the 3D-printed heart project either.James was truly caught between a rock an

"That won't be necessary. We can handle it," Hugo said."I'll come back tomorrow afternoon," Beverly said before turning to leave.As she stepped outside, she received a call from Anna. They'd exchanged numbers the other day at the restaurant near Henderson Group while discussing business."Let's meet, Ms. Sinclair. It's about the partnership," Anna said."Sure, send me the address."Beverly glanced at her watch. It was already after work hours, so Anna definitely wouldn't be meeting at Skyscape Tech.Anna sent her the location of a bar.In a dimly lit corner booth, Anna and Damien were chatting and laughing happily. Her cheeks were flushed with a touch of alcohol. She leaned her head on Damien's shoulder, occasionally brushing her loose hair back. There was an obvious sexual tension between them.Beverly walked over, grinning. "It doesn't look like you mean to talk business with me. I see you're here as well, Damien.""Have a seat first," Anna said, clearly noticing Damien st

"Is Bev drunk? Let's give her a ride home," Damien said, glancing at Anna.When he noticed Anna's stormy expression, he grew worried he'd overstepped and added, "Or I'll give the chief a call and have him send a car.""Ms. Sinclair, you need to teach James a lesson," Anna said, grabbing Beverly's hand and completely ignoring Damien. "You're coming home with me tonight."Beverly was tipsy, so she stumbled and nearly fell straight into Anna when the latter grabbed her. Anna took the phone from Beverly's hand, declined the incoming call, and tossed it into her briefcase."Damien, you're driving. Take us home.""That… doesn't seem like a good idea. The chief will be worried. You shouldn't meddle in someone else's business."Anna ignored him and continued helping Beverly toward the car."Anna, why are you taking Bev to your place? Let's just send her home," Damien said, following behind them with their bags.Seeing Anna struggle to keep Beverly upright, he wanted to help steady her,