All Chapters of Mr. CEO, Your Wife Wants Out: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

William checked the thermometer. She was running a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.He set it down, his gaze flicking briefly over Annie’s revealing nightgown. Then he picked up a light blanket and draped it around her shoulders.“I should go,” he said. “Eat something first, then take your medicine.”Annie clutched the blanket, her expression uneasy. “My mom took my son for the night. It’s pouring out, and it’s not safe for you to drive back. Why don’t you stay here?”William’s gaze darkened.Annie rushed to explain. “It’s just that it’s so late, and you still have work tomorrow. I don’t want you to lose sleep going back and forth.”William stopped and turned to face her. “Annie,” he said evenly, “don’t ever ask me to stay overnight again.”Annie blinked in surprise, her face innocent. “Why not, William? You stayed with me all night at the hospital before, and that was fine.”A faint exhaustion crossed his eyes. “Annie, the hospital was a public place. There were other pe

It was late at night, and the rain was still falling.By the time Lucas brought William home, the doctor had just left.William walked to the bedside, his eyes fixed on Charlotte’s unnaturally pale face. Even in sleep, her brows were furrowed, her lashes wet as if she were caught in a nightmare.When he took her hand, it was burning hot.She had been fine when he left. She was still strong enough to argue with him. How had she fallen so ill so suddenly?If he hadn’t seen it himself, he wouldn’t have believed it.In his memory, Charlotte had always been healthy. She could hold a plank for ten minutes without breaking a sweat.He turned to Michelle. “When did she start running a fever?”Michelle answered nervously, “I tried calling her, but she didn’t pick up. I called you too, but your phone was off. Mom was worried you two had another fight, so she told me to come check on her.“When I got here, she was lying in the yard, soaked from the rain. I don’t even know how long she’d

Michelle took the papers from Annie and glanced at Charlotte, immediately sensing that something was wrong.She turned back to Annie. “Do you know me?”Annie brushed a strand of hair behind her left ear and offered a polite smile before looking at Charlotte again. “I was just passing by and heard her call you Michelle. My friend’s sister has the same name, so I asked without thinking.”Charlotte felt the color drain from her face.The moment she saw Annie’s figure and hairstyle, she had a faint suspicion. When Annie asked for Michelle’s last name, Charlotte’s suspicion only deepened. And when she noticed the diamond bracelet on Annie’s wrist, everything became unmistakably clear.Standing before her was Annie, the woman William had carried a torch for all these years.Charlotte went still, unable to react.Michelle studied Annie more closely. “Yes, I’m Michelle Harris. And you are?”Annie looked at Charlotte again and kept her polite smile. “I’m a friend of William. My name is

Charlotte could tell from William’s expression that he had something to say. But once he stepped into the bedroom, he only glanced at her before heading straight into the bathroom.The sound of running water filled the room. Charlotte found herself unable to focus on a single word in her book. She closed her laptop, stacked her study materials neatly on the nightstand, and leaned back against the pillows, quietly waiting for William to come out.Every time he returned home, he showered first. It had always been his habit. At some point, it had become hers too.She used to love the scent of him. She used to love falling asleep in his arms. Back when she was happiest, she had told him she loved him and needed him to hold her every night. Otherwise, she said, her heart would feel like it was breaking.But from the day she discovered his affair, she had spent nearly every night alone, lying awake in misery.And she was still alive.It turned out that no one in this world was truly

When Charlotte woke up the next morning, William was already gone.She got ready in a rush and headed to the hospital. She threw all her attention into her work and into getting along with her colleagues, and found she wasn’t feeling quite so miserable after all.After work that evening, she unexpectedly ran into Jake Jordan, the senior colleague Dr. Moore had introduced to her.Charlotte greeted him politely. “Hello, Dr. Jordan.”Jake was dressed in a clean, understated business-casual style. A pair of rimless gold glasses rested on his nose, giving him a refined, gentle look. “I heard you live on Magnolia Road. I happen to have an errand in that area. Would you like a ride?”Charlotte immediately shook her head. “Thank you, Dr. Jordan, but I drove today.”Jake came from a prestigious medical family whose private hospitals were scattered across the world. He himself was the youngest medical PhD in the country. Even at his age, Jake had already inherited a family fortune worth bi