All Chapters of Mr. CEO, Your Wife Wants Out: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Frank brought out the last dish and interrupted William. “Come eat.”Charlotte sat beside William and immediately sensed how uncomfortable he was. She reached over to take his utensils. “Go ahead and handle your work. I’ll head back on my own later.”She did not say it directly, but William understood. He did not get angry. He picked up the utensils and placed a piece of fish on her plate. “It’s fine. We’ll go back together after we finish.”Sitting across from them, Julia and Frank exchanged worried looks. They knew better than anyone how deeply Charlotte loved William. Every time William came for dinner, Charlotte practically glued herself to him. If he was too busy to stay, Charlotte would throw a fit until he came back to pick her up that night.Now she sat properly, polite and distant. She was not clinging to him. She was telling him to go do his own thing. Frank and Julia looked at each other again, falling into uneasy silence.Noticing their expressions, Charlotte hurriedly

William tried taking another step toward her. The moment he moved, the knife in Charlotte’s hand trembled, so he stopped right where he was.He didn’t give in. He didn’t hand her the phone.“Charlotte,” he said, voice flat and cold, “your life belongs to you. If you really want to die, no one can stop you.”His tone was merciless, without a trace of emotion.Charlotte’s eyes went completely hollow. Her lips parted, but she could not make a sound.Michelle stared at William in disbelief. “Will you please say something comforting at least? Look at her!”William shot her a warning look, telling her to keep quiet.He tried to step closer again.“Before you decide to die,” he said, “think about your parents. They raised you like a princess, and now your dad is still working at his age. Your mom just got out of the hospital. Caleb has exams next year.”He paused, eyes hard. “If you die, the only ones who will suffer are the people who actually love you. You won’t hurt anyone else. Y

The clueless live-in housekeeper stepped protectively in front of Annie. “Miss, how can you speak so rudely? Mr. Harris treasures Miss Xander deeply. If he finds out about this, you two won’t even have a place to stand in Imperial City.”Lucas pinched the bridge of his nose.Michelle snapped, “You old hag, I didn’t think anyone could be more arrogant than me!”She lifted her hand and slapped the housekeeper twice in a row. The middle-aged housekeeper stumbled back, clutching Annie’s arm as they retreated.Michelle scanned the living room and finally fixed her gaze on Annie. “Since everything here was bought with William’s money, then technically half of it belongs to Charlotte. It's only fair that I reclaim her share, right?”Annie pressed a hand to her face, retreating until her back hit the wall. “If that’s what you intend to do, Miss Harris, then go ahead.”Michelle started smashing anything she could reach. She didn’t even look before throwing things. Vases, ornaments, whatev

Annie had suffered unimaginable cruelty because of William and was even forced to give birth to a child.Yet he went on to marry someone else without knowing any of it.He was the one who had failed her.Annie said, “William, I know my son and I have caused trouble for you and Charlotte. But I really feel uneasy. I am scared.”William stood up and gently patted her back, trying to calm her. “Don’t overthink it. Just take care of yourself. Leave the rest to me.”Annie took the chance to hold his hand. “William, all of this started because of me. I can’t keep hiding behind you. I want to apologize to Charlotte and to Michelle. Imperial City isn’t that big. We are bound to run into each other. I can’t let them keep misunderstanding me.”William quietly pulled his hand back. “You’re the one who was hurt. They should be the ones apologizing to you.”*Charlotte spent the entire morning working. Time passed quickly, and she felt productive.At lunch, her coworkers all clocked out an

After William left, Charlotte slumped over the table, completely drained.He had stopped pressuring her, but not because he cared about her or her feelings.He was protecting Annie, protecting his own reputation, and protecting the Harris family’s interests.After all, if she broke down here in public and everyone learned he had cheated, learned that Annie was staying in this hospital, he would be the one who suffered the most.It took Charlotte a long time to calm herself. Only then did her emotions settle a little.During that time, William rushed back once to drop off a lunchbox for her before leaving again.After he walked out, she tossed the lunch straight into the trash.At five thirty, Charlotte clocked out on time.Dr. Moore didn’t have a night shift. He worked a rotating schedule with three days on and two days off. Charlotte planned to use her day off tomorrow to visit her parents.“Dr. York, do you have a minute?”Charlotte was walking out of the outpatient buildin