All Chapters of Mr. CEO, Your Wife Wants Out: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

William stood at the master bedroom door.He could not get Charlotte’s words out of his mind, the way she had told her coworker, “They are husband and wife.”The words pressed heavily on his chest. Feeling restless, he turned away and went to the study to smoke.One cigarette followed another.It was late into the night when he finally found the spare key and unlocked the bedroom door.He turned on the bedside lamp and sat on the edge of the bed. He did not wake Charlotte. Instead, he gently fastened a diamond-set gemstone bracelet onto her wrist.He brushed aside a loose strand of hair from her forehead and watched her sleeping face.He looked at her quietly for a long time before he finally got up to shower.In the morning, Charlotte woke in his arms.She pulled away from him with clear irritation, reached for her phone, and checked the time.It was already after eight. It was Thursday, yet William still had not gone to the office.It seemed he must have come home very lat

Charlotte slipped out of the house while William was upstairs taking a call.She stopped by her parents’ place for a short visit and returned only when William came to pick her up for dinner at his family home. As usual, he brought along several gift baskets filled with vitamins and health supplements for her parents.Once she got in the car, Charlotte closed her eyes and rested. She did not speak a word to William, and he did not speak to her. He kept his attention fixed on his phone the entire drive, typing away as if he were deep in a text conversation with someone.When the car turned through the gates of the Harris estate, Charlotte followed behind William without saying anything and walked into the living room.Mr. Harris Sr. was there, along with William’s parents and Michelle.Michelle hurried over the moment she spotted Charlotte. She lowered her voice and warned them, “Grandpa is in a bad mood. Be careful.”Charlotte heard William let out a soft, dismissive scoff. She g

Charlotte froze for a moment when William suddenly questioned her.After a brief silence, she answered in a calm and steady voice, “I want to step aside so you three can be a family.”William stared at her for several seconds before speaking. “Charlotte, if that is how you insist on seeing it, I can’t stop you. But let me remind you. Whether this marriage ends or not is not your decision to make.”She gave a quiet, ambiguous “mm” and continued helping him remove his suit jacket.She still owed William two hundred million.And he was right. He was a businessman. He never took a loss on anything.Unless she could repay that debt, he would never simply let her walk away.The air between them grew heavy. Both of their expressions were grim.William sat on the edge of the bed, his face shadowed, his eyes lowered, impossible to read.Charlotte’s gaze drifted to the lash marks on his back, and her brow tightened.The first time William had taken a beating for her was when he insiste

Charlotte stood at the study door, her mind humming so loudly she could not hear anything else. Her whole body felt unsteady. She staggered back until her shoulder blades hit the cold wall, and only then did she manage to stop.Bent at the waist, breath coming in sharp bursts, she could not stop the pain from spreading through her chest.He had held it in for so long. Tonight he finally snapped.And he finally said the words he had kept buried for years.He loved Annie.She was the woman he had wanted to marry.He resented Mr. Harris Sr. for tearing them apart.He blamed him for destroying their future.From beginning to end, she had been the only one deluding herself.Charlotte closed her eyes, feeling her heart tear open inside her chest.Inside the study, Mr. Harris Sr. sat behind his desk. Steven and the butler stood on either side of him. Across from the desk, William stood rigid, his hands clenched at his sides, veins rising along his forehead, his eyes bloodshot and fu

William lifted Charlotte off the floor, ignoring how violently she trembled. He refused to look at the devastation on her face. His voice was tight. “We will talk about this at home.”Charlotte broke completely. She screamed and jerked away from him. “I am not going back with you. I want a divorce!”William did not give her a choice. Despite her kicking and struggling, he picked her up and carried her straight out of the study.“What happened?”Mandy and Michelle had been pacing anxiously in the living room. When they saw William come out with Charlotte sobbing uncontrollably in his arms, both women froze.“We are leaving,” William said coldly, not giving Charlotte even a second to speak. He marched out with her, and Mandy felt her stomach drop.Something was very wrong.She hurried into the study.Mr. Harris Sr. finally spoke. “Mandy, I want you to meet with that woman Annie. Whether the child is William’s or not, he cannot divorce Charlotte.”Mandy’s heart sank, but she nodd