MARRIED TO MY EX-FATHER IN LAW. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

I'm having breakfast at the Savoy when I get the call from Marina. "Willow, you need to hear what happened at the Romano gathering last night after you left." I set down my croissant, immediately alert. "What happened? I thought about staying for long but decided against it." "Well, you missed quite the show." Marina's voice is gleeful in that way people get when they have juicy gossip. "Ocean Moretti completely destroyed four families in front of everyone." My stomach drops. "What? Why?" "Because they went after his precious little wife." Marina launches into the story. How some women cornered Lola and said terrible things to her. How Ocean found her crying. How he brought her back to the main room and publicly cut off their families from his organization. I listen with growing dread. "And Willow, you should have seen him. He was ice-cold. Absolutely terrifying. He pulled Lola close and told the entire room that she's his wife and anyone who disrespects her disrespects him." M

Hannah is in the kitchen making tea at midnight when Ezra walks in from his security rounds. She jumps, nearly dropping the kettle. "Jesus, Ezra. You scared me." "Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." He moves to the sink to wash his hands. "Can't sleep?" "Can't stop thinking about what happened to Lola." Hannah pours hot water over the tea bag, her hands shaking slightly. "Those women were vicious. Absolutely vicious. And Ocean just... he destroyed them. In front of everyone." "He did what needed to be done." "I know. I'm glad he did. But it was intense, you know? The whole night was intense." She wraps her arms around herself. "I've never seen anything like that before. The way he went ice-cold. The way he cut off those families without even raising his voice. It was terrifying." Ezra leans against the counter, studying her. "You're shaking." "I'm fine." "Hannah." "I said I'm fine." But her voice cracks on the last word. Ezra crosses the space between them in two strides. "H

Lola's POVI'm walking past Ocean's office when I hear voices.One is Ocean's. Deep. Calm. The voice I've come to know so well.The other is a woman's. Willow's.I should keep walking. Should give them privacy. But something in Willow's tone makes me stop.She sounds desperate. Pleading.I move closer to the door, which is slightly ajar. I know it's wrong to eavesdrop but I can't help myself."Ocean, please..." Willow is saying."I said get out." Ocean's voice is hard. Angry in a way I've rarely heard."Just listen...""I said get out. I'm married. I love my wife. And you showing up here, touching me, kissing me without permission... that's assault, Willow. That's what that is."My heart stops. She kissed him?"I'm sorry. I didn't mean...""Yes you did. You meant exactly that. You thought you could seduce me into questioning my marriage. Into wanting you back."I press my hand against the wall, steadying myself. Willow tried to seduce Ocean. Kissed him."But all you've done is prove t

I haven't left Ocean's bedroom in thirty-six hours. I can't. Every time I even think about leaving, even just to go to the bathroom, my chest tightens with panic. What if something happens while I'm gone? What if he needs me and I'm not here? So I stay. The chair Hannah brought me is hard and uncomfortable but I don't care. I've positioned it right next to the bed so I can hold Ocean's hand. So I can watch his chest rise and fall. So I can be here if he wakes up. When he wakes up. Not if. When. The fever is still raging. 105 degrees. Sometimes higher. The doctor keeps saying it should break. That Ocean's body is strong. That he's fighting. But it's been a day and a half and the fever hasn't broken. And I'm terrified. Ocean is pale. So pale. His skin is slick with sweat. He thrashes sometimes, caught in fever dreams, mumbling words I can't understand. Other times he's completely still, so still that I have to watch closely to make sure he's still breathing. I've never felt so

Michael Santos stands in Ocean's office, surrounded by Daniel, Lilo, and Bryan. With Ocean unconscious and fighting for his life, someone needs to run the organization. And that someone is Michael. "Status report," Michael says, his voice calm and authoritative. Daniel pulls out his tablet. "The shipment that was delayed made it through customs this morning. No issues. It's being distributed now." "Good. And the Rotterdam situation?" "We've rerouted all shipments through Dover for now. Customs there is cooperative. No more delays." "Keep it that way." Michael makes notes. "Lilo, what about our investigation into the poisoning?" Lilo shifts uncomfortably. "We've tested everything in Ocean's office. The coffee was definitely tampered with. Arsenic in high doses. Enough to kill most people." "But not Ocean," Bryan interjects. "His tolerance saved him." "Yes. Years of building immunity to various poisons. It's standard practice for people in his position." Michael looks at each