Todos los capítulos de The Ultimate Cure: A New Husband: Capítulo 611 - Capítulo 620

Adriana sat up straight, leaning back against the seat. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, only resolve remained. "Handle it through the courts. Send her to prison."After what had happened, whether Anna was Chris's birth mother no longer mattered to her. Even if it had been Chris himself who'd done this, she wouldn't have gone easy on him.Francesco nodded without argument. "Understood. We'll do it your way."The car pulled up outside the hospital, and they'd barely gotten out when they ran into Chris. He came hurrying toward them, his face pale, his eyes bloodshot with worry, his lips cracked and peeling."Alex examined Maeve himself. He said there's nothing seriously wrong."But Adriana didn't slow down, and no amount of reassurance could ease her mind. She knew Alex was one of the best in his field, but she needed to see Maeve—to touch Maeve—before she'd believe her daughter had really come back to her unharmed. A child that small, held by kidnappers for hour

Chris shot Alex a look, his voice hoarse. "You think I'm losing my mind?"'It's hard not to,' Alex thought, though he'd never say it aloud. He forced a smile instead. "That's not what I meant. I just think you're carrying Adriana's entire life on your own shoulders, and that's too much pressure for anyone. Easing off a little would do your body good."Chris's eyes had gone black and heavy, like ink that refused to thin. His voice was flat. "Doing whatever I can for Adriana is the only thing that eases anything for me. Stepping back and staying out of it would only crush me."Alex found himself without an argument, and doubted one existed. Adriana was the one thing Chris was living for, the single piece of driftwood a drowning man refused to let go of. Asking him to release her was asking him to give up the only reason he had left to keep going. But no one could survive on another person as their sole reason to live—that kind of dependence would eventually break him.Alex sighed.

The instant the hospital room door opened, Chris felt his heartbeat—always a touch slower than most people's—skip forward half a beat."Chris, are you all right?"Adriana's familiar voice reached his ears like a spring breeze, like clean water, quietly nourishing a heart that had gone dry.He looked up and forced a smile. "I'm fine. Don't worry."Alex, who'd been standing in the doorway, watched them in silence for a moment before slipping back out. It wasn't to give them privacy—he simply couldn't bear to watch. The man in that hospital bed was drifting further and further from the Chris he used to know.Adriana pulled a chair over and sat down beside the bed. She glanced at him, then looked away."I'm sorry. I just didn't think those things should be kept from you. After all—" She didn't finish the sentence.Chris finished it for her. "After all, Anna's my birth mother. And I'm the one who brought her back into my life." He gave a thin, humorless smile. "It's a good thing Maev

Francesco accompanied Adriana and Maeve right to their doorstep. Heidi was slumped on the couch when she heard the electronic lock click, and she scrambled up to look toward the door. The moment she saw Maeve in Francesco's arms, she clapped a hand over her mouth, tears spilling over."My poor Maeve, all this suffering—it's all my fault, I'm old and useless!"She raised a hand to slap herself, and Adriana rushed to stop her."Heidi, don't. None of this is your fault."Francesco stepped past them, took Maeve to wash her hands, then carried her off to play with Milo.Heidi wiped her eyes. "Sorry, I overreached, fighting to take care of the children on my own. I'm just an old fool. You should find yourself a proper nanny. I'll go back to the countryside.""Heidi, who else in this house could I possibly trust, inside or out?"Adriana helped her sit and dabbed the tears from her face with a tissue. "You can't leave. I wouldn't be able to go to work with any peace of mind if you did

Of course, Adriana didn't agree. Her tone stayed cool. "You heard wrong. Go on, get out."She pushed Francesco toward the door, and the second he stepped through it, she slammed it shut and locked it behind him.Leaning back against the door, she let out a slow breath, her heart still beating a little fast.Heidi poked her head out from the kitchen, eyes narrowed with a knowing smile. "Blood is a strange, powerful thing. Milo and Maeve haven't spent all that much time with Mr. Este, and yet every time he's around them, the two of them get attached to him so fast.""That's exactly why it worries me," Adriana said, clearing away the dishes.Francesco was working his way into her children's lives through every means available, and by the time she noticed, it might already be too late to do anything about it."Mr. Este's got a good temperament, comes from a good family. Having a father like that can only be good for the kids."Adriana managed a strained smile at Heidi. "All right, H