The ward remained silent for a long time.In the end, as if all his strength had been drained away, he signed his name on the agreement, his fingers trembling.Five years ago, when I married him, what I signed was a marriage contract.Five years later, what he placed in my hands was half of the Lowe Group, signed away in a document relinquishing control.I put the papers away and stood up.“Cooperate with the treatment,” I said. “I’ll handle the company.”He looked at me, his expression impossibly complex.“Ellen, you’ll stay on my side, right?” he asked quietly.I stopped and looked back at him.“As long as you behave, I’ll stand on your side.”By the time I walked out of the ward, night had fully fallen.Beyond the floor-to-ceiling window at the end of the corridor, the city lights stretched into a sheet of cold white.The assistant had been waiting by the door. Seeing me come out, he stepped forward at once, lowering his voice. “Ma’am, the board has started asking about Mr. Lowe’s c
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