All Chapters of Fractured Hearts: He Left Me, Now He Wants Me Back: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Charlotte’s POVI lowered my head as people around kept stealing glances at me. Even though the doctor had left , I could still feel eyes on me.Every time I looked up, someone quickly looked away. Others weren’t even trying to hide it at all as they whispered among themselves while glancing in my direction.My stomach tightened because they all obviously know who I am. Or rather…They thought they knew who I was.I couldn’t afford to make any careless decisions. If Victor had truly done everything he promised, then I had no idea who I could trust anymore.So I waited for any chances to get myself out of their glaring gazes.Then suddenly, a distraction came. “Move! Move!”The emergency room doors burst open as a woman screamed in agony. “My baby!”Blood stained the lower half of her dress as several nurses rushed her inside on a stretcher. “She’s hemorrhaging!”“We’re losing too much blood!”“Doctor, now!” Instantly, every nurse, doctor and even the patients’ relatives rushed toward t

Charlotte’s POVThe instant Elena’s name flashed across my screen again, relief washed over me.I answered immediately. “Charlotte? Are you there?” Elena’s worried voice came through.Before I could respond, another loud knock landed on the hotel room door.Bang. Bang. Bang. Then a voice followed almost immediately. “Ma’am? Are you still inside?”My heart lurched. Without thinking, I lowered the phone and ended the call.The room suddenly felt too small as the knocking continued. “Ma’am? Could you please open the door?”I slowly approached the entrance without making a sound. Stopping just behind the door, I kept my hand away from the handle.“Who is it?” I asked.“It’s the receptionist, ma’am.”“What do you want?”“We’re conducting a routine inspection of every occupied room.”I frowned. Routine inspection? That didn’t make any sense.“I don’t need anything,” I quickly answered.“It’s only going to take a minute.”“No!” I snapped and silence followed.Then another knock. “Ma’am, plea

Charlotte’s POVI heard voices then soft laughter. It was a woman’s laughter.For a second, I convinced myself I was imagining it. My exhausted mind had been through too much over the past two weeks. Maybe it was one of the maids watching television. Maybe Alex had guests over.Anything. Anything but what my heart was already preparing me for.My footsteps slowed as I walked deeper into the mansion.Every familiar wall, every painting, every vase I’d personally picked out greeted me like old friends I hadn’t seen in forever. Instead of comfort, they filled me with a strange ache.I was finally home but why didn’t it feel like home anymore?The laughter came again but Closer this time.My stomach tightened immediately. No… Please don’t let it be what I’m thinking.As I reached the hallway leading to our bedroom, one of the maids rounded the corner carrying folded towels.The moment she saw me, her eyes widened so much that the towels almost slipped from her hands.“M-Mrs. Voss…” She g

Alexander’s POV“I had done her a favor.” That was what I kept telling myself as I sat alone in the garden behind the mansion, staring blankly at the roses Charlotte had once spent hours planting herself. The afternoon breeze carried their fragrance through the air, but instead of calming me, it only made the silence around me heavier.Beside me, Desiree continued talking. She seemed happier than I had ever seen her.“I still can’t believe it,” she laughed, swirling the wine in her glass. “Charlotte is finally out of the picture.”She leaned against my shoulder. “I finally have you all to myself.”I barely acknowledged her as my thoughts were somewhere else.I couldn't get Charlotte out of my head. The look on her face earlier refused to leave my mind.When she’d looked me straight in the eyes… When she’d insisted Victor had kidnapped her… When she’d broken down asking what she had done to deserve everything…None of it had looked fake. It had looked… so real that it felt like I was

Alexander’s POVThe office had never felt this silent. I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window with my hands buried inside my trouser pockets, staring down at the city that had once made me feel invincible. Cars crawled through the streets below like tiny insects, people hurried from one building to another, and life continued as though nothing had changed.As though my entire world hadn’t collapsed. I glanced at my wristwatch and it’s Fifty-three minutes. I had been waiting for almost an hour.The letter that had arrived earlier that morning sat on my desk, neatly folded after I had read it several times. There wasn’t a signature. There never was. Whoever these people were, they always managed to stay hidden while controlling everyone else’s lives.Including mine.A knock finally sounded on my office door. “Mr. Voss.”“Come in.” I quickly said as I was getting frustrated waiting for whoever was coming.My assistant stepped inside cautiously then announced. “They’re here.”I inhaled s