All Chapters of When My Husband Lost Me, His CEO Found Me: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Serena's Point of View"The CEO personally defended her.""Not in the same way other analysts are smart.""Maybe he really has a thing for pregnant women."Those words had stolen my sleep last night.And now, for the first time ever during a meeting with the CEO, they were stealing my focus too.I hated those words.Every time they replayed in my mind, it felt like someone was twisting a knife in my chest.And after thinking about it all night, I finally understood how those rumors had started.Karen wasn't there when Adrian came into that break room and defended me.Not just Karen.Besides me, Rowen, and Michela, nobody else had been there.No matter what Rowen had done, he wasn't the kind of man who would spread something that would make him look bad as well.So...It was obvious where the story had come from.I forced myself to focus on the meeting again.Jack was presenting an update.Adrian was listening carefully, asking questions whenever necessary.Ben was busy answering them.

Serena's Point of View"I'm fine, sir."I forced a smile as my gaze shifted toward Jack and Ben, who were staring at me with a mixture of concern and confusion."You look tired," Adrian said again.My heart ached.But somehow, I still managed to smile."No, sir... I'm okay.""There are things called sick leave."Jack immediately looked down, trying to hide his smile.Ben covered his mouth with his hand.I couldn't help but laugh softly."No, sir... I don't feel that bad."Honestly, no amount of sick leave would be able to cure the exhaustion I was feeling right now.Adrian's gaze remained on me for a brief moment before he looked away and continued the meeting.As if nothing had happened.After the meeting ended, I returned to my workstation and took my seat.A moment later, my phone vibrated.

Serena's Point of ViewLife was truly ironic.When I was younger, I never stood up for myself.I always put others before me.I endured more than I should have.I forgave people who didn't even deserve forgiveness.Yet in the end, I lost everything.My home.My marriage.The future I had dreamed of.Then I rebuilt my life from nothing.And I promised myself that I would never allow anyone to bully me again.Yet here I was.Doing exactly that.Letting others hurt me however they wanted.Not because I couldn't fight back.But because I valued someone else's reputation more than my own pain.It had been a few days since I told Becky everything.Since then, she had practically become my personal bodyguard.Even though she didn't agree with the way I was handling the situation, she did everything she could to support me.She ate lunch with me.Walked with me whenever she could.Checked on me constantly.And unfortunately, she had gotten into more than one argument because of me.The rumors

Adrian's Point of ViewSerena wants to resign.Those words continued to echo in my mind long after Becky Parker left my office.This was the job she had earned fair and square.She had already secured her place in this company, proving herself to be one of its most valuable assets.None of it had come easily.She had pushed herself beyond her limits.She had worked harder than most people around her.And now she wanted to leave all of it behind?Just because she didn't want anyone speaking badly about me.That kind of thinking...That kind of sacrifice...It was almost too much to bear.I sat behind my desk for a long time, completely still.As if I moved too quickly, it would break something.Becky's words replayed in my mind.Rumors.Serena hearing everything.Serena being openly harassed.Serena pretending she was fine.Serena refusing lunch.Serena avoiding me.Serena standing in the rain rather than getting into my car.Every fragment slowly fell into place.And when the full pic

Serena's Point of View"I asked Becky not to come."Adrian said it so casually, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.Then he calmly poured some water into a glass."Her team is working on an important deadline.""So I told her to keep working."He placed the glass beside my bowl."I came instead."For a long moment, I forgot to do anything except stare at him.My mind had become a tangled mess because of his logic.He came instead?This man...The CEO of Henrix Properties.One of the busiest people I had ever met.He asked my best friend to keep working...And he came instead.To take care of me?Before I could find any words, he gently pushed the plate of freshly cut fruit toward me."Finish the soup.""And eat some of these."His tone remained calm despite the chaos in my mind.As if this were simply another task on his schedule.After I finished the soup, Adrian reached toward me.Again, without any warning.Fortunately, I didn't freeze this time.I simply watched him,