Todos los capítulos de The CEO’s Wife Was Never Ordinary: Capítulo 51 - Capítulo 60

"I'm talking about you."Eleanor cut her off."Your body is your own. Don't take your youth for granted and run yourself into the ground. Once the damage sets in, no amount of regret undoes it.""Look at your wrists thin enough to snap. How are you managing like this?"Joy tightened her grip on the spoon, dropping her eyes, voice small."I'm fine, really. My appetite just hasn't been great lately...""You eat anyway. Force it if you have to." Eleanor's brow creased."If you're not getting proper nutrition, the baby pulls it from you regardless. Your body pays for it after birth, one way or another.""Men don't understand any of this. They only see the outcome. The suffering underneath that's something only a woman carries. Nobody can take that from her."Joy's lashes trembled.This was the first time anyone from the Cross family had shown real care for her, not just the baby.Eleanor sighed."Understand something. I only came today because the two of you having a child this way wasn't

Nathaniel finally released her.Joy lay against his chest, breathing unsteady, lips swollen and glistening in the low light.His eyes caught on her mouth, breath catching, something blank passing over his expression.Then, like he'd been scalded, he shoved her back, sat up sharply, voice rough with anger."I told you not to come in here."Joy's lips parted, feigning innocence."The weather turned tonight. I was worried you'd be cold, so...""Get out." He cut her off, cold, not even looking at her.Joy scrambled off the bed instantly, pressing a hand over the lighter in her pocket, keeping her head down as she hurried out.The door shut.Nathaniel dragged a hand through his hair, frustrated, reaching for the cigarette pack on the nightstand.He grabbed the lighter.Click.Flame up, cigarette lit.He inhaled deep, fingers absently working the lighter's cap.Something's different. The hinge doesn't stick the way it used to closes with a sharper, tighter snap.He didn't dwell on it, too c

Abandoned chemical plant.Behind her back, Joy's hands worked frantically against the rope, dragging it across a jagged shard of glass.She lifted her head, voice deliberately soft, pleading."Sophia, please. I'll do whatever you want. Just don't hurt my baby. He's done nothing.""Innocent?"Sophia's laugh came out shrill, echoing off the empty walls."Ha! Poor kid, stuck with a mother like you!"Her expression hardened, the blade swinging toward Joy's stomach.Joy twisted her body hard, dodging."No" Cold sweat soaked her back. She forced herself steady, sawing faster at the rope.Zoe, standing off to the side, watched in horror.She spat at Sophia, thrashing against her restraints, screaming."Sophia, you psychotic *bitch!* You worthless piece of trash! Come at me if you've got the guts!"Sophia turned, laughing manically. "Big words for someone about to die. I'll cut that tongue out first."Two men grabbed Zoe's jaw, forcing her mouth open.Just as the blade touched her tongueJoy

Joy nodded honestly. "Yes."Nathaniel scoffed. "That old man's unbelievably cheap."He pulled a black card from his wallet and tossed it carelessly onto the blanket.Joy glanced at it, then up at him. "For me?"Don't get ahead of yourself.He stood, straightening his cuffs, looking down at her."This is for my son. He can use this whenever he needs something I won't ask what for. A pregnant woman's physical and emotional state directly affects fetal neurological development."Joy picked up the card, smiling. "Thank you, Mr. Cross."He checked his watch, tone commanding. "Alright. My son needs sleep. Lie down."Joy: ...She pressed a hand to her stomach. Like she didn't already know when the baby needed rest.The next morning.The doctor examined the wound, removing the gauze. "This is fine just glass scrapes, nothing serious. No need for heavy bandaging."He replaced it with a light medicated dressing.Joy changed into the long-sleeved shirt Zoe had brought, buttoning the cuffs to hid

Joy led her aunt and cousin toward the pond, glancing back at the inpatient building the whole way."Aunt Sue, Sam you two look around here a bit. I've got a work call I need to take."She pulled out her phone, pretended to press a few buttons, frowning."My boss is pushing hard on something. I need somewhere quiet to call back."Aunt Sue waved her off. "Go, go work comes first. Sam and I will just sit here a while."Joy turned and bolted back toward the ward, nerves fraying.He could say anything in there. Anything. Including the fact that I used to go by Claire.By the pond.Sam kicked idly at pebbles, bored, when a familiar face caught his eye."Dr. James."Owen stopped at the voice, recognizing Joy's cousin instantly, a warm smile breaking across his face.He walked over, ruffling Sam's hair."Out with your mom?"Sam shook his head, voice dropping conspiratorially."Nope. Someone came to see Grandpa. Pretty sure it's my cousin's boyfriend. Grandpa sent us out specifically."Owen's