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like two burning needles, stabb
blood loss, her consciousness flickering in and out of the pain. The stench of an
s in the
't close all the way-a thin crack remained. Through that gap, Chloe saw the
dark expanse of Central Park. He didn't pace. He slowly adjusted the c
n hesitated again. The veteran surgeon of t
y of the situation. Your wife is experiencing postpartum hemorrhage. Blood loss has exceeded 2,000 milliliters, and her blood pressure i
sing his next w
sband, to make a decision. If the situation worsens, we may need to pe
ring at the night view outside the w
conds of
ard. "So, regarding C
ng a quarterly report in a boardroom. "Above all else. As for her... use
mor. Not even a "do w
tier private hospital for decades. He had seen countless wealthy famil
nto the operating room, his
eard ev
. If not for love, then for the sake of their marriag
There was
r palms, but she felt no pain. Her heart clenched vsweat-damp hair. She closed her eyes and buried that last, p
n the eye. He picked up his surgical clamp and said quietly to th
o everything to
nged glances. No
ck up amid the alarms. In the chaos, a sharp cry cut through the air-the baby,
stitched her wound,
e who he was
bled
. A crystal chandelier cast cold, indifferent light from t
oor o
stopped at the foot of the bed-exactly two feet away. Close enough for propriety, far enough for
ed. His tone was as casual
face ashen, but her eyes-those eyes that used to light up
twitched. He had no
faint, like sandpaper on glass, but every word
s to assume she was playing games. He had seen too many women use tears, child
legal team will have a standard severance package for you
dy weak, but her refusal was absolute. "I waive all ali
the script. A woman, just after giving birth, walking away from billions? It didn't compute. His mind automaticall
d. He glanced down at his platinum Rolex. "I don't
ehind him. No backward glance. No question about
a deep, shuddering breath. Then she pres
te nurse
was eerily calm, even to herself.
She didn't open her contacts. Instead, she opened an encrypted
Now one of New York's most a
one ra
aut with concern. "I saw the news
ut she bit through the pain, speaking fast. "Draft me a di
onds of
d. "Do you know how many billions you're legally ent
e Carlisle fortune." Chloe tightened her grip on
ad heard it in her voice. Not anger. Not impulse. Something far m
," he
, and for the first time, the stone where her heart used to be felt... ligh
quiet di
law-marched in, tweed Chanel suit, diamonds, and pure aristocratic disdain. She stopp
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