His voice was low,almost terrifying in its restraint.“Don’t be afraid.I’m here now.”
At that,Clara lifted her head.All the terror,humiliation,and despair she had bottled up through the night broke loose.She collapsed into his arms,sobbing uncontrollably.
Jonathan held her tightly.His gaze cut icy and murderous toward the villa in the distance,rage burning beneath his calm.He patted her back,murmuring over and over:
“It’s alright now,Clara.It’s alright.I’m here.”
That night,Clara burned with a fever that raged so fiercely she was rushed to a private hospital.
Five days later,Clara's eyes slightly opened.She weakly saw Jonathan sitting on the sofa next to her,looking through documents.
“You’re awake?”He immediately set the papers aside and came over,pressing a hand to her forehead.Relief softened his stern features.“The fever’s finally broken.How do you feel?”
Clara’s throat was so dry she couldn’t speak.
Jonathan gently held a straw cup to her lips,letting her sip warm water.
Just then,her new phone on the nightstand rang.
It was Lawyer Bennett.
“Miss Winter,I’m glad to hear you’re awake.”His voice carried the exhaustion of long days,but also relief.“The seven-day cooling-off period has passed.Since you didn’t revoke the filing,the divorce will be finalized tomorrow morning.Shall I have the certificate and documents delivered to the Cole residence?”
Clara’s heart clenched as though caught in an invisible fist,then slowly released.
She closed her eyes.Memories flashed one after another—
The thrill of first love,the struggle of building a company,the sweet vows once whispered…
And then the coldness of his study,the humiliation in the villa,her cat hanging by a rope,and Vanessa’s venomous sneer.
“Send them back,”she said,her voice steady and clear.
After ending the call,Clara instinctively opened a news app.
She didn’t even need to search.Headlines about the Cole Group flooded the screen:
[Cole Group stock plummets for consecutive days—market value evaporates by billions!]
[CEO Adrian Cole exposed in marital affair scandal—investor confidence crumbles!]
[Who is Adrian Cole’s new lover?Reports suggest troubled background and shady past.]
[Cole Group’s PR crisis spirals—public backlash intensifies!]
There were even blurry paparazzi shots—Vanessa flailing angrily as reporters closed in.