His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 1251

It was true. This time, the injection brought none of the soul-crushing agony. Elsie's chapped lips trembled as she stared at him, tears falling in thick, silent drops. Hans looked back at her, his gaze just as intense. In that moment, everything was understood between them.

"Hubery… thank you…" she whispered, the words so soft they were barely audible, yet they landed on Hans’s heart with the weight of a thousand pounds.

This time, when she called him "Hubery," he didn't correct her. He accepted it.

In truth, ever since the night Elsie was captured, he had been suffocating under a blanket of guilt and regret. If he hadn't blocked her path that night, if he had just let her go sooner, maybe Alexia would never have caught her. Maybe she wouldn't have had to endure this torture.

"You know that no one who comes in here ever gets out alive," Hans said, his gaze fixed on her. Out of the camera’s view, he did something unprecedented: he covered her bony hand with his own rough one and squeezed. "So you have to hold on. Give me a little more time. I'll find a way."

A jolt went through Elsie's heart, followed by a spreading warmth. She closed her eyes in a gesture of trust and acceptance. She had been on the verge of giving up, had even considered biting off her own tongue to end it all. Hans’s promise was the lifeline she needed to keep fighting. Even if he failed, she would never blame him. Her life was worth little, but waking Hubery up, helping him find his way back from the brink—that was worth everything.

Suddenly, the sharp, familiar click of high heels echoed down the hallway, heading straight for them. It was Alexia.

Hans’s expression darkened instantly. He pressed a finger to his lips, signaling Elsie to be quiet. Then, he grimly ripped open her shirt, exposing a wide expanse of pale skin. Kneeling on the edge of the bed, he leaned over her…

The next second, the iron door crashed open with a deafening bang.

Alexia stood in the doorway, radiating a cold fury, flanked by two men in black. She had just been bailed out of custody when her informant here called to tell her that Hans had dismissed the medic and was meeting with Elsie alone. A thrill of vindictive pleasure mixed with her anger. After her recent failures, she knew the boss was displeased with her, even if he hadn't said it outright. If she could catch Hans in the act of betrayal, she could eliminate him and become the boss's sole, indispensable right hand.

But the scene before her left her completely stunned.

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