My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Responsibility

Before I could respond, Maria entered holding a small medical box.

‎"If you won’t tell me what happened," she said firmly, "at least let me clean your wounds."

‎Her tone left no room for refusal.

‎I didn’t argue.

‎She sat beside me on the bed, gently cleaning and bandaging my injuries with careful hands.

‎She didn’t ask questions. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

‎But I could feel her worry.

‎After a while, she quietly left the room.

‎And I finally drifted into restless sleep.The next morning, I opened my eyes slowly.

The space beside me was neatly made.

‎No one had returned.

‎After breakfast, I used the home computer to request a day off.

‎Then I left the house and handled everything one by one—reporting my lost phone and bank card at the police station, visiting the bank, and going through the service center to block and replace my accounts.

‎I bought a new phone afterward.

‎Step by step, I re-downloaded my apps and logged in with my new number.

‎The only downside was that all my old records were gone.

‎But that didn’t matter.

‎I had always backed up my important documents to the cloud.

‎Everything essential was still intact.

‎Later, I opened my Status Updates.

‎And that was when I saw it.

‎Kendra had posted earlier that morning:

‎**"Don’t disturb them."**

‎Below the text was an image.

‎Alexander was sitting beside Lilian’s hospital bed.

‎His back was turned slightly, his attention fully on her as he quietly kept watch.

‎I stared at it for a long moment.

‎No reaction followed.

‎Not anger.

‎Not sadness.

‎Just emptiness.

‎In the afternoon, I checked my work schedule.

‎Then I contacted my assistant.

‎"Move my business trip. I’ll be leaving today."

‎There was no hesitation in my voice.

‎No second thought.

‎I packed my things calmly at home.

‎And had my assistant bring my work materials directly to the airport.

Alexander’s POV

Inside the car, Alicia’s words kept echoing in my mind.

"Alexander, if you walk out that door today, it’s over between us."

I closed my eyes briefly.

If it weren’t for me, Lilian wouldn’t be in this condition.

I couldn’t ignore that.

And if Michael was right—if Lilian’s call had truly been a cry for help—I couldn’t simply turn my back on responsibility.

Once I made sure Lilian was stable... I would explain everything to Alicia.

She would understand.

At least, I hoped she would.

I drove faster than usual all the way to the hospital.

At the reception, I requested Lilian’s room number and headed straight there without delay.

Inside the room, Kendra and Lilian’s assistant were seated beside the bed.

"CEO Blackwood," I asked as I entered, "how is she?"

Kendra immediately stood up.

"CEO Blackwood, you’re finally here," she said quickly. "We tried calling, but your phone was off. Lilian is still unconscious. It’s a small relief that her face wasn’t damaged—if it had been, her career would have been destroyed. You don’t know how critical the situation was..."

I frowned.

"I heard she was burned in the fire. How severe is it?"

Kendra’s expression darkened.

"The doctors said around twenty-five percent burns—moderate, but still serious. When she was rescued... parts of her skin were already severely damaged."

She hesitated for a second before continuing.

"She was in so much pain... even unconscious, she was sweating. I couldn’t bear to watch."

Her words settled heavily in the air.

I exhaled slowly.

I couldn’t even imagine what she had gone through.

I pulled a chair closer and sat beside Lilian’s bed, looking down at her pale, unconscious face.

Worry settled quietly in my expression.

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