My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 151

Chapter 151: Personal motives

Alexander stood there.

Then stepped inside slowly.

"Surprised?" he asked. "Don’t recognize me?"

I lowered my legs from the chair and pushed myself upright.

My voice came out hoarse. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"How did you get back?"

"Let’s go."

He crossed the room and took my hand.

The warmth of his palm startled me more than his sudden appearance.

I followed him toward the door, then suddenly remembered something.

"Did you figure it out?" I asked quickly. "Can I really leave now?"

"You can leave," he said calmly.

"The rest will be handled by the lawyers."

"Oh."

I followed Alexander quietly as we left the interrogation room.

At the entrance, we ran into John Reynolds.

Alexander gave him a slight nod and patted him once on the shoulder.

"It’s on you now. We’ll head back."

"Got it," John replied steadily.

I gave him a small nod of acknowledgment.

Although I wasn’t very familiar with him, I knew exactly who he was.

John Reynolds was the top lawyer in Blackwood Dominion Enterprises’ legal department, and his reputation in Velaridge City was well known.

If he had personally come, then the confidential leak case was serious.

Rescuing me had likely only been the first step.

"We can go now," Alexander said, glancing back at me.

I followed beside him, lowering my gaze.

"I thought the situation at the New York branch was serious. Why did you come back so soon?"

Alexander looked down at me, then slipped an arm around my waist.

He chuckled softly.

"You’re asking me that?"

"Were you really planning to spend the night at the police station?"

I pressed my lips together.

"They did make a huge mess," he continued, guiding me toward the exit. "But the team managed to contain it. Once it was settled, I planned to return in the morning."

He paused.

"Then Jane called and told me what happened."

His grip around my waist tightened slightly.

"So I flew back that same night."

My throat tightened unexpectedly.

I looked away.

"Jason said all of that in front of everyone at the company," I murmured. "There wasn’t much I could do..."

Unless I exposed our marriage to everyone.

"Stubborn."

Alexander shook his head lightly.

"You could have called Nana. Or Uncle Steve. Either one of them would’ve gotten you out immediately."

Anyone else in my position probably would have done exactly that.

But I had always wanted a simpler life.

Even in high society, status came with gossip, judgment, and endless scrutiny.

When I first entered the company, many people claimed I only got in through connections.

So for years, I had worked harder than everyone else, determined to silence those rumors with my own ability.

"Uncle Steve went to inspect some of his businesses," I said quietly.

"Well, Nana or Aunt Rose would still have done something."

I fell silent.

I wanted to ask him something else.

If I had publicly revealed our relationship at the company...

What would he have done?

But the words never left my mouth.

Because I already understood.

His frustration came from me not asking for help—

not from me refusing to reveal our marriage.

I changed the subject instead.

"Have they found the person who leaked the information?"

"They’ve confirmed it," he said calmly. "Don’t worry."

"That’s good."

By then, I was surviving on pure willpower alone.

The moment I stepped out of the station, the pressure in my chest finally eased.

Once we were inside the car, exhaustion swallowed me whole.

I leaned against Alexander’s shoulder...

And fell asleep almost instantly.

I didn’t know how much time had passed when I woke again.

Still half-conscious, I realized we had already reached the villa.

Alexander was carrying me upstairs.

When he noticed I was awake, he lowered his gaze to me and spoke softly.

"We’re home."

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