My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Final down fall

Alexander’s POV

The study was silent.

Several documents lay spread across my desk.

Reports.

Investment proposals.

Business updates.

Normally, I could finish reviewing them in less than an hour.

Today, I couldn’t focus on a single word.

My thoughts kept drifting back to the scene downstairs.

Aiden sitting beside Alicia.

Peeling an apple for her.

Making her laugh.

Making her smile.

A genuine smile.

The kind I hadn’t seen in days.

The lifelessness that had haunted her eyes ever since Nana’s death had eased, if only slightly.

I had spent days trying to pull her out of that darkness.

Days trying to make her eat.

Trying to talk to her.

Trying to comfort her.

Yet none of it had worked.

Aiden had managed to do it in less than an hour.

I leaned back against the chair and closed my eyes.

A bitter feeling settled in my chest.

It wasn’t that I disliked Aiden.

And it’s not like I liked him too.

But I was grateful he had helped Alicia.

But seeing her open up to someone else so easily while shutting me out still hurt.

More than I wanted to admit.

She laughed with him.

Talked with him.

Listened to him.

Yet whenever she looked at me, all I saw was distance.

Mistrust.

Pain.

My fingers tightened around the pen in my hand.

Was this how things were going to be from now on?

Was this the kind of family our child would be born into?

A family built on misunderstandings.

A marriage without trust.

The thought alone made my chest ache.

I knew I had to fix this.

After all, I was the one who created this mess in the first place.

If anyone was going to put things back together—

It had to be me.

But how?

I exhaled heavily and rubbed my temples.

My thoughts drifted back to the conversation Alicia had with Uncle Steve at the hospital.

I hadn’t heard everything.

But I had heard enough.

Especially the part about Lilian.

Alicia had said Lilian called her.

That call had only worsened her guilt.

My expression darkened.

My men had been searching nonstop.

Every lead ended in a dead end.

Yet somehow Lilian had managed to contact Alicia directly.

Which meant one thing.

She wasn’t acting alone.

Someone was helping her.

Someone was hiding her.

A familiar face suddenly surfaced in my mind.

My gaze sharpened.

Could she really be foolish enough to return to the man responsible for her kidnapping and assault all those years ago?

The possibility sounded absurd.

But after everything that had happened recently, I couldn’t afford to dismiss anything.

Not anymore.

Slowly, I picked up my phone.

I needed to investigate further.

Third Person POV

The headquarters of Echelon Industries was in complete chaos.

Ever since Blackwood Dominion Enterprises announced the termination of all cooperation with them, the company’s situation had worsened by the day.

Stocks continued to plummet.

Investors were withdrawing.

Several clients had already begun reconsidering their contracts.

In an attempt to stabilize public opinion, Echelon Industries organized a press conference.

The event was scheduled to begin at ten o’clock.

By nine-forty, the conference hall was already packed.

Reporters from every major news outlet had gathered, cameras flashing continuously as they waited for the company’s CEO to appear.

Backstage, Daniel Caldwell adjusted his tie.

For perhaps the first time in years, he felt genuinely nervous.

His assistant stood nearby, unable to hide the worry on his face.

"Sir... are you sure about this?"

Daniel glanced at him coldly.

"Do you have a better solution?"

The assistant immediately fell silent.

In truth, there wasn’t one.

Remaining silent would only make things worse.

At least appearing before the public would buy them some time.

Daniel straightened his suit.

"Keep contacting the remaining clients."

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