Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 364

The smug smile instantly vanished from Lilith's face. She was so furious she practically coughed up blood.

She had gone to extraordinary lengths to dig up the dirt on Misty Lane, deliberately using Summer's name to trigger the actress's psychotic break.

Unfortunately, Miles was incredibly lucky, surviving a multi-story plunge without a scratch.

But that didn't matter. She had assumed that even if he didn't die, he would be permanently expelled from Sutton Heights Capital.

Without the CEO title, Miles would lose all his leverage to protect Summer.

Yet, after all their meticulous plotting, the "new" CEO they had painstakingly selected turned out to be Miles's loyal operative!

Then what was the point of everything she had done?

Was it all just a massive joke?

Anyone would lose their mind over being played like this!

Even Xavier hadn't expected that after a lifetime of trapping prey, he'd finally get bitten by the hand he tried to bite.

His composure was infinitely better than Lilith's, keeping him from throwing a full-blown tantrum, but being universally outplayed still left his face looking incredibly dark.

However, since he possessed the power to put River Shaw on that throne, he also possessed the power to drag him off it.

A lethal glint of ice flashed through Xavier's eyes.

On the ride back to the hospital.

Summer asked Miles what his plans were now.

Having literally stared death in the face, Miles seemed to have found absolute clarity. He chuckled softly and said, "I'm going to help you take care of Leo so you can focus entirely on your work."

Given Leo's current condition, he absolutely required a dedicated caretaker, and Summer fundamentally distrusted hired help.

Summer frowned. "You're just going to quit working?"

Miles laughed and shook his head. "I'm not working. I've been wanting a vacation for a long time. This is the perfect opportunity to spend quality time with Leo. We hardly know each other, and I am his uncle, after all."

Miles was exceptionally good at taking care of people; he had practically raised Hunter when the boy was little.

Because of that, stepping into a caretaking role came naturally to him.

However, lacking professional medical knowledge, he hired the absolute best nurse in the hospital to train him intensively for half a month.

During that fortnight, the abused woman who shoved Leo was formally sentenced to prison for intentional assault.

Because her son was a minor—and because Leo had dodged the initial trip, resulting in no physical harm from the boy himself—the child was let off with a mere verbal warning.

Leo's physical health improved day by day. His world was now completely devoid of sound, but it wasn't a terrifying or agonizing existence.

He wasn't blind, and his hands weren't broken. He could still read and study at an elite level.

In fact, the absolute silence allowed him to achieve a state of hyper-focus, completely immune to external distractions.

Whenever he encountered a difficult academic problem, he would write it down, snap a picture, and send it to Professor Holden.

Whenever he had free time, Professor Holden would record specialized video lessons, using sign language paired with digital graphics to explain the concepts.

Leo was like a sponge, tirelessly absorbing an ocean of advanced knowledge.

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