Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 520

Summer's face was chalk-white, her eyes swimming with tears, and her voice trembled uncontrollably. "Silas."

Silas felt as if his heart was breaking. He wanted nothing more than to pull her into his arms and comfort her.

But he couldn't.

Offering Summer a gentle, reassuring smile, his voice was tender and deeply affectionate. "Be a good girl. Don't cry. I'll start the PEP medication immediately. I promise you, I'm going to be perfectly fine."

...

Inside Lilith's room.

Hearing the commotion outside, she casually asked a passing nurse, "What's going on out there?"

"An HIV-positive attacker went on a rampage. He ended up injuring Silas Sinclair," the nurse explained while changing Lilith's bandages. "You have no idea how chaotic it got. The Sinclair family rushed over immediately, transferred Mr. Sinclair to a highly sterile VIP suite, and flew in a team of over a dozen top specialists."

Lilith raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised. "Silas was exposed to HIV? What about the others?"

"Just him," the nurse replied. "Word is, he took the hit to protect his wife."

Once the nurse left, Lilith stared up at the ceiling and let out a soft, wicked laugh, muttering to herself, "His wife? Summer, you truly have all the luck in the world."

"But it doesn't matter. You're the reason Silas got hurt and exposed to the HIV virus. The Sinclair family will absolutely destroy you for this."

"I can't wait to see it. I wonder how the Sinclairs are going to tear you apart? Summer, you ruined my standing with the Sterling family, so I'm going to make sure you taste the exact same rejection from the Sinclairs."

"You won't be so lucky next time."

Just then, Lilith's phone buzzed.

She picked it up. It was a message from an unknown number: [Ms. Sutton, the job is done. Wire the final payment immediately.]

Attached to the message was a string of digits—an offshore bank account number.

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