The CEO's Midnight Remedy novel Chapter 350

Aria’s POV

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I tried to respond but found my voice caught in my throat. My seatbelt had donets job, but my shoulder ached from the impact. The driver’s door was dented but not completely crushed.

Within seconds, Jeremy was at my car, having sprinted across the grass. His face was pale but determined as he yanked open the passenger door, which had remained functional.

“The engine’s smoking,” he said, his voice steady despite the urgency. “We need to get you out now.”

My hands shook as I fumbled with the seatbelt release. “I can’t… my hands won’t stop shaking, I gasped.

“I’ve got you,” he said, reaching across to help with the mechanism. The belt clicked free, and Jeremy’s arms were around me, helping me slide across to the passenger side. “Easy does it. You’re okay.”

As he helped me out of the car, I felt my legs give way slightly. Jeremy caught me his grip firm and reassuring. Behind us, the fire crew was already dousing the smoking engine with foam.

The last thing I registered before blackness claimed me was the warm stickiness of blood and Jeremy’s strained voice whispering, “Stay with me, Aria.”

When I awoke, harsh fluorescent light stabbed at my eyes. Every muscle in my body protested as I tried to move. I was in a hospital room, with a young doctor checking my vital signs.

‘Ms. Harper, you’re awake,” Dr. Patel said softly. “You’re extremely fortunate–just a minor fracture to your left wrist and some abrasions.”

My throat felt raw when I spoke. “Jeremy… Mr. Pierce?”

“Mr. Pierce wasn’t as lucky,” a nurse added, her expression serious. “He has three fractures and minor internal bleeding, but he’s stable.”

Guilt crashed over me, more painful than my physical injuries. “This is my fault, whispered. “I didn’t listen to him.”

“May I see him?” I asked, already pushing myself upright despite the pain lancing through my body.

She hesitated, glancing at my chart. “Ms. Harper, you really should rest. You’ve been through quite an ordeal.”

‘Please,” I insisted, already swinging my legs over the side of the bed. A sharp pain shot through my wrist, reminding me of the minor fracture Dr. Patel had mentioned. “He saved my life. I need to see him.”

The nurse sighed but nodded reluctantly. “Room 415. But only for a few minutes.

I made my way down the hospital corridor, each step sending small jolts of pain through my body. My mind replayed the accident in horrifying detail–the tire blowing out, the car spinning wildly, Jeremy’s body wrapping protectively around mine just before impact. As I walked, I found myself wondering if Devon knew about the accident. Had anyone called him? Would he even care?

When I pushed open the door to Room 415, I was unprepared for the sight that geeted me. Jeremy lay in bed, nearly his entire body wrapped in bandages. Despite this, he managed to pull his lips into something resembling a smile when he saw me.

‘Don’t look at me like that,‘ he said, voice surprisingly strong. My driving skills are excellent–it was just a damn tire quality issue.”

I shook my head, guilt washing over me. Do you realize you almost got us both led?

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Chapter 350

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“So, he raised an eyebrow, are you actually concerned about me, or just worried about becoming a New York Times headline?”

The unexpected humor broke through my guilt. I found myself smiling despite erything. Both, I suppose.

I’ll take it,” Jeremy replied, his eyes crinkling at the corners.

Our moment was interrupted when the door swung open. Devon stood in the threshold with Noah beside him. The temperature in the room seemed to drop ten degrees instantly. Devon’s face was perfectly composed, but his eyes gave him away–they darted from me to Jeremy and back again, darkening as they took in my bandaged wrist. My heart skipped a beat at his presence, an involuntary reaction I hated myself for.

Noah rushed to his brother’s side. “You can’t keep doing this, Jeremy. Father would be so disappointed to know you’re still playing these dangerous games.”

Devon’s gaze locked onto me, his deep gray eyes containing a storm of emotions Hanger, concern, and something else I couldn t quite identify. His jaw

tightened, a muscle working beneath the skin. Without a word, he nodded toward Noah and then said to me, his voice dangerously calm. The adjacent room.

Now.”

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