The Wife He Dumped, The Queen She Returned As novel Chapter 123

Preston remained in a coma for two full days due to severe head trauma and extensive burns on his back.

He had only woken up briefly once, and his only instruction was to strictly forbid Ken from letting his family find out about the accident.

But secrets rarely stayed buried for long. Footage from the crash scene had been captured that very day and skyrocketed straight to the top of the trending lists.

The video showed Chloe in tears, disregarding her own safety as she threw herself at the wreck to save him. Then, right at the explosive climax, a battered, barely conscious Preston used his final ounce of strength to shield her with his own body. The clip was edited and shared thousands of times.

Its popularity exploded, and the hashtag #IBelieveInLoveAgain completely dominated social media.

Soon, sharp-eyed netizens noticed that the male lead of this tragic crash bore a striking resemblance to the CEO of Vantage Corp, Preston Hayes.

And yet, Mr. Hayes's wife did not appear to be the unfamiliar woman crying in the video.

Instantly, the internet erupted with wild speculation. Public opinion spiraled out of control, and countless angry users flooded Jenna Cameron's social media accounts, tagging her relentlessly.

While a digital war raged online, the atmosphere inside the hospital was suffocatingly tense.

Percival Hayes rushed to the ward in a panic, glaring at Chloe as if he wanted to tear her apart.

"How is Preston?"

The hospital director hurried forward, speaking cautiously. "Mr. Hayes is still in a coma. If he wakes up tonight, he should be fine. But if he doesn't..."

Chloe stood in silence. She stared through the thick observation glass at the quiet figure lying inside.

Inside the intensive care unit, Preston's face was deathly pale. He looked as if he had lost weight, his jawline sharp and his nose straight. An eerie, dead silence surrounded him.

Beside them, Jenna suddenly stiffened. Fear and panic swirled in her eyes, mixed with a visible trace of regret and anger.

She suppressed her mounting terror, lashing out defensively.

"Chloe! First Grandma, then me, and now you've done this to Preston! You're nothing but a curse! Can't you just stay away and stop ruining our lives?!"

"Preston said he was going to divorce you ages ago, yet you refuse to let go! Now the entire Hayes family is in turmoil because of you. What exactly do you want?!"

Jenna grew more agitated by the second, her emotions spiraling out of control as she practically lunged forward to attack Chloe.

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