Reclaiming the CEO's Heart novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Sell the Ring

In the pitch-black night, she returned to the bathroom alone.

The steaming hot water dispelled her coldness, and she rubbed her red and swollen eyes as she walked into a room. Opening the door, she saw a warmly decorated children's room.

She gently flicked the mobile, and the music from the music box filled the room. The room was dimly lit with a warm yellow light. The atmosphere was clearly cozy, but tears couldn't stop flowing from Avery's eyes.

Perhaps this was her retribution. It was because she didn't protect her child well that God wanted to take away her life.

Avery climbed onto the 1.2-meter-long crib, curling up into a small shape. The tears from her left eye flowed to her right eye and then slid down her cheeks, wetting the baby blanket beneath her.

She tightly held a doll in her arms and murmured, "I'm sorry, baby. It's all mommy's fault. Mommy didn't protect you well. Don't be afraid. Mommy will come to accompany you soon."

Since the death of her child, her mental state had never been good, like a beautiful flower gradually withering.

She looked at the dark sky and thought that as long as she left the money for her father, she could go find her baby.

The next morning, before the sky had even brightened, Avery was already dressed and looked down at her smiling face on the marriage papers.

In the blink of an eye, it had been three years.

She especially made a stomach-nourishing breakfast. Although she wouldn't live much longer, she wanted to live as long as possible to take care of her father.

Just as Avery was about to leave, she received a call from the hospital, "Miss Adams, Mr. Adams suddenly had a heart attack and has been sent to the emergency room."

"I'm coming right away!"

Avery rushed to the hospital immediately. The surgery had not yet ended, so Avery waited outside the operating room, folding her hands and praying. She had lost everything, and her only hope was for her father to live well.

A nurse handed her a stack of bills. "Miss Adams, these are the emergency treatment and surgery costs for your father's sudden condition."

Avery glanced at the details and was shocked to find that it amounted to tens of thousands of dollars.

Her father's monthly medical expenses alone cost 7500 dollars, and she barely managed to make ends meet with three jobs. Just after paying this month's hospital fees, she only had 750 dollars left in her account. How could that be enough for the surgery?

Avery had no choice but to call Jacob. His voice sounded cold. "Where are you? I've been waiting for you for half an hour."

"I have an emergency situation and can't leave."

"Avery, is this fun for you?" Jacob sneered. "I was wondering why you suddenly changed your attitude. You're making up such a lame lie. Do you think I'm a fool?"

He actually thought she was lying. Avery explained, "I'm not lying to you. In the past, I was unwilling and thought that you had your reasons for treating me like this. But now I see clearly that our marriage is no longer necessary. I'm willing to divorce you. I didn't come because my father had a heart attack and needed surgery..."

"Is he dead?" Jacob asked, and Avery felt something was off. Who would speak so harshly when he heard that someone else was sick?

"No, he's still being rescued. Jacob, the surgery costs tens of thousands of dollars. Can you give me one million and five hundred thousand dollars first? I promise I will divorce you!"

His response was a mocking laugh. "Avery, you better understand this. I hope your father dies more than anyone else. I can give you the money, but only after we obtain the divorce papers."

Jacob hung up, and Avery's face was filled with disbelief. She remembered that when she was dating Jacob, he respected her father very much. But the hatred in his voice just now was so real.

Did he want her father to die? Why?

She thought back to the bankruptcy of the Adams family two years ago, and everything seemed to make sense.

How could it just be a coincidence?

Maybe it was all because of him that the Adams family went bankrupt, but what did the Adams family do to deserve it?

Avery couldn't think much about it. The most urgent thing for her was to gather tens of thousands of dollars to pay the medical fees.

The door to the operating room opened, and Avery hurriedly approached. "Dr. Brown, how is my father?"