Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 169

A shadow passed over the man’s eyes. “We went to college together. I’m Andrew.”

He paused, then added, “But I moved overseas during my junior year.”

College friends?

Emmy eyed the man in front of her, suspicion curling in her chest.

Could it be that he and Mom had… some kind of secret history?

Andrew turned away, his gaze drifting to the figure behind the glass in the ICU.

“I’ve called in some of the top surgeons. They’re meeting now to figure out the best treatment plan. Don’t worry. Your mom’s going to be okay.”

Emmy thanked him, her heart full of gratitude.

Over the next few days, Andrew showed up outside the ICU every single day—sometimes standing there for hours, even longer than Emmy herself.

Having the best doctors on board made all the difference. Teresa’s numbers kept improving, day after day.

For the first time in ages, Emmy felt the tightness in her chest start to ease.

She spent her days shuttling between the office and the hospital.

Whenever she could, she forced herself to eat, work out, and actually get some sleep.

Little by little, she started to look and feel more like herself again.

One afternoon, she headed back to the house to grab some clean clothes for her mom.

James insisted on coming with her, not quite trusting the idea of her going alone to the Lincoln family’s place.

But as soon as Emmy pushed open the door to her mom’s bedroom, her whole mood changed.

Her mother had always been a neat freak, obsessed with tidiness.

But now the vanity was a disaster, expensive skincare bottles left open and clearly used.

She stepped into the walk-in closet—her mother’s jewelry was scattered everywhere.

But what really made her blood boil was the closet itself.

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