THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 324

Liam jerked his arm free from Yara’s grasp. "Yara, I’m warning you! If anything happens to Harlan, we're done. I mean it—I'll file for divorce immediately!"

This was all Yara’s fault.

If she hadn’t insisted that Harlan was faking it, if she hadn’t told him to ignore their son, Liam would have gone upstairs to check on Harlan long ago.

If only he’d gone up sooner—none of this would be happening.

No one could possibly know how furious Liam was at that moment.

He let all his anger loose on Yara.

Yara tumbled to the floor, unable to get up. On any other day, if Liam had dared push her like that, she would never have let it slide. But today, she was too terrified to fight back.

She stayed crumpled on the cold linoleum, whispering, "It'll be okay, Liam. Harlan's going to be fine, he has to be."

Maybe she was trying to reassure Liam.

But it sounded more like she was desperately trying to convince herself.

Her son couldn’t die.

She couldn’t let her marriage fall apart, either.

Liam didn’t even glance at her. Clenching his fists, he slammed them against the wall in agony.

Minutes ticked by, each one heavier than the last.

Then, at last—

The doors to the emergency room swung open.

A doctor in a white coat stepped out.

Liam and Yara both snapped their heads up, hope flaring in their eyes. Yara rushed forward, sobbing, "Doctor, my son, my son’s going to be okay, right?"

Liam’s knees buckled, and he staggered backward. A nurse caught him just in time before he hit the floor.

"Doctor, please, please," Yara sobbed, grabbing onto the doctor’s coat, her voice breaking, "You must be wrong, you have to be wrong! Harlan was always so healthy! How could he… how could he be gone?"

She couldn’t accept it. She couldn’t believe her son was gone forever.

Healthy?

The doctor frowned at her words. "You must be mistaken. Your son had a known heart condition. The stress caused his heart cells to be deprived of oxygen, which weakened his heart and led to heart failure. In cases like this, the best window for open-heart surgery is within the first two weeks after symptoms appear. He waited far too long."

Yara’s face went ghostly pale. Eyes wide, she stared at the doctor in utter disbelief.

Every word echoed what Caitlin had told them before.

Caitlin had warned them, and she hadn’t listened.

The doctor continued, "During the final stages of heart failure, patients feel extremely unwell. They’re often sleepy, dizzy, and just generally uncomfortable. Did your son ever mention feeling dizzy or sick these past days?"