The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 85

When Reese met his eyes, calm and unreadable, Sebastian felt his heart tighten painfully, like someone had squeezed the air right out of him.

For years, he’d told himself Reese was just after status, that she married him so the Ratcliffs would help the Ramos family. It never even crossed his mind that her own family was using her too, treating her like a bargaining chip.

Once Dylon and his wife left, the hospital room fell completely silent.

Sebastian walked to the bed, his voice rough and low. “I checked the security footage. It was Sofia.”

“I’ve already asked someone to bring her over. Don’t worry. I’m not going to cover for her anymore.”

Reese looked up, disbelief flickering in her eyes.

Wasn’t Sofia his first love? Didn’t he care about her so much that he’d let Reese carry their child? So now, why was he standing up for her now?

Before Reese could figure it out, Sofia arrived.

She walked in holding a fruit basket, her expression perfectly worried, eyes red like she’d just been crying.

“Ms. Meyer, I’m so sorry. Something came up that day and I couldn’t get back to BlackOak in time. I never meant for you to go through all this.”

Sofia glanced at Sebastian, her voice trembling just enough. “Sebastian, seeing Ms. Meyer like this because of me—I feel so awful. Please, talk to her for me. Tell her not to be upset. She needs to focus on getting better.”

“Oh, really?”

Sebastian tossed his phone in front of Sofia.

“Watch this first.”

Sofia scrambled to catch the phone, looking completely confused.

He nodded curtly. “Go on. Play it.”

Sofia looked down, and as the video started, all the color drained from her face.

Everything she’d just said to Reese replayed in her mind, but the video on the screen felt like a slap—humiliating and impossible to deny.

“It’s not what it looks like, Sebastian, please—let me explain—”

“Explain what?” Sebastian’s voice was freezing. “Why you cut the power? Why you just stood there while Reese was in danger?”

He pressed on, his words sharp. “Or maybe explain why you tried to get Robbie to hurt Reese?”

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