Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 197

When Wiona heard those words, she felt her whole body go numb.

Alona and Sam?

A secret relationship?

Was it really the kind of secret she was thinking about?

But that just didn’t make sense.

Sam might be decent looking, but next to Daniel, who was still charming and tall even after all these years, Sam just couldn’t compete. Daniel’s presence alone was on a whole other level.

And Sam’s business? It wasn’t even a fraction of what the Salisbury family owned. Plus, everyone knew Sam’s deals were shady. He had this rough, dangerous vibe, and his status in Stonehill was nowhere near Daniel’s.

On one side, you had the Salisburys, solidly at the top of the social ladder. On the other, Sam, a flashy newcomer who’d forced his way up using his connections.

Why would Alona ever get involved with him?

Alona was born into privilege herself. Sure, the Bishop family had fallen from grace, but back in her day, Alona was the most talked-about socialite in Stonehill. She was flawless—beautiful, elegant, and proud. If anyone cared about status, it was her.

To Alona, if you weren’t from the right circle in Stonehill, you might as well be from the middle of nowhere. That’s why, after Wiona’s background as an orphan came out, Alona changed overnight. She looked down on Wiona, did everything she could to kick her out of the Salisbury family.

Wiona’s past alone was enough for Alona to despise her. So how could Alona ever look twice at Sam, who came from even less?

There had to be something else going on here.

“Take me to see your dad. Right now.”

In the ICU, Wiona saw Adler lying there, barely hanging on but awake.

His head was wrapped in layers of gauze, his whole body swaddled in bandages. Tubes were coming out from everywhere.

To keep his survival a secret, the hospital had moved him quietly to a private recovery center.

The place had its own medical team and had prepped a sterile room just for him.

Now, both Molly and Wiona had to suit up in full protective gear, sanitized from head to toe before they could go in.

When Adler saw Wiona, his cloudy eyes seemed to clear up a bit.

“Mrs... Salisbury...”

Wiona couldn’t stand seeing him like this. “Just take care of yourself,” she said softly. “Everything else can wait.”

Adler was in no shape to talk much.

Just staying awake long enough to say a couple things to Molly had drained him.

He faded in and out, barely conscious, waiting for Wiona.

A nurse nearby spoke up. “Ms. Morgan, the patient needs to rest.”

“Usually after a surgery this big, it takes three to five days for someone to wake up. But his willpower is something else. That’s the only reason he’s conscious at all.”

“But honestly, it doesn’t look like he can stay awake much longer.”

Molly was more anxious than anyone.

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