He Watched Me Shine Without Him novel Chapter 91

Maxwell angrily flung the photos of them bullying Rose at the hospital right in their faces, seething with rage. "Have you seriously got nothing better to do than mess with a young doctor?"

Charlotte shrank back in fear.

Noah frowned. "Dad, did Ryan give you those photos?"

Maxwell snapped. "If Ryan hadn’t shown me these photos, I wouldn’t have known you’re still pulling stunts like this at your age! You..."

He jabbed a trembling finger at Noah, too angry to finish his sentence.

Noah hadn’t expected this incident to upset Maxwell so much. After all, he’d bullied plenty of nobodies before—this wasn’t anything new. Why was it such a big deal when it came to Rose?

He tried to smooth things over. "Dad, don’t get so worked up. She’s just a young doctor. I didn’t even lay a hand on her. And even if I had, it’s not a big deal."

Maxwell lost it. He glared at his son, his voice like ice. "You’re over fifty, and this is what you waste your time on? Acting like a fool over a woman?"

Noah glanced at Charlotte, whose face had gone pale, and argued back. "Dad, Charlotte is my wife. That Rose is incompetent. She made Charlotte’s condition worse. Of course I had to stand up for my wife. What’s wrong with that?"

Maxwell was shaking with anger. "She may be your wife, but Rose is Ryan’s wife. You go after her, and it’ll make this whole family a laughingstock. Have you ever thought about how this will only make things worse between you and Ryan?"

Noah was stunned. "Rose is Ryan’s wife?"

Maxwell shot Charlotte a cold glare. "If you dare go after Rose again, you can pack your bags and leave this family."

Charlotte kept her head down, saying nothing.

She had never imagined Maxwell would defend Rose like this.

Maxwell gave Noah a look of utter disappointment and muttered, "Married a useless wife. No wonder the family’s a mess."

Noah and Charlotte fell silent.

Now, Maxwell resented Charlotte. In his mind, if it hadn’t been for her, the Clarke family wouldn’t have lost someone as extraordinary as Ryan. Though he had brought Ryan back, Ryan remained distant.

Gathering her courage, Charlotte timidly stepped forward and said, "Dad, I wasn’t trying to make things hard for Rose. I know Ryan’s insomnia improved after her treatment. I just wanted to see how good she really was, so I asked her to be my attending doctor. But after two weeks of treatment, my condition actually got worse. I think she just got lucky with Ryan’s insomnia. I suggest we find him another doctor."

Maxwell was surprised. Charlotte had risked herself to help Ryan. That did move him a little.

Seeing Maxwell’s anger ease slightly, Charlotte’s eyes filled with hope. She gathered her courage and said, "Dad, I found a doctor for Ryan. He’s Rose’s former classmate and was always better than her in school. He says he can cure Ryan."

Maxwell, desperate to see Ryan well, felt a flicker of hope. "If this person really can cure Ryan, Charlotte, you’ll have been a real help to him. I won’t allow him to give you a hard time after that."

Charlotte hesitated. "Dad, the problem is Ryan isn’t willing to cooperate. He refuses to see the doctor we arranged."

Maxwell was adamant. "This is for his own good. Whether he likes it or not, he’s going to see that doctor. "You make the arrangements. If he won’t cooperate, I’ll make sure he does."