The Divorce Prescription

Adam said he had been scared.

Before he met Celine, the word "fear" didn't exist in his vocabulary. But after she came into his life, everything changed.

When he saw her collapse in front of the tombstone, it felt like he couldn't breathe.

Celine looked weak. She was still in the early stages of pregnancy, but she had been through too much. The emotional ups and downs had taken a serious toll on her.

"I'm fine. I'm a doctor. I know my own body. I'm perfectly okay."

With that, she pulled her small hand out of his grasp.

But Adam caught her hand again, holding it tightly in his palm. "Celine, let me stay with you."

She met his gaze and coldly refused. "That won't be necessary. Mr. Alvarez,

please leave. First of all, we're already divorced. We have nothing to do with each other anymore. And second, you have a marriage agreement with Carly. I understand how tangled and complex high-society alliances are, so you should go and fulfill that engagement."

"Celine, I'm not going to marry Carly..."

"Whether you marry Carly or not has nothing to do with me."

Adam's eyes darkened with emotion.

Just then, Hailey and Robin pushed the door open. "Celine, you're awake!"

In the end, Adam had no choice but to let go of her hand.

Hailey helped Celine sit up while Robin brought over a bowl of clam chowder.

"Celine, you're pregnant right now. You need to take care of yourself. Hurry up and eat this while it's still warm."

Robin started feeding her the chowder.

Perry walked in as well, looking at Celine. "Celine, what's your plan for dealing with the Tate family?"

Celine didn't say a word.noveldrama

Perry continued, "Celine, Carly is now Nigel's daughter. Nigel is the founder of an empire. He's a legend for his time With Carly being his biological child, you won't be able to touch her."

Adam looked at Celine. "Celine, you're pregnant. Don't do anything reckless. Nigel is a ruthless man. He and Carly have been separated for years There's no doubt he'll try and make up for all that lost time and spoil her however he can."

Hailey clenched her firsts. "So what? We're just supposed to sit back and watch as Carly suddenly becomes a billionaire's heiress and lives the high life?"

Robbin gritted his teeth. "How is Carly so damn lucky? Of all people, she gets to be the daughter of the richest man alive? What did she do to deserve that?"

Celine quietly ate her chowder. The hatred in her heart burned stronger than ever. Just one step.

She had just been one step away from avenging her father.

"I want to rest for a while," she said.

"Alright, Celine. Get some sleep," Hailey said gently.

Celine lay back down, closed her eyes, and drifted off.

Outside the room, Adam, Perry, Hailey, and Robin gathered in the living room.

Hailey crossed her arms and looked at Adam. Mr. Alvarez, I have to say, you and Carly seem to be fated to be together. You two were betrothed as kids. Technically, doesn't that make Carly your fiancée?"

Adam shot Hailey a glance. "Take care of Celine. I'm heading out."

Adam returned to his apartment, where Leo was already waiting for him.

"Mr. Alvarez, the Alvarez family from the Capitol just called," Leo reported in a low voice.

Adam already knew. His phone had been ringing earlier when he was with Celine. It had been a call from the Capitol. However, he hadn't answered it.

Now, a familiar melody rang out. His phone was ringing again. It was another call from the Capitol. This time, it was from his mother.

Adam pressed the button to answer. "Hello, Mom."