My Ex-Husband Always Knew That I Had Cheated on Him
Chapter 170: What a Messy Circle

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: What a Messy Circle

Chloe Simpson froze for a moment and turned her head.

Liam Johnson and Gabriella Dyer also turned to look at the source of the voice.

The one speaking wasn’t anyone else—it was Selene Wilson.

"Uncle, Aunt, you may be able to let this go, but I can’t. Alexander is still in the emergency room and hasn’t come out yet. Who knows what the final outcome will be? What if he’s suffered very serious injuries?"

"What if his condition turns bad? And you’re just letting her leave? That’s unacceptable! No matter what, we need to wait until Alexander comes out of the emergency room. No! We need to wait until Alexander wakes up and is confirmed to be fine before letting her go."

Selene Wilson pointed at Chloe Simpson, relentlessly pursuing the point.

After finishing, Selene Wilson walked up to Chloe and said, "Miss Simpson, I think you’ll agree with my approach, won’t you? In any case, it was your hand that acted today—you were the one who stabbed Alexander. Even if it’s true that he kidnapped your mother, at least your mother is unharmed. But now he’s lying in the emergency room fighting for his life."

"Exactly, Uncle, Aunt! We can’t let this woman leave. What if the Eldest Young Master really ends up like Miss Wilson says? What would we do then? Better safe than sorry!"

Bastian Taylor hurried over and chimed in anxiously.

"...Fine, I agree."

Chloe paused for a moment, looked at the still-lit red emergency room sign, then glanced at Liam and Gabriella before nodding her consent.

But now, Chloe couldn’t quite make sense of Selene Wilson anymore.

Just what was she trying to achieve?

One moment she seemed intent on pushing Chloe to the brink, unwilling to let her off no matter what; the next, she was feigning to speak on her behalf.

Heh, the world of the wealthy families sure is chaotic, and these people are so complex—utterly impossible to predict.

Whether they’re predictable or not doesn’t really matter, though. After all, they don’t have much to do with her either way.

The only connection between her and Alexander Johnson now was that $100,000.

That $100,000, she would pay back sooner or later. After that, there would be no more ties between her and Alexander, let alone Selene Wilson or Gabriella and the others.

Just like that, Chloe Simpson, Selene Wilson, Liam Johnson, Gabriella Dyer, and Bastian Taylor all stayed outside the emergency room, waiting for Alexander Johnson to come out.

Time passed little by little as Chloe and the others stood by the emergency room doors, waiting from night until the early hours of the morning.

Finally, after five hours, the emergency room door opened at last.

"Doctor, how is my son?"

Gabriella was the first to rush forward and asked aloud.

Liam quickly followed her lead.

Selene Wilson and Bastian Taylor hurried after them and joined Liam Johnson.

Only Chloe remained standing at the back.

"..." The doctor didn’t say anything, merely shook his head at first.

"Doctor, what do you mean by shaking your head? Could it be that something really happened to my son?"

Liam was visibly distressed at the doctor’s gesture.

Gabriella, however, took the initiative to calm him down, saying, "Liam, don’t panic just yet. Alexander has always been lucky. He’ll be fine. Let’s hear what the doctor has to say first."

"He’s fine, he’s fine. The patient suffered a stab wound, but fortunately the injury wasn’t in a critical area. He just lost a significant amount of blood, and we spent some time arranging for a blood transfusion,"

The doctor quickly explained. He’d merely been thirsty after exiting the emergency room and shook his head absentmindedly before speaking.

Liam heaved a visible sigh of relief.

"Alright, as long as he’s fine. Thank you, Doctor,"

Gabriella expressed her gratitude, then asked about Alexander’s condition, including when he might wake up and recover.

The doctor said that Alexander would be awake by no later than the next morning and that he wasn’t in any serious danger.

A short while later, Alexander was wheeled out of the emergency room.

Chloe—being the one responsible for the stabbing—was obviously required to stay and wait for Alexander to wake up.

As for Bastian, since Neil Johnson was out of danger, Liam asked him to head back home.

Selene vehemently insisted on staying, adamant about not leaving under any circumstances.

Liam and Gabriella let her remain as she wished.

That night, Liam, Gabriella, Selene, and Chloe all stayed at the hospital, waiting for Alexander to regain consciousness.

By the time dawn broke, Alexander finally opened his eyes.

At that moment, Gabriella and Liam were still fast asleep on the nearby bed.

Selene, too, had fallen asleep by his bedside, but Chloe was sitting in a chair, her gaze fixed on him.

Chloe wasn’t concerned about Alexander; she hadn’t slept much through the night simply because sitting in that chair was uncomfortable. So the moment she heard him stir, her attention was drawn to him.

"You... are awake,"

Chloe remarked as she stood up and walked over to Alexander.

"Hmm."

Alexander nodded, noticing Gabriella, Liam, and Selene all still in the room. He instinctively frowned.

Recalling everything that had transpired the night before—the stabbing, the kidnapping of Chloe’s mother—he immediately picked up his phone and gestured to her to read the message.

[If you want to leave here unharmed, stay quiet and act as if I haven’t woken up.]