After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Gavin said nothing and simply hung up the phone, his expression darkening by the second.

Behind him, Jolie's soft, pained whimpers filled the air. She was writhing on the bed, her delicate skin flushed a faint pink.

Gavin clenched his jaw, tugging at his tie. It had already loosened from when she'd pulled on it earlier, and with a rough yank, it came completely undone. Frustration simmered beneath his calm exterior.

Where was Selena? She was supposed to be finding help, but she still hadn't returned.

His frown deepened as he reached for the door, ready to leave.

"Please... help me..."

Her desperate voice, laced with a hint of a sob, echoed from behind him. The softness of it hit him like a lit match to his chest, sparking a heat he wasn't used to feeling.

"Please... I'll pay you... I won't take it for free..." Jolie's voice broke as tears streamed down her face. She was sobbing now, her words dripping with helplessness and shame, as if offering him money would somehow make her request more bearable. Gavin stood frozen for a moment, then unexpectedly, a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips. Was she seriously offering to pay him?

did she think he

swirling inside him, he turned back and approached the bed, standing over

of her flushed skin. She was still trying to tear at her clothes, sweat glistening on her forehead, her cheeks painted with a feverish red. The drug was clearly ravaging her, overtaking

Her face-so similar to Selena's-made the situation

in the effects of the drug. Her reason had all but crumbled

though the person on the other

protest, her body screaming for

of pain washed over Jolie, causing her body to tense and contract. She gasped for breath,

ear. But instead of calming her, her breathing grew more

...

had found Gernard and quickly explained the situation. Gernard, taking it seriously, sent the family doctor with her to find

when they returned to the spot where they had left Jolie, the area was empty.

around, frustration creeping in. The Cooper estate was vast, and unfamiliar to her, making it impossible to know where to start searching. She knew if