Chapter 68: The Biggest Compromise

This was the biggest concession Charles could make. Alicia, exhausted, closed her eyes and said weakly, "Your Grace, it’s time for my nap. I’m feeling unwell and would like to rest. Please, leave." Charles was already full of anger. He had rushed to the hospital specifically to visit Alicia, even leaving unfinished business at the office. But when he arrived, fruit in hand, he found Alicia and Townsend acting intimately, which infuriated him. Now, hearing that Alicia wanted him to leave, it was like a fuse being lit. He exploded in fury. "Fine! Fine! Fine!" Charles spat the word out three times, each time louder, a clear sign of his rising anger. He stood abruptly, stormed to the door, and slammed it behind him with a bang that echoed through the room. He left in long, angry strides. Now, the hospital room was silent, leaving only Alicia and Charles’s assistant, Chapner. The two exchanged awkward glances, unsure of what to do. Alicia smiled gently at Chapner, not want