Chapter 94: The Contractual Couple

“Alicia, your mother in the hospital should be doing okay now, right?” Alicia’s pupils dilated at Charles’s mention of her mother, disbelief washing over her. Given Charles's image in her mind, she instinctively thought he was using her mother as leverage. “You’re all the same—using my mother to threaten me. Is that all you have?” Charles slowly shook his head and said quietly, “Sometimes, it’s not about innovation, but about using what works. So why shouldn’t I?” “Have you thought this through? Do you still want to divorce me tomorrow?” Alicia bit her lip, realizing that Charles could act on his words. Faced with this situation, she felt forced to comply. People like Charles could easily destroy someone as insignificant as her. After all, her entry into that hospital had relied on his family's connections. Now, moving her mother would be a trivial task for them. With her eyes slightly reddened, Alicia stared at Charles, hating those who would use her mother as a threat. Seei