9.52 % Chapter3 " Here , all signed . " Bella Hart shoved the papers back into Grace Miller's hands , her tone a mix of condescension and warning . " Alexander already told me - you two are just a business arrangement . Since that's the case , don ' t overstep . If it's contracts for houses , jewelry , whatever , bring them to me from now on . Don't bother him again . He doesn't want to see you ' ' . " Grace stared at the scarlet imprint , his unmistakable mark of authority , emblazoned on the Divorce Decree ' . The sight was so bitterly ironic it almost made her laugh . She opened her mouth , about to tell Bella that this wasn ' t a property contract but her divorce papers- Suddenly , a shrill alarm pierced the air . " Fire ! Everyone get out ! " someone screamed . Panic detonated across the auction hall . Guests stampeded toward the exits in a frenzy of silk , jewels , and fear . Caught in the crush , Grace and Bella , both slight in build , were slammed to the floor . " Aah ! " " Don't step on me ! " Shoes trampled over them without mercy . Agonizing pain shot through Grace's body as if her bones were about to shatter . She clawed at the ground , trying to rise , but the weight of the panicked crowd crushed her down . " Alexander ! Alexander , help me ! " Bella ' s shrill , terrified sob rang out . " Baby ! " His voice came , urgent and fierce . Grace looked up through the chaos and saw him forcing his way back , cutting through the stampede . Against all reason , a fragile ember of hope flickered in her chest . But when he reached them , his eyes locked solely on Bella . Without hesitation , he bent , scooped her up into his arms , and shielded her as he barreled toward the exit . Not once did he look at Grace . " Alexander ! Alexander ! " she screamed his name with the last of her strength . Her voice dissolved Chapter3 14.29 % Wanna watch the rest of " Office Girl " ? Download Drama Pops and watch the re ... Download into the cacophony of shrieks and cries . Did he hear ? Maybe . But he never turned back . As despair closed in , crushing her beneath the surge of bodies , a familiar figure suddenly reappeared . Her dimming heart flared with desperate light . He had come back - for her . But Alexander only knelt , snatched something glinting by her side , and closed his fist around it . Without sparing her a glance , he turned to leave again . From across the hall came Bella's voice , bright with relief . " Oh thank God ! You picked it up for me ! That's my favorite bracelet - if it broke I'd have cried for days ! " Alexander strode back to her , his voice low with relief , brimming with the same indulgent tenderness as always . " I couldn't let my baby cry . That's why I went back . " " You ' re the best ! " Bella giggled and kissed him . Grace's world collapsed . So that was it . He hadn't come back for her at all . Only for Bella ' s bracelet . To him , his wife of five years wasn't worth as much as a single trinket on Bella Hart's wrist ' ' The despair was the last weight that crushed her . Darkness swallowed her whole . When consciousness returned , she was on a freezing operating table . The glare of the surgical lamp stabbed her eyes . Doctors bustled around , preparing instruments . " Mrs. Stone , you ' re awake ? " one said quickly . " You have multiple contusions , possible rib fractures . The most serious issue is abdominal trauma - internal bleeding . We need to operate immediately . " The anesthesiologist was already reaching for the mask . Then - bang ! The OR doors flew open with a deafening crash . A squad of black - suited bodyguards stormed in . Without a word , they ripped the IV from her hand Chapter3 Download 14.29 % and dragged her bodily off the table . " What are you doing ? The patient needs surgery now ! " the surgeon shouted in shock and fury . The guards ignored him . Grace , bloodied and broken , was hauled down the hall like discarded baggage . " Let me go ... Where are you taking me ? " Her frail voice cracked with pain , every jolt tearing at her wounds . No one answered . They dumped her unceremoniously onto the cold marble floor of a luxury suite . Chapter3