I Was His Wife, Then His Widow, Then No One's But My Own novel Chapter 459

Meanwhile, Finnegan's fever finally broke in the early hours of the morning. When the nurse came in to change his IV the next day, his eyelids fluttered, and his cracked lips parted to let out a hoarse, muffled sound.

Liam leaned in closer, assuming he was calling for Nora again. But this time, he was asking for Cassie.

"Cassie... I want to see my daughter."

Liam silently sighed. The fever must have severely messed with his boss's head.

When Finnegan finally regained full consciousness, the sky outside was already dark. He opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling for a long time before realizing he was in a hospital bed with an IV needle taped to the back of his hand. His throat felt like it had been scrubbed with sandpaper. As soon as he shifted, a sharp ache shot through his legs from standing stubbornly in the storm all night.

Liam, who had dozed off in the chair beside him, jerked awake at the rustling sound. "Boss, how are you feeling?"

Finnegan didn't answer. His hollow gaze slowly swept across the private ward. It was stocked with every luxury imaginable, yet the only person he wanted to see was missing.

"Did she come?" Finnegan asked, his voice rough and gravelly.

Liam opened his mouth but hesitated. He knew the truth about Finnegan's identity. Having served him since they were young, Liam was privy to all the dark secrets.

But given how ruthlessly his boss had treated Nora, there was zero chance of her forgiving him.

Liam couldn't find the words, but his pained expression was answer enough.

Finnegan closed his eyes in pure despair. He had stood out in a torrential downpour all night, pushing his body to the absolute limit, and Nora hadn't even bothered to check on him.

A sudden memory pierced his mind. Whenever Nora used to get sick, he was always "too busy" with meetings, business trips, or networking dinners—events he deemed critical back then, but couldn't recall a single detail of today.

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