Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1746

Steve rushed into the washroom, finding her frail back trembling violently as she leaned over the sink. Startled, he quickly pulled out a large wad of paper towels and held them out to her. The moment his hand brushed her shoulder, she recoiled fiercely.

Shaking all over, her legs gave out, and she slid slowly down the wall until she was crouched on the floor. She clutched her head tightly with both hands, her fingernails digging so hard they almost pierced her scalp. Lifting a pair of heavily bloodshot eyes, she screamed at him.

"Get out. Get out."

Her voice was hoarse and piercing, filled with the despair of a woman on the very edge of a breakdown.

Steve froze, completely shocked by her state. Panic flooded his eyes, and his chest felt as if it had been brutally pierced by an invisible blade.

"Okay, okay, I will get out. Please do not get worked up. Just stay calm."

Not daring to trigger her any further, he carefully placed the paper towels on the counter, backed away slowly, stepped out of the washroom, and gently pulled the door shut. As soon as the latch clicked, the muffled sounds of fitful dry heaving and suppressed whimpers drifted through the wood.

Standing outside, Steve's brow locked into a tight, anxious knot. Frustrated, he ran a hand roughly through his hair, swiftly pulled out his phone, and texted her exact symptoms to a psychologist he knew well.

Less than thirty seconds later, the reply came.

[Somatic symptom disorder triggered by severe depression.]

[She must have suffered an intense emotional shock. Her mood is extremely volatile right now. You must get her to calm down first.]

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