THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1200

For what Elsa had done, dying would be getting off too easy. She had to pay for her actions.

Caitlin turned to Louie. "Take good care of Gertrude. I'll come back to see her after I've taken care of something."

"Of course, Mrs. Sylvester."

Caitlin turned and walked away.

Louie didn't ask where she was going. He waited by the operating room doors, and about ten minutes later, the medical staff wheeled a hospital bed out.

Seeing Gertrude on the bed, Louie ran over, his voice thick with emotion. "Honey, honey! You're okay, honey?"

No one could understand the joy he felt in that moment. He had truly thought he was going to lose his wife.

Gertrude lay on the bed, looking extremely weak with an oxygen mask on her face. She was surprised. "L-Louie?"

Seeing him, Gertrude thought she must be dreaming.

Wasn't... wasn't she dead?

The moment Elsa's knife had plunged into her, she knew she wasn't going to survive. Elsa had put all her strength into that one blow. Gertrude had clearly felt her internal organs being pierced. The pain was excruciating, a kind of agony that even adrenaline couldn't numb. She had passed out from the pain soon after.

"Honey, it's okay now, it's all okay," Louie said, holding Gertrude's hand, his voice breaking with tears. "It was Mrs. Sylvester. She saved you."

"Ca... Catie?" Hearing her name, a spark of life returned to Gertrude's expression. Only then did she dare to believe she was really alive. No matter what, Caitlin was the person Gertrude trusted most in the world.

Louie nodded. "Yes, it was her."

"Ca..." Gertrude tried to say more, but a nurse at her side gently interjected. "The patient needs to speak as little as possible to conserve her strength. Rest is crucial for recovery."

"Even minor scratches need to be disinfected," Dr. Lowell insisted. "It's summer. If you don't treat them, they could easily get infected."

Normally, a busy surgeon like Dr. Lowell wouldn't have time to personally tend to a patient's family member, but Louie was different. He and his wife were clearly good friends with Caitlin.

Since Dr. Lowell insisted, Louie no longer refused. "Okay, then. Thank you, Dr. Lowell."

"Not at all."

As Dr. Lowell treated Louie's wounds, he asked casually, "Mr. Cartwright, you and your wife must be very good friends with Miss Gonzales, aren't you?"

"Huh?" Louie was taken aback. "Why do you ask that?"

Dr. Lowell continued, "Well, if you weren't such close friends, how could you possibly have gotten Miss Gonzales here with just one phone call?"