Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

Chapter 13

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In the past, Sofia never bothered to check her mother’s patient record. She had faith in Lawrence and Dr. Mulach, believing they had everything under control. Now, standing in the room with the door closed, a realization hit her like a ton of bricks—-she had been wrong all along.

Her gaze locked onto her mother, lying there in a seemingly peaceful state. She could not help but wonder if she was actually at peace or if she was currently in pain. Sadly, she had no way of knowing this.

Asigh escaped her lips.

Determination then surged within Sofia as she approached the patient record. She knew the possibility of finding lies in those neatly written entries was high, but she couldn’t afford to take any chances.

With a racing heart, she grabbed her phone, fingers flying over the screen as she snapped pictures of the record. She swiftly sent the images to her personal email, securing a record of the potential falsehoods that had surrounded her mother’s care.

Sofia knew this room had no cameras, a detail Lawrence had insisted. upon. His nightly presence here had been no cause for concern-she had, after all, trusted him implicitly.

Then, Sofia took a small picture frame featuring a snapshot from their vacation in Bali a couple of years back. The photo was taken on her birthday. Illinois had been too cold then, so they decided to visit Bali for the winter.

Sofia’s mood darkened at the contrast between the vibrant memory and her mother’s current state. Her mother’s kind and beautiful smile seemed frozen in that frame. She immediately wondered if she could see that smile again.

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How could she let her mother fall into this helpless state? She bit her lower lip as she placed the frame carefully on the bedside table, ensuring it was angled toward her mother. The frame was golden, adorned with embossed. designs that her mother really liked.

Sofia was certain that no one would suspect this frame, as her mother liked to collect things like this. So, she especially chose this and placed a small, discreet camera on it. She wanted to capture the moments inside these. sterile walls.

She made sure to place it next to the frame with her mother and Lawrence’s wedding photo.

After a while, Sofia kissed her mother’s forehead and decided to leave. However, she was surprised to see Lawrence outside, waiting for her.

“F- Father-” Sofia almost called the man by her name. This man’s appearance immediately ruined her mood.

“| decided to come, and Dr. Mulach told me you are inside. | did not want to disturb your time with her.” Lawrence looked lost-just like when they heard her mother’s diagnosis when she fainted for the first time. How convincing, she thought inwardly..

Sofia immediately wondered if any of his reactions were real. She immediately made a dramatic sigh. “I missed her.” “Everyone does...” Lawrence said.

“My birthday is coming.”

Lawrence nodded. He said nothing as they walked down the well-lit hallway. Sofia knew that the man was sensitive and very smart. So, she was quick to use her birthday for her emotions. Lawrence already knew that she would always feel emotional around this time. Hopefully, this would be enough to explain the frame that she placed inside her mother’s room..

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“Dr. Mulach said he saw some improvements...” Sofia said just as they reached the door that would lead her to the parking lot outside of the building. “Tell him that we are willing to pay for everything... if that is not enough...” Sofia let out another sigh. “Perhaps, it is time that we take her

abroad.” “| already talked to him about it. He already recommended a few hospitals in Europe. | will let you know when the time comes.”

“Thank you...” Sofia said as she held back her tears. These tears are not. because of her mother but because of how she had been trying to control herself.

“Don’t worry... | am certain she will wake up soon.” Sofia nodded.

“It seems that is almost that time of the year,” Lawrence sighed. Obviously, he was talking about her birthday. “I would encourage you to book another session with your therapist...”

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Sofia froze. The therapist that about was someone. he had recommended to Sofia. This had been her therapist since she was in high school! Now that she thought about it, she wondered if that therapist was someone working with Lawrence too.

Was it possible?

Sofia always wondered where Lawrence’s confidence came from. If Lawrence knew about Sofia’s feelings toward her mother’s relationship with him, if he knew about the things that Sofia told her therapist, then... that would explain everything!

“Are you alright?” Lawrence asked, concern laced in his tone.

“lam... thank you for reminding me. | have been very busy with everything else; | have yet to schedule any therapy sessions lately.”

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“Hmmm... Charlotte just arrived; you should spend time with your sister too. You know how fragile her mental health is. It would be best if the two of you had a session together too...”

Sofia nodded without saying anything. She and Charlotte had therapy in the past too. This was suggested by Lawrence to further improve their ‘sisterly’ relationship.

“It was her job,” Sofia said with a wry smile. “You knew how stressful the industry is. If only she would agree to work under me.”

“She has her own ambitions,” Lawrence said. “She knew that she was not exactly a Lockhart. She wanted to achieve something using her very own effort.”

Sofia nodded. She was tempted to ask him about the film that Lawrence wanted to produce for his daughter. Is that considered... her own effort

too? However, she held back her tongue and simply smiled at the snake before her.

Sofia did not know how good she was at controlling herself until she had to stop the urge to slap the man that she had been calling father. Oh, how she wanted to wipe that gentle smile off his face. Sadly... this was not the right time.

She quickly bid him goodbye and walked toward her car, where her driver James had been waiting.

“Take me to the office,” she uttered. James is someone that Lawrence recommended. She knew that this man was another mole, another spy who was watching her every move. First, she needed to get rid of the people that he planted around her.

She quickly put her seatbelt on and said... “I have a meeting in five minutes.” Chapter 13

“Miss, it would take us thirty minutes to-”

“| want to be in the office in ten minutes,” Sofia looked at the man from

the rearview mirror.