To have her come to him voluntarily was something he hadn’t even dared to dream of, yet here she was.

He was so ecstatic that he practically fumbled as he reached for her hand.

Then, under the stunned gazes of his two assistants, he tried to guide her to the sofa, but Elysia planted her feet firmly, refusing to budge.

Dorian finally realized something was wrong. “Ely, what’s wrong? Why won’t you sit?”

Elysia stared at him for a second, then suddenly raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.

The sharp smack echoed through the spacious office. The two assistants jumped in terror, immediately stiffening in pure panic.

Oh, God. They had just witnessed their CEO get slapped by his wife! This… this was incredibly humiliating for him. Were they going to be silenced to keep the secret?

In that moment, the assistants wished the floor would swallow them whole.

Dorian ignored them. He was simply furious at being slapped out of nowhere.

But he couldn’t bring himself to lash out at Elysia. Frowning, he asked, “What was that for? Why did you hit me?”

He figured that no matter how much she hated him, she wouldn’t strike him without cause. Something must have happened.

Only then did he remember the two outsiders in the room. He shot them a chilling glare and spat out a single word, “Out.” The two assistants fled the room as if granted a presidential pardon, heads ducked low.

Silence descended on the room. Elysia let out a cold scoff.

“Dorian, you’ve really outdone yourself. You found out Amara was planning a late- term abortion procedure, and you ran straight to tattle? How can you be so shameless?”

“”

Dorian furrowed his brows. “Finn knows Amara was planning the procedure?” When Elysia ignored him, merely staring at him with a hateful sneer, panic set in.

He quickly said, “Ely, listen to me. Yes, I accidentally found out Amara was planning the procedure, but I didn’t tell Finn!”

“…I’ll admit, I originally planned to, but knowing you’d hate me for the rest of your life if I did, I kept my mouth shut.”

Dorian’s frown deepened. Finnian actually knew?

He remembered Amara’s procedure was scheduled for yesterday. Since Elysia was slapping him first thing in the morning, it meant the surgery had failed.

Connecting the dots, he realized Finnian must have stopped it.

But how did Finnian find out about her appointment? He swore he hadn’t tipped him

off!

“Keep playing dumb!” Seeing his denial only made Elysia angrier.

“No one else knew about Amara’s appointment. You just happened to find out a couple of days ago, and then yesterday, right as she was heading to the operating room, that bastard Finnian showed up to stop her. Quite the coincidence, don’t you think?”

“And Dorian, given your relationship with Finnian, could you really resist telling him once you found out?”

“You and that bastard are practically joined at the hip! You knew perfectly well how desperate your buddy was for Amara to keep the baby. The moment you found out she booked the appointment you just had to run and play informant!”