Chapter 240 A Silent Answer

Jeanette froze. For a moment, she wasn't even sure she'd heard him right. What had William just said? Did he really just ask to not get divorced? To Jeanette, it was almost absurd. She didn't answer. She only looked at him calmly. Sometimes, silence spoke louder than words. William read the meaning in her eyes. His fingers loosened on her sleeve. Jeanette pulled her hand back and said softly, "Get some rest." Then, she turned and walked out. William watched her go and said nothing. Only the drunken haze in his eyes slowly cleared. Almost as soon as Jeanette stepped outside, Craig arrived. He hurried over to support William. "Mr. Ashford, you need to rest when you're sick. You can't catch a chill." William came back to himself. "Go back to the office." Craig froze. "Mr. Ashford? Your health—" William cut him off. "I'm fine." He'd shown up like this for Jeanette in the first place. Now that she wasn't willing to indulge him, there was no reason to waste time here. Seeing t