He Watched Me Shine Without Him novel Chapter 106

Vivian felt a chill run down her spine as she met Houston's menacing gaze, which seemed to pierce right through her.

Houston took Rose's hand and began to lead her outside.

Rose, however, kept her cold, piercing gaze fixed on Ethan.

Ethan's cowardice and his decision to abandon me once again had effectively sentenced him to death in my heart. From this moment on, Ethan would be nothing more than a dead man to me.

At the hospital entrance, Houston pressed Rose against the car door, his expression stern as he finally voiced his discontent, "Rose, your actions tonight crossed the boundaries of a normal relationship between a man and a woman. Do you realize your mistake?"

Rose felt wronged and was on the verge of tears. She explained fearfully, "Houston, I can explain."

Her tears instantly melted the ice in Houston's heart. He cupped her face gently, his anger dissipating. "Rose, I'll believe whatever you tell me."

Sniffling, Rose continued, "Ethan got drunk and convinced the hotel owner to call me using a strange number. I thought he was one of my patients, so I rushed over."

She paused, wiping her nose. "When I saw it was Ethan, I was about to leave. But he was drunk and had a gastric hemorrhage. He looked so pitiful and begged me to stay, so I softened my heart for a moment… Houston, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have been soft on a jerk like him."

After understanding the whole story, Houston's anger towards Ethan's despicable behavior flared up, turning his face pale. "Ethan, has he lost his mind?"

The fragile string in Rose's heart snapped, and she suddenly burst into tears. "Houston, don't mention his name. I never want to hear it again."

Houston's response was firm and decisive, "Alright."

That night, photos of Rose taking care of Ethan at the bar were maliciously posted on social media.

Someone then deliberately spread rumors about Rose's married status and Ethan's relationship with her best friend.

As a result, uninformed netizens began to attack Rose with vile and vulgar language, accusing her of being unfaithful.

The online abuse was relentless, targeting not only her character but also her appearance and her family. It was a mindless, vicious smear campaign.

Fortunately, Rose slept soundly in Houston's arms that night, unaware of the storm raging online.

It was Houston who stumbled upon the trending topics and immediately took decisive action. He instructed Daniel to spend a large sum of money to remove the trending posts and investigate the mastermind behind the smear campaign.

Daniel asked over the phone, "Mr. Clarke, should we ask Ms. Marshall for any clues?"

If Ms. Marshall, being the victim, could provide some leads, our investigation would be much easier. But Mr. Clarke was determined to protect her, even from knowing she had been a trending topic online.

Could this really be the CEO of a marriage of convenience? It seemed more like he was protecting her with his life.

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