Chapter 539

The hatred Giselle felt for Donovan was entirely Gideon's own doing. Not long after Giselle woke from her coma, she would sometimes whisper Donovan's name in her sleep. Torn over what to do, Gideon decided to lie to her. He told her that while she lay unconscious in the hospital, suspended between life and death, the doctors had pronounced her chances of recovery hopeless. At that moment, Donovan, as her legal husband, had signed the papers to end her treatment and authorize the removal of her life support. Just as the doctors were about to proceed, Gideon said he had stepped in to stop them. He told her he and Tony had secretly transferred her to another hospital and faked news of her death to keep her safe. In her fragile, broken state, Giselle had believed every word. After all, she had experienced firsthand how cold and heartless her husband could be. A man as powerful and ruthless as Donovan, who dominated the business world and had never hesitated to cheat or emotionally abu