Burned Alive, Reborn Anew

are you

ushed forward and slapped my phone out of m

t away!" she hissed, her face contorted with rage. She didn't c

up my phone, my expressio

. "This is your grandmother we're talking about. Her life is on the line. M

linch as if Olivia's greed had physically struck her. She stared at her granddaughter, the

a nobody. You have no right to make decisions here. This is Reed family business." He jabbed a fing

insults didn't matter. The seeds of do

randma Reed f

oug

with the authority of a matriarch who had b

a disgrace. You flaunt your money, you endanger this family,

ashamed to call you my blood. You would let me die for a pile of cash? For t

ackled wit

e to have no more contact with my granddaughter. And Olivia, I am calling my lawyers. You are bei

she had been banking on her entire life, was about to vanish. The five millio

. His connection to the Reed family, the source

r arrogance crumbling into desperation.

Grandma Reed retorted coldly. "Liam," she said, h

fted completely.

ambled to fix her mistake. She turned on Ethan. "

, fumbled for his phone. He made a few panicked call

he transfer. The leader checked his phone

, and she stumbled out of the warehouse, weak and shaken. Olivia and

, started to back away towards their van. "Nic

fe, in the confusion, one of them had

en, angry move, perhaps frustrated by the

of here,

self to take the brunt of the fall. But as I did, I saw one of the other men, a wiry one with a knife, make a l

ve dodged

the knife slice

the wound as blood began to soak through my shirt sleeve. But I

es wide with horror as she s

convincing show of pained bravery. "As lon

eyes, letting her see the pai

van and sped off. Ethan and Olivia

, I was no longer just Olivia's quiet, docile husband. I was her sa