His Cruel Betrayal, My Dying Wish

my skin. I reached for the warm mug he offered, but my hands were shaking. The

as sharp,

concern. He grabbed a baby wipe and started dabbing impa

the papers

ision. "Chloe doesn't have much time. This is the last thing I can do for her. We' ll have a small ceremony, just for her. After..

a blatant, insulting lie. He had no intention

dark stain spreading on the carpet

I' m giving you a chance to be a part of this family, to raise t

my own life. My body was a numb shell. I slowly reached for the pen h

ame on the line he had indicated.

scanning the signature. A wave of relief washed over

ed. He reached out and brushed a stray strand of hair from my face. The gesture w

we were sitting on a park bench, dreaming about the company we would build together. He had

ause I had complied. Because I had

, the signed papers clutched in his hand. "She' s craving that chicken soup you

e in the nursery with the baby

as black coffee. I hadn't drunk black coffee in

ught it for her, and when she didn't wan

afternoon. The hunger, combined with the constant pain and lack of

house was quiet. Liam and Chloe

igerator, a voice ca

in a silk robe, my silk robe, the one I' d bought in Paris on our anniversary tr

ing me the diamond necklac

said, her voice a sweet, poisonous whis

ire piece I had fallen in love with at a Sotheby's auction last year. I had want

of money. He' d said it in front of a dozen of our acquaintances, his voice loud and

round Chloe'

her lips. "He said you threw a tantrum, like a child. It' s a shame, r

e got home, he had grabbed my arm, his fingers digging into my flesh. "Don't you ever embarras

h me. For a moment, the pain in my stomach was forgotten. For a mom

. I opened my mouth to scream, to curse, to finally

. A wave of blackness washed over my vision, and my legs g

hat grated on my nerves. "Oh, look at y

weakened state, it was enough. I lost my balance completely and crashed

en door s

n in here?" Liam' s voice

he rushed to him, burying her face in his chest. "Liam! I... I just came dow

ed on the floor. His eyes, once the color of the ocean, we

grabbed my arm, and

it snapped my head to the side, and the wor