Chapter: الفصل 25من وجهة نظر سارةكنتُ بحاجة إلى الهواء. أو على الأقل تغيير المشهد بعيدًا عن هذه الجدران الخانقة. لم يعد أدريان منذ أن أمرته بالخروج، وكانت الممرضة مارغريت غائبة بشكل ملحوظ، ربما بناءً على أوامر جديدة بالابتعاد.حسنًا. لم أستطع تحمل رؤية ابتسامتها الباردة وأنا أعلم ما تُعطيه. بصعوبة بالغة، نهضتُ بصعوبة، وارتديتُ رداءً حريريًا فوق قميص نومي، وتوجهتُ ببطء نحو الباب.قطع صوت إليانور الهواء كالسوط. تجمدتُ في مكاني أعلى الدرج، وأمسكتُ بالحائط بيدي لأستند إليه، وقلبي يخفق بشدة.كان باب المكتب مواربًا، ويتسرب ضوء ذهبي على أرضية الرخام. كان عليّ ألا أستمع. لكن الكلمات علقت في داخلي، وجذبتني إليها رغم الدوار."أنتَ مهملٌ جدًا يا أدريان! مهملٌ للغاية!" كانت سيج غاضبة جدًا. كانت مهمة بسيطة. إبقاؤها مطيعة، والحفاظ على استقرارها حتى يتم إقرار تصويت المجلس وتوطيد التحالفات. ولم تستطيعي حتى فعل ذلك؟ لقد وجدت الزجاجة؟ والملاحظات؟ ما الذي كنتِ تفكرين فيه، وأنتِ تتركينها على المنضدة بجانب السرير كهاوية؟كان رد أدريان مكتومًا، دفاعيًا. انحنيتُ إلى الأمام، مصغيةً باهتمام. "أمي، لم يكن ذلك مقصودًا. كانت ح
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Chapter: الفصل 24من وجهة نظر سارةدخل أدريان غرفة النوم حاملاً سترته على ذراعه، وربطة عنقه مرتخية، وبدا عليه الإرهاق الشديد. خفّت حدة ملامحه حين رآني مستندةً على الوسائد."سارة، تبدين أفضل حالاً اليوم." انحنى ليقبل جبيني، لكنني أدرت وجهي. عبس. "ما بكِ؟"سحبت الزجاجة من تحت الوسادة ووضعتها على المنضدة بقوة. ثم الرسالة. الرسم البياني. الأدلة معروضة كالمعروضات في قاعة المحكمة. "اشرح هذا."تجمد أدريان. للحظة، لمع شيء في عينيه الداكنتين، مفاجأة، حسابات، ربما حتى لمحة من الذنب. لكنها اختفت خلف قناعه المصقول. التقط الزجاجة، وأدارها ببطء كأنه يراها للمرة الأولى. "من أين لكِ هذه؟""من درجك. تركته مفتوحًا." كان صوتي منخفضًا، لكنه غاضب. "لا تُهينني بالتظاهر بأنك لا تعرف ما هو يا أدريان. هذه الأدوية لا تُشفيني، بل تُحطّمني. تُضعفني فلا أستطيع المغادرة، ولا التفكير، ولا التواصل مع أحد. أنت تُخدّرني."وضع الزجاجة بحرص، وجلس على حافة السرير. مدّ يده نحوي، لكنني سحبتها. "سارة، أنتِ لا تُفكّرين بوضوح. الاكتئاب... يُصيبكِ بجنون العظمة. أنا والممرضة نُنفّذ تعليمات الطبيب فقط. هذا علاج مُتخصّص للحالات الشديدة مثل حالتكِ
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-18
Chapter: الفصل 23من وجهة نظر سارةبقي أدريان جالسًا على حافة السرير، ويده لا تزال مستقرة على كتفي. تسربت حرارة كفه عبر حرير قميص نومي الرقيق، كمرساة صغيرة في العاصفة التي انقضت للتو. لعدة دقائق طويلة، لم ينطق أي منا بكلمة. لم يُسمع سوى دقات ساعة الجد العتيقة البعيدة في الردهة، وحفيف خفيف للستائر مع تسلل نسمة هواء عبر شق في الستائر الثقيلة. شعرت بنظراته مثبتة عليّ، ثابتة، باحثة، مثقلة.همستُ مرة أخرى: "شكرًا لك"، بصوت متقطع كأوراق الشجر الجافة. بالكاد كان مسموعًا، لكنني كنت بحاجة لقولها. بدت الكلمات هشة، وكأن نطقها بصوت عالٍ قد يحطم هذا اللطف غير المتوقع.مرّ إبهام أدريان برفق على عظمة الترقوة، بحركة بطيئة شاردة. "لستِ مضطرة لشكرني على هذه اللفتة الكريمة، يا سارة". كانت نبرته منخفضة، تكاد تكون متعبة. نظر إليّ، ولأول مرة منذ أسابيع، رأيتُ شيئًا مؤلمًا في عينيه الداكنتين، صراعًا، نعم، ولكن أيضًا وميضًا من قلق حقيقي لم يكن موجودًا طوال الأسابيع التي قضيتها هنا.حاولتُ أن أرفع نفسي على الوسائد، لكن ذراعيّ كانتا ترتجفان بشدة، رافضتين الاستجابة. انطلقت مني أنّة خافتة قبل أن أتمكن من كبحها.لاحظ أدريان ذلك ع
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Chapter: الفصل 22من وجهة نظر سارةانفتح الباب فجأة. دخلت إليانور كالعاصفة، تتلألأ لآلئها في الضوء الخافت، ووجهها محمرٌّ من الغضب.صرخت قائلةً: "كيف تجرؤين يا سارة؟ أنتِ تتظاهرين بالضعف وأنتِ تمارسين ألاعيبكِ الصغيرة!"رمشتُ ببطء، محاولةً الجلوس باستقامة، لكن ذراعيّ كانتا ترتجفان من الجهد. خرج صوتي أجشًّا بالكاد يُسمع. "أمي... ماذا...؟"اقتربت مني بغضب، واقفةً فوق السرير. "لا تتظاهري بالبراءة! لقد وجدت الممرضة رسالةً حاولتِ تمريرها إليها، تطلبين منها التواصل سرًّا مع ذلك الشخص كايل! بعد كل شيء، بعد أن قيّدناكِ لمصلحتكِ، ما زلتِ تتواصلين مع ذلك الفتى؟ أنتِ تستخدمين ما تسمينه "مرضكِ" كذريعة للتلاعب بكل من حولكِ!"هززتُ رأسي بضعف، وحلقي يحترق. "لا... لم أفعل... أردتُ فقط... أن أطمئنه أنني بخير... لا شيء أكثر..."ارتفع صوت إليانور أكثر، حادًا لا يلين. "أكاذيب! أنتِ مخلوقة مخادعة حقيرة. حتى على فراش الموت، ما زلتِ تُدبّرين المكائد. تُسمّمين نفسكِ لجذب الانتباه، ثم تستغلين ضعفكِ للتسلل مجددًا إلى حياتكِ السابقة. هل لديكِ أدنى فكرة عن تأثير هذا على أدريان؟ على هذه العائلة؟ عقود موريتي مُهدّدة بالفعل بسبب فوض
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Chapter: الفصل 21من وجهة نظر سارةبدأ العالم يتلاشى ويظهر أمامي بينما رفعتني أذرع قوية. أصوات صاخبة تحيط بي، بعيدة ومذعورة. شعرت ببلاط الحمام البارد يلامس خدي قبل أن يغيب كل شيء عن وعيي. كانت زجاجة الدواء الفارغة ملقاة بجانبي، حبوب النوم التي تناولتها واحدة تلو الأخرى في ساعات الليل المظلمة، متلهفة للصمت، للهروب، لأي شيء إلا ثقل هذا القفص الخانق الذي أعيش فيه."سارة! سارة، استيقظي!" كان صوت أدريان هادئًا حتى في ذعره، لم يرتفع أبدًا، لكنه كان ملحًا. حملني بين ذراعيه، جسدي مرتخٍ وثقيل.شقت أوامر إليانور الحادة الضباب. "اتصلي بالسائق. الآن. سننقلها إلى مستشفى سانت ميرسر. تحركي!"كانت الرحلة عبارة عن وميض من أضواء المدينة وإليانور تصدر الأوامر بصوت عالٍ في هاتفها. سقط رأسي على كتف أدريان في المقعد الخلفي. بالكاد استطعت إبقاء عيني مفتوحتين. كل شيء كان ثقيلًا وبعيدًا. كنتُ أرغب بالراحة، لا بهذا. ليتهم يتركونني لأموت."لماذا يُنقذونني؟"عند مدخل الطوارئ، تجمّع الأطباء والممرضات. وُضعتُ على نقالة، عجلاتها تتحرك بسرعة في ممرات معقمة. أضواء ساطعة تُضيء فوقي. أحدهم أدخل لي محلولاً وريدياً. تداخلت الأصوات."جرعة
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Chapter: الفصل 20من وجهة نظر سارةقلتُ بصوتٍ عالٍ بينما كان يُغلق الباب: "لا يمكنك فعل هذا بي. لا يمكنك حبسي في هذا المنزل كسجينة!"توقف أدريان للحظة، وهو يُرخي أزرار أكمامه بهدوءٍ مُتعمّد. "سارة، لقد ناقشنا هذا الأمر من قبل. إنه مؤقت. لماذا تُضخّمين الأمر؟"صرختُ: "بلى! إنها مشكلة كبيرة!" انفجرت الكلمات من داخلي. دمعت عيناي. "أنتِ ووالدتكِ لا تستطيعان حبسي هنا. ممنوع عليّ مغادرة المنزل؟ كل ما أفعله مُراقب؟ هل أنا... ملككما؟ لن أقبل بهذا. إذا أبقيتموني محبوسة، ستندمون. أقسم لكم!"استدار ليُواجهني تمامًا. "ندم؟ سارة، أنتِ منزعجة. أفهم. لكن التهديدات لن تُغير الوضع. لقد أظهرتِ أنكِ غير جديرة بالثقة الآن. ليس لدي وقت لهذه المشكلة الآن. ليس الأمر وكأننا سنحبسكِ للأبد. لذا اهدئي ودعي الأمور تستقر أولًا. نحتاج وقتًا لنستقر."اقتربتُ أكثر، وقبضتاي مشدودتان على جانبيّ، والدموع تنهمر على وجهي. "نستقر؟ بجعلي سجينة في بيتي؟ لا أستطيع التنفس هنا يا أدريان! والدتكِ تراقب كل تحركاتي، وتُصحح كل ما أقوله وأفعله. تجعلني أشعر بانعدام القيمة كل يوم. وأنتَ تقف هناك تُوافقها الرأي. إذا لم تدعني أغادر، إذا استمريتَ في معا
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-15
Chapter: Chapter 83Sarah's POVThe legal meeting with Anna had ended hours ago, yet it still lingered in my mind like an unfinished conversation. No matter how many times I replayed her words, I couldn't decide whether she was a woman seeking justice or simply someone who refused to let go of the past.The rain that had fallen earlier had stopped, leaving the gardens outside glistening beneath the moonlight. I stood by the bedroom window with a cup of untouched tea in my hands, staring into the darkness.Sleep felt impossible, and Adrian hadn't come upstairs yet. I glanced at the clock. It was almost midnight. He was probably still in his study.That thought alone made my heart ache.Ever since the company leak, every day seemed to drain a little more life from him. He still smiled whenever he looked at me. He still asked whether I'd eaten, whether I'd slept well, whether I needed anything.But behind those small acts of kindness, I could see the exhaustion growing heavier.Setting my cup down, I quietl
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-11
Chapter: Chapter 82Sarah's POVNo one moved.Anna sat with perfect composure, her legs crossed elegantly, her expression calm enough to make me uneasy. Gone was the angry woman who had stormed into our lives before. Today, she looked confident, almost certain of herself.Beside her sat a middle-aged man dressed in a tailored suit. His briefcase rested neatly on the coffee table, and his hands were folded calmly over it. Unlike Anna, he showed no emotion at all.Adrian stepped in front of me almost instinctively. "What is this?" he asked, his voice controlled.Anna looked at him with a faint smile. "I told you already. I'm not here to argue. I'm here because there are matters that should have been settled a long time ago."Eleanor folded her arms. "If you've come to cause another scene, you've chosen the wrong place."Anna didn't even look at her. "I'm not interested in creating a scene." She nodded toward the lawyer. "My lawyer will explain."The man stood. "Good evening. My name is Michael Carter.bI re
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-08
Chapter: Chapter 81Sarah's POVThe first thing I noticed when I stepped into Moretti Enterprises that morning was the silence.Not the ordinary kind of silence that came before a busy workday, but the heavy, uneasy kind that settled over a room when everyone was waiting for something bad to happen.Employees who usually greeted one another with warm smiles now spoke in hushed voices. Small groups stood together near the elevators, whispering before quickly looking away whenever someone walked past.I had never seen the building like this. The atmosphere itself seemed to carry tension.As Adrian and I stepped out of the elevator onto the executive floor, conversations stopped almost instantly. Several executives straightened their posture while assistants hurried back to their desks.Adrian remained calm.He looked like the confident leader everyone expected him to be, but I had spent enough time beside him to recognize the subtle signs. His shoulders were slightly tighter than usual. His jaw remained cl
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-08
Chapter: Chapter 80Sarah's POVThe mansion felt strangely empty that afternoon.Ever since Adrian and I had returned from the lakeside, a quiet peace had settled over me. It wasn't that my questions had disappeared. They hadn't. They were still there, tucked away in the corners of my mind, waiting to be answered. But for the first time in days, they weren't shouting at me.I found myself replaying the memory of his handwritten letter."I only hope you'll keep believing that my heart has always been on your side."I had read those words more times than I cared to admit.Part of me wanted to frame the letter.Another part of me kept hearing the anonymous message."The kindest lies are the hardest to see."I sighed and carefully folded the letter before placing it back inside my bedside drawer.I didn't want to choose between those two voices. One belonged to the man I loved. The other belonged to someone I had never met.Yet somehow, both had found a place in my thoughts.The peaceful silence of the after
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-04
Chapter: Chapter 79Sarah's POVI spent most of the drive home staring out the window, watching the city disappear behind us one street at a time. The meeting at the law firm hadn't given me the answers I wanted. If anything, it had left me with even more questions. Every time I spoke, I couldn't shake the feeling that Mr. Benjamin had been choosing his words carefully. Maybe I was overthinking it. Maybe the stress of the past few weeks had made me suspicious of everything. I wanted to believe that. I truly did.Beside me, Adrian rested one arm on the center console while the other remained on the steering wheel. Every now and then, he glanced in my direction before returning his attention to the road."You've been awfully quiet," he said gently.I forced a smile. "I'm just tired.""You've had a lot on your mind.""I have."He nodded understandingly. "I was hoping today would give you some peace.""So was I."Neither of us spoke after that. Soft music filled the silence between us, and somehow, it wasn'
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-03
Chapter: Chapter 78Sarah's POVThe conversation from the previous evening lingered in my mind long after Adrian and I had gone to bed. Although we had talked honestly, I couldn't shake the feeling that too many questions were still unanswered. I wasn't looking for another argument. I didn't want to accuse him of anything without proof. More than anything, I wanted clarity.If the call from the law firm had truly been a misunderstanding, then I wanted to hear it from the people who had called me. I wanted to look them in the eye and ask every question that had been keeping me awake.The next morning, I found Adrian in the dining room finishing his coffee while scrolling through emails on his tablet. He looked up the moment I entered, smiling warmly as though the tension between us had never existed."Good morning," he said."Morning."He stood and pulled out the chair beside him for me. "I had the chef prepare your favorite breakfast.""Thank you."For a few minutes, neither of us spoke. The silence wasn
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-03
Goodbye, Dear Ex. Next Please
Three years of marriage, and Ivy gave everything_her love, her loyalty, her silence.
Rowan gave her nothing… until the day he brought another woman home.
Pregnant.
Her stepsister.
And just like that, Ivy’s world shattered.
Thrown out of her own marriage, betrayed by her own blood, and forced to sign divorce papers while carrying a child her husband refuses to accept, Ivy walks away with nothing but heartbreak_and a secret life growing inside her.
But starting over in a new city isn’t the freedom she imagined. Between exhaustion, strange threats to her pregnancy, and a truth that doesn’t quite add up, Ivy realizes her fall wasn’t an accident… it was planned.
Then she meets him.
Zayn Kane_cold, powerful, untouchable. A man who doesn’t care about anyone… until Ivy collapses into his world.
He saves her.
Protects her.
And slowly becomes everything her ex could never be.
Just when Ivy begins to rebuild her life, the past comes knocking_desperate, regretful, and ready to take back what it once destroyed.
But this time?
Ivy isn’t the same woman they broke.
And she’s not going back.
Not to the man who lost her…
when she’s finally found the one who chose her.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 30Ivy's POVThe discharge papers felt surprisingly light in my hands.After everything that had happened, I had expected them to feel heavier somehow, as though the few sheets of paper carried the weight of everything I was leaving behind. Instead, they were just paper.The nurse offered me a gentle smile as she finished explaining my medications one last time before removing the identification band from my wrist."Take things one day at a time," she said kindly. "Don't rush yourself."I managed a small nod. "I'll try."She squeezed my shoulder before leaving the room, quietly closing the door behind her.For a moment, I stood alone.The hospital room that had become my entire world over the past few days suddenly looked unfamiliar. The machines had been disconnected, the bedside table cleared, and the bouquet Anna had brought was beginning to wilt.Everything was telling me it was time to leave.I walked slowly into the small bathroom and stared at my reflection.A stranger looked back
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-07-01
Chapter: Chapter 29Ivy's POVSleep came in fragments.Every time I closed my eyes, I found myself standing in the nursery I had imagined countless times in my head. Sunlight streamed through the windows, illuminating a tiny crib tucked into the corner. I could almost hear the soft laughter of a child I had never met. I reached toward the crib, desperate to catch one glimpse of the little face I had dreamed about.Then the room dissolved into darkness. The laughter faded, and the crib disappeared.I woke with a gasp, my breathing uneven as tears slipped silently down my cheeks.For several moments, I simply stared at the ceiling, trying to steady myself. The dream had felt so real that waking up hurt all over again. I pressed the back of my hand against my eyes and drew in a slow breath.Morning had arrived.Golden sunlight poured through the hospital window, bathing the room in a warm glow that felt strangely out of place.A gentle knock sounded on the door before a nurse stepped inside carrying a tray.
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Chapter: Chapter 28Ivy's POVZayn didn’t explode. Instead, he simply stood there by the window, the evening light casting long shadows across his exhausted face. His shoulders slumped slightly, but his voice remained quiet, almost gentle. “Where do you plan to stay then, Ivy?”I swallowed hard, my swollen eyes stinging with fresh tears I refused to let fall. “I don’t know,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. The truth tasted bitter. “But I’ll figure something out. I always have. I refuse to be dependent on you anymore, Zayn. Not after everything.”He nodded slowly, not dismissing my words but clearly troubled by them. He pulled the chair closer to the bed and sat down, his wrinkled suit jacket creaking. For a long moment, he just looked at me, the same man who had once seen a desperate woman on the street and offered her shelter without hesitation. Now that shelter felt like a cage lined with painful memories.“I’m not trying to force you to forgive me,” he said calmly, though guilt still shad
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-06-29
Chapter: Chapter 27Ivy's POVMorning light filtered softly through the half-drawn blinds, casting pale golden stripes across the white hospital ceiling. I woke slowly, my body heavy and my mind foggy from the sedatives they had given me. My eyes felt swollen and gritty from hours of crying myself to sleep. The room was quiet except for the steady beeping of the monitors and the distant hum of hospital activity in the hallway. For a brief, merciful second, I forgot. Then my hand moved instinctively to my stomach, fingers pressing against the now-empty swell.The realization crashed over me again, quieter this time, no screaming, no violent sobs. Just a deep, hollow numbness that settled in my chest like lead. My baby was gone. The tiny life that had represented hope amid the chaos of living under Zayn’s roof had slipped away in a pool of blood and pain. I closed my eyes tightly, willing the tears not to fall again, but they came anyway, silent and hot against my cheeks.I turned my head slightly and saw
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Chapter: Chapter 26Ivy's POVShock hit me like ice water. My heart stuttered, matching the sudden frantic beeping of the monitor. I pushed myself up slightly against the pillows, ignoring the sharp pull in my abdomen. Tears already welled in my eyes, blurring his face. “What did the doctor say?” I asked, my voice trembling. “Zayn, tell me. Please. What did he say about the baby?”He avoided my gaze at first, staring at the floor, then at the window, anywhere but at me. The silence stretched, suffocating. When he finally looked up, his eyes were filled with a pain that mirrored my own growing dread.“They... they weren’t able to save the child.”The words landed like a hammer to my chest. For a second, the world went completely silent. No beeping, no hum of machines, nothing. Just those devastating words echoing in my head.They weren’t able to save the child.A sob tore from my throat before I could stop it. “No...” Tears spilled down my cheeks, hot and relentless. “No, that can’t be right. You’re lyin
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-06-29
Chapter: Chapter 25Ivy's POVThe drive to the hospital became a blur of flashing lights, frantic voices, and suffocating silence.Everything felt distant, as if I were floating outside my own body while pain anchored me firmly in place. The luxury sedan tore through the city streets with a speed that should have terrified me, but I barely registered the way we swerved between cars or the angry blare of horns fading behind us. Inside the vehicle, time stretched like taffy, every second an eternity of agony. My world had narrowed to the burning throb in my abdomen, the sticky warmth of blood still seeping, and the strong arms holding me together.Zayn refused to let go.He cradled me against his chest like I was something precious and breakable, one arm supporting my shoulders while his other hand gripped mine so tightly I could feel his pulse racing against my skin. His expensive black suit was ruined, blood stains spreading across the fabric, but he didn’t seem to notice. I could hear his heartbeat, fas
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Masuk
