Olivia's POV
“Oh God, it hurts,” I gasped, clutching my stomach. The pain was sharp. My whole body was shaking so much, the cold was digging into my bones. "Liam?" My lips barely moved. The world was fading in and out. “Get her out of there!” a hard voice barked. "Put her in the car, now!" Another voice answered with a panicked tone. “I–I was just trying to take her to the hospital, sir! She collapsed at the gate... no one would help, even when I called! I had no choice, I swear, I didn't want her to die out there! I couldn’t just leave her there!” I forced my eyes open when I heard something creak. Everything blurred. I looked around anyway, and noticed I was lying in the backseat of a car, blood was sticking to my skin. Outside, dark figures moved, surrounding the car. Snow was falling heavily around them. “Where… where am I?” I whispered. “Mrs. Smith,” a calm, familiar voice answered. It was Vincent. “You’ll be taken care of. A doctor is waiting.” “Vincent. My... babies…” My voice cracked. He leaned closer and slid his arms under me. I cried as pain tore through my body, but he lifted me like I weighed nothing. My head fell against his shoulder. Through the blur, I saw a man kneeling on his knees in the snow, his hands were up. It was the cab driver. He was surrounded by Liam’s men. "Mrs. Smith–ma'am, please tell them I didn't–" “Take him away,” Vincent ordered coldly. “I’ll report to the boss.” The driver screamed as they took him away. He was twisting his body against the men in black suits. Meanwhile, Vincent carried me to another car, a black SUV parked by the road. I tried to fight the darkness, tried to form words, but only one broken plea escaped. “My babies… where are my babies? I want to see them…” Then everything went black. --- When I opened my eyes again, angry voices surrounded me. “We won't take this bullshit!” my mom, Diane, shouted. “This wasn’t the plan! They’re cutting us out, Harold, after everything we did!” “They can’t do that,” my dad roared back. His breathing was heavy, like a bull ready to charge. “We put in the work, Diane! Years of it! And now that they’ve got the babies, they think they can toss us aside? Not a chance. They can't do that shit to us!” I flinched as something crashed to the floor. It was probably one of the knickknacks from the windowsill. Dad's fist slammed into the wall, the sound made me clutch the sheets tighter. Their nasty temper was nothing new, but this felt worse... more dangerous. I blinked, taking in the room. Somehow, I was in my old bedroom, the one from my parents' house in Willow Creek, a small town on the outskirts of Aspen Hills. The faded Lilo and Stitch posters still clung to the walls, my teenage years before Liam swept me into his world. When I looked down, I saw that an IV pricked my hand, and I was dressed in thick Lilo and Stitch pajamas. The fabric was soft but it was too warm against my sweaty skin. My body ached all over. Every inch of me. “Harold, calm down,” mom said as she gripped his arm. Then her voice turned sharp. "We'll go to them. We'll handle it. It’s that brat's fault. She pissed off the Smiths. She ruined everything.” Their heads snapped toward me at the same time. And I gasped. “Mom? Dad?” I whispered, shrinking back against the headboard. My dad's face darkened. “Oh, good. You’re awake.” He stepped closer, his massive body towered over me. Before I could speak, my mom's hand struck my face. The crack of the slap echoed in the small room. My head snapped to the side and pain instantly exploded across my cheek. “Mom!” I cried, clutching my face as tears burned hot down my cheeks. Pain stabbed my stomach as I struggled to sit up. I bit my lip hard and tried to stay strong, but the sobs came anyway. I couldn’t stop crying. “Why the hell did you go to the Smith estate, Olivia?” mom screamed, pointing a finger at me. “You ruined everything, you idiot! Because of your stupidity, they cut off our monthly support checks. Five more months of money, gone! All because of you! You blew it all!” My head spun. I blinked really hard. “What... what are you talking about?” My voice shook. “What support checks? Haven't you been asking me for money since I married Liam? Every damn week, begging me for cash, saying you need it for bills, for the house–” “Shut up!” dad roared, his fist curling like he would hit me next. “You don’t get to question us. Stay the hell away from the Smiths! You better not set foot near that estate again, you hear me? We're going to beg the Smiths to pay what they owe us, and you better pray they do, or you'll be sorry, Olivia." I pushed against the headboard, forcing myself upright despite the stabbing pain. “Are you hearing yourselves? You’re worried about money while Liam stole my babies? Your grandkids? He shoved divorce papers at me in the hospital, hours after I gave birth, and now he thinks he can erase me?" I quickly wiped my tears with the back of my hand, and then added. "I won't back off! They’re my babies. He can take the marriage, but he doesn’t get to take them. I’ll die before I let that happen!” They stared at me, then burst into laughter. “What babies?” my mom sneered. “What marriage, Olivia? You need to focus on your goddamn life and forget every single thing about those babies and your so-called marriage to Liam. For your own good.” Dad's voice dropped to a more dangerous tone as he stepped closer. “If you don’t, we’ll fvcking kill you ourselves.” “What?” I whispered, but they didn’t answer. They turned and stormed out, slamming the door so hard it shook the walls. I sat there trembling. My chest was tight. None of it made sense. Support checks, their threats, pretending my babies didn’t exist. The only thing clear was the ache tearing me apart. My twins were out there, trapped in that mansion, and even my parents had turned against me. I covered my face with my hands and started crying harder now. My body was shaking so much until I thought I would break apart. I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think past the memory of my babies’ cries. I had to get them back. No matter what. Even if it meant fighting Liam, his family… even my own blood. But deep down I knew the truth: I was nothing compared to them. Just a ghost in a blood-stained gown, clawing at gates that would never open. A sharp tap on the window suddenly jolted me. My head snapped up, but I didn't see anything. All I noticed was the light spilling in. It was no longer dark outside. I wondered how long I had been out. Then I saw it. A masked face pressed against the glass. My eyes widened. “Who the hell are you?” I said, scrambling back. No answer. The figure shoved something through the crack under the window. A folded note hit the floor. When I looked again, they were gone. My legs shook as I staggered up and peered outside, but I didn't see anything. Just the quiet street and trees swaying softly. I wiped my tears and picked up the paper. My stomach dropped at the words I could barely read: "No more excuses, Olivia. Now that those little bastards are born, I expect you at our usual spot. One month to heal. Don’t screw me over. You know what happens if I come for you." I crushed the paper in my fist, anger was burning hot through my fear. “You bastard,” I hissed. “I’m done letting you own me. Fvck you!”Olivia's POV “Oh God, it hurts,” I gasped, clutching my stomach. The pain was sharp. My whole body was shaking so much, the cold was digging into my bones. "Liam?" My lips barely moved. The world was fading in and out. “Get her out of there!” a hard voice barked. "Put her in the car, now!" Another voice answered with a panicked tone. “I–I was just trying to take her to the hospital, sir! She collapsed at the gate... no one would help, even when I called! I had no choice, I swear, I didn't want her to die out there! I couldn’t just leave her there!” I forced my eyes open when I heard something creak. Everything blurred. I looked around anyway, and noticed I was lying in the backseat of a car, blood was sticking to my skin. Outside, dark figures moved, surrounding the car. Snow was falling heavily around them. “Where… where am I?” I whispered. “Mrs. Smith,” a calm, familiar voice answered. It was Vincent. “You’ll be taken care of. A doctor is waiting.” “Vincent. My... babi
Liam's POV“Divorce or not, she’s still their mother.” My uncle Henry frowned. “Shouldn’t she be breastfeeding?”I sighed, shutting my eyes for a second. I’d had enough.“Moore,” I called, waving my butler over.He was already hovering nearby.Moore stepped forward instantly, and then he asked, “Yes, sir?”“Get me something strong. Now.”Moore nodded and moved fast, disappearing toward the bar. Then he returned with a decanter and a glass. After pouring, I took a long gulp. The burn of the first swallow hit hard.My grandpa, Arthur, leaned forward, clasping his wrinkled hands. “So, Liam. How did it go? Did she sign the papers?”I ran a hand through my hair, gripping the glass. “I gave them to her. She’s... resisting. Doesn’t want to let go of the twins.”Dad scoffed, swirling his own drink. “She has no choice. You’re a Smith. She’s nothing. She'll sign or we’ll make her. You need a real wife. Someone like Evelyn Vaughn. Olivia has outlived her usefulness.”“Exactly,” my uncle Jackson
Liam's POVThe Rolls-Royce slid into the garage of Smith Estate as I leaned back in the leather seat, rubbing my temples. Olivia’s screams still rang in my ears and her bloodied hands pounding my car, begging for my babies.Pathetic. She was always clinging, always weak. Yet when I glanced down at the smear of red on my sleeve, something twisted in me.Two years of marriage and we were strangers. No... worse. Strangers who fvcked. She was gorgeous, though. She had this snow-pale skin, long golden hair, and that smooth baby face. A body that never stopped tempting me. Always made my c0ck hard. That was why I kept her around. That was why I never got tired of her.“Shit,” I muttered when I saw the crowd.My family was already at the car: parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, even the brats. Their faces pressed to the glass like vultures.“Why the hell are they here?”Olivia's stunt at the hospital had already soured my mood, and now this circus? I wasn't in the mood for their c
I don’t know how long I stayed there in the garage, frozen and bleeding. My cruel, devil husband had taken everything and left me with nothing but divorce papers.Even though I was still shaking badly, I forced myself to my feet. My hand still dripped from the torn IV.Snowflakes landed in my hair as I limped out of the garage barefoot, and half-naked in my hospital gown that was whipping in the wind.A cab idled nearby by the curb, the driver was leaning against the hood, smoking a cigarette. He straightened when he saw me, his eyes went wide.“Jesus, lady. Are you okay?” the driver said. “You need to be in a hospital–”“I was just in one,” I snapped, my voice was thick with tears. “Please, take me to Smith Estate. 1420 Crestwood Drive. Aspen Hills. Hurry.”He blinked. Then he stared at me really hard, his cigarette was dangling from his lips. “Are you sure about that address? That’s–”“I live there!” I shouted, clutching my stomach as another wave of pain hit me again."Really?" He
"What the hell are you talking about, Liam? Divorce? Here? In the hospital?” I almost laughed.Never in my life had I met a man so cruel. Liam wasn't just heartless, he was the devil reincarnated, walking around in a man's skin.“This is my reward? Sixteen hours of excruciating labor to bring your babies into the world, and you thank me with this? Tell me you're joking. Please… tell me you're fvcking joking.”I couldn't believe it. He wouldn't dare. Not while I was still bleeding and broken from bringing his babies into the world. But of course, the asshole didn't even flinch. He just kept going.“I’m taking full custody of the twins,” he said. His voice was cold like ice. “You’re not their mother. Not anymore.”Then he picked up the car seats, one in each hand, and turned toward the door.I blinked. And then I rubbed my eyes to be sure if this wasn't a nightmare. My fingers fumbled with the folder, flipping it open. The words "Divorce Agreement" stared back at me in bold, black lett
The first thing I felt was that sharp pain as a rough hand shook me hard. My whole body was aching so bad that I couldn't even lift a finger or open my eyes."What the fvck, Olivia?!" a deep voice roared. "Wake the hell up!"That voice. I knew it instantly.It was Liam Smith. My so-called husband. The man who hadn’t shown up for sixteen hours of labor. The man who only ever touched me when he wanted to remind me that my body was his, not mine.Love has never existed between us.Our marriage had always been just sex, more sex, anger, war, and scars. We didn't know another language. And I was always the one left bleeding."Liam?" I said, but my voice was very weak.I bit my lip hard as I tried to move, but my limbs wouldn’t listen. I could still feel the stitches holding me together after the tear I had suffered after giving birth. They burned like fire."Don't fvck with me, Olivia. I know you can hear me," Liam growled, shaking me harder. "You gave birth, not got run over by a damn tru