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BENEATH THE FACADE

Behind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaits.

Chapter 47

Caleb's POV:

I knew my plan was working when she lost the third pregnancy.

Two years. Three miscarriages.

Each one carved something out of her—left her paler, quieter, emptier. And me? I watched it all with the kind of cold patience only pain could teach.

We were back at the hospital again, the air thick with antiseptic and failure. Ava sat beside me in silence, her face turned to the wall. She hadn’t said a word since the bleeding started—just held her stomach like she could somehow hold the baby in with her hands.

Then the doctor came in, holding a file he probably wished he didn’t have to read from.

“Mr. Wilson,” he began, voice cautious, “after reviewing the last two incidents and comparing with this current one, we believe the miscarriages were caused by repeated exposure to a certain toxin. Likely from food—chronic food poisoning.”

My head snapped up.

“What?”

The words slapped me, not w
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