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CHAPTER 271

Author: Vivi Anne
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-12 21:01:06

Olivia’s POV

The suffocating dread that had haunted me for weeks, like a chain around my heart, had finally loosened, leaving my pulse calm and steady, a quiet rhythm I hadn’t felt in too long.

My heart beat with newfound strength, my throat no longer raw with fear, my eyes free from the sting of constant tears.

Sitting in our living room, surrounded by the warmth of our home, I felt life knitting itself back together. My hands rested steady in my lap, my stomach settled as I watched Noah and Lily chase each other around the couch, their pulses light, their hearts bursting with giggles that filled the air.

Hope, our tiny miracle, slept peacefully in her crib, her pulse strong, her heart fierce despite her fragile frame.

My throat tightened with love, my eyes glistening as I gazed at her, my heart swelling with the realization that we were healing, that Austin’s shadow was fading.

But a fire burned in my chest, my pulse quickening with a fierce need—not for fear, but for closure.
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  • DEAR EX-HUSBAND, YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ME BACK   CHAPTER 271

    Olivia’s POVThe suffocating dread that had haunted me for weeks, like a chain around my heart, had finally loosened, leaving my pulse calm and steady, a quiet rhythm I hadn’t felt in too long. My heart beat with newfound strength, my throat no longer raw with fear, my eyes free from the sting of constant tears. Sitting in our living room, surrounded by the warmth of our home, I felt life knitting itself back together. My hands rested steady in my lap, my stomach settled as I watched Noah and Lily chase each other around the couch, their pulses light, their hearts bursting with giggles that filled the air. Hope, our tiny miracle, slept peacefully in her crib, her pulse strong, her heart fierce despite her fragile frame. My throat tightened with love, my eyes glistening as I gazed at her, my heart swelling with the realization that we were healing, that Austin’s shadow was fading. But a fire burned in my chest, my pulse quickening with a fierce need—not for fear, but for closure.

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