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Chapter 27: Close Proximity
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2026-04-06 08:00:00The meeting ends without ceremony.
Charlotte closes her folder and stands before the silence fully settles. There is nothing left to say, nothing left to negotiate. She steps around the table, heels quiet against the polished floor, and stops just short of him.For a brief moment, neither of them speaks.Then she extends her hand. “Pleasure working with you.”Her tone is smooth, professional, final.Azriel looks at her hand, then back at her face,
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Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 59: Fear Changes People
The door closes softly behind us. Neither of us speak immediately. Anya still stands near the entrance like she’s afraid moving too quickly will somehow bring Vance back.I watch her carefully now. Really watch her. The shaking hands. The way her eyes keep flicking toward the door. The uneven breathing she’s trying to hide. This isn’t guilt. This is survival.Slowly, Anya lowers herself onto the edge of the sofa.Small.That’s the first thing I notice.She suddenly looks smaller than I’ve ever seen her. Not physically. Emotionally. Like Vance carved pieces out of her until there was barely anything left.I stay standing across from her.“The family knows the baby is Callum’s.”The words leave me bluntly. Direct.Anya goes completely still. Color drains slowly from her face.“What.”“The paternity test came back this morning.”Her breathing catches sharply.“No.”Not denial. Fear. Pure fear.“He knows?” she whispers.“Callum remembers enough from the warehouse to know the truth.”Anya
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 58: Fear
The penthouse was officially classified as part of an active investigation less than twelve hours after the warehouse was discovered.Forensics took over the entire floor before sunrise.Which meant Vance and Anya were temporarily relocated under monitored confinement while investigators searched the property.That alone should’ve satisfied me.Seeing Vance removed from the penthouse should’ve felt like justice.Instead all I could think about was the baby.I can’t sleep.Every time I close my eyes I hear the sound of crying echoing through that warehouse.Tiny fingers wrapped around hospital blankets.Dark hair.Callum’s eyes.Then Vance’s mother screaming about a nanny that never came.Nothing feels simple anymore.Not revenge.Not betrayal.Not even hatred.The Hawkins manor is silent when I leave just after midnight. Most of the lights downstairs have been turned off, though I can still see the faint glow beneath my father’s office doors.Nobody tries stopping me this time.Azriel
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 57: Confessions
The paternity test comes back the next morning.Positive.Ninety nine point nine percent probability.Callum Hawkins is the biological father.The room falls silent after the doctor leaves.Not shocked.Not anymore.After seeing the baby, after seeing those familiar dark eyes and sharp Hawkins features, I think part of all of us already knew.Still, hearing it confirmed changes something.Makes it heavier.Real.Callum sits closest to the observation window wearing grey sweats and a black hoodie Carter brought from the manor earlier this morning. His elbows rest on his knees, one hand covering part of his mouth while he stares through the glass at the sleeping infant.His son.The thought still feels surreal.The baby looks healthier than last night already. Color has returned faintly to his cheeks after fluids and treatment, though wires and monitors still surround the tiny hospital cot.My father stands near the far wall with his arms folded tightly while Carter paces beside the cou
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 56: Save Him
The note trembles slightly between my fingers as I place it onto the table in my father’s office.Nobody speaks immediately.The room feels too still.Too heavy.Azriel stands beside the fireplace with his arms folded while my father rereads the address for the second time. Carter leans against the bookshelf nearby, expression hardening with every passing second.Callum sits closest to me.Quiet.Too quiet.I explain everything carefully. The penthouse. Anya’s confession. The way she slipped the note into my hand without the officers noticing.Then finally:“She wrote this.”Silence settles heavily over the room.My father studies the paper.“The warehouse.”Azriel nods once.“The same location Callum was found.”That changes the atmosphere immediately.Something colder settles over the room.Carter straightens first.“You think this is connected to what happened to Callum.”“I think it’s possible,” Azriel says evenly.My eyes shift toward my brother automatically.Callum hasn’t moved
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 55: Why
A week passes after court.Seven days of silence.Seven days of media coverage, legal paperwork, electronic monitoring confirmations, and endless discussions about security. The confinement order is already in effect. Fifty two weeks of full time home confinement. Electronic monitoring. No unsupervised movement. No financial claims. No alimony. No ownership rights once confinement ends.They agreed to every term.They had no choice.The manor feels quieter now. Not peaceful. Just drained. Like the walls themselves absorbed the tension and haven’t decided what to do with it yet.I sit across from Callum in one of the smaller sitting rooms near the east wing, sunlight stretching weakly across the carpet between us. He’s been discharged as an outpatient against multiple medical recommendations, still pale beneath the bruising near his temple.He claims he’s fine.No one believes him.“You know,” he says carefully adjusting against the couch cushions, “I still can’t believe Anya had the a
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 54: Creatures Of Habit
She pulls back slightly, her hand still resting against my jaw.Neither of us speaks.The space between us stays exactly where she left it.Then my phone vibrates against the bedside table.Once.Then again.The sound cuts clean through the room.Charlotte steps back first this time, the shift immediate, controlled. The warmth in her expression settles behind something sharper as she watches me reach for the phone.I answer without taking my eyes off her.The voice on the other end is low, professional.I listen.Then hang up.“What.”“Vance and Anya were transferred overnight,” I say. “Their legal team pushed for relocation under protective grounds.”Charlotte’s expression sharpens slightly.“Protective grounds.”“They argued conflict of interest,” I reply. “Claimed Hawkins influence compromised the original holding facility.”A quiet scoff leaves her.“Creative.”“Effective,” I say. “Especially with the right judge involved.”Silence settles briefly.Charlotte folds her arms loosely
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 3: The Loving Husband
I wake again, but this time I keep my breathing steady. I need to be smart about this.I cannot move or speak, and I refuse to waste more energy on failed attempts to warn my father. Nothing is more terrifying than knowing that my savior and the one who seeks to harm me are in the same room.After
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 53: Those Two Weeks
The Hawkins manor settles into a quieter rhythm at night. Not silent, never silent, but contained. The kind of quiet that carries weight instead of emptiness. The guest house sits just far enough from the main estate to feel separate, just close enough to remain useful. I accepted it without hesita
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 2: Flickers
A symphony of repetitive beeps and low-frequency hums woke me. My eyelids felt glued shut, heavy as lead. I lifted a hand to wipe the crusty sleep from my eyes, but a sudden voice startled me. I tried to shift upright in the bed, trembling with effort—but my strength gave out, and I collapsed back
Reborn: Make Them Pay Chapter 1: Birthday Betrayal
I never imagined I’d spend my birthday hunched over a toilet, gagging as blood splattered into the bowl. The pain came suddenly and violently, stealing the air from my lungs.My stomach twisted again.Another wave of nausea hit me, sending a violent cough tearing through my chest. Dark red droplets
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