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STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 108
Lianas PovThe air was thick with quiet tension as I sat beside Serena in the backseat of the car, her hands pressed together on her lap, her knuckles pale against her skin. Stanley was at the wheel his eyes focused on the road but his fingers tapped nervously on the steering wheel. The drive to the lawyer’s office felt longer than it should have, like the silence stretching between us was pulling time along with it. I kept glancing at Serena from time to time to make sure she was okay. She hadn’t said a word since we left the house.She looked tired and disturbed and this stress didn't look like the kind of stress that came from lack of sleep, but the kind that clung to your bones and your heart. It was both emotional and mental. Her eyes were hollow, her shoulders drooped, and her lips were pressed together so tightly it looked like she was trying to hold in everything threatening to spill out. I reached out slowly and touched her hand."Are you okay?" I asked softly.She nodded w
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 107
Liana's PovThe safe house was very still this evening. I reclined on the couch cushion, draped in a throw blanket. Serena had gone to bed, and Stanley was wiping the tables clean of our barely touched meal. My head lay back against the couch, eyes closed, but sleep was far from reality. The weight of the impending court case pressed down in my chest, like I'd gulped down a rock that I couldn't spit up. It was so draining. Three days. Three days from now I'd have to confront Dominic and the entire courtroom to defend my daughter, defend myself, and explain why I had kept Lee in hiding for so many years. And the truth? I still had no idea how I was going to do it.I heard Stanley's footsteps approaching, soft and light. The couch made a soft sound as he sat beside me."Has she slept at last?" I asked without even lifting my eyelid.He breathed out. "Yeah. She didn't say much after you left the room. I sat there staring off into space for a bit… then he asked me to go lie down."I nod
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 106
Liana's PovThe aroma of roasted chicken filled the air, soft music humming in the background. I sat at Serena's dining table, a steaming plate in front of me, but I barely touched the food. The lights were dim but cozy, a soft golden light radiating over the room. Serena was opposite me, poking at her mashed potatoes with a sleeping fork. Stanley sat between us, sipping water quietly."You know," Serena broke the silence unexpectedly, her voice snapping out suddenly, "I remembered something this afternoon."My heart missed a beat. I moved forward, leaning in unconsciously. "What did you remember?"Stanley put his cup down carefully. "Yeah? What was it?"Serena's eyes flickered as she looked down. "It wasn't anything significant. I just remembered this old song. My mom used to sing it when she washed my hair when I was a child. I smelled the shampoo. Saw the bathroom light... It was so real."I let out my breath slowly. It wasn't what I was waiting for, but it was something."That's s
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Dominic's PovI was in the sitting room trying to get some rest. The house was quiet, and my mind drifted like clouds in a colourless sky. I leaned against the sofa, my head thrown back, when suddenly… I heard a thud.There was a loud crash upstairs. My heart jumped in alarm and I rushed to my feet."Serena!" I called out, already scared as I thundered towards the stairs. My footsteps on the tiled floor rang out louder than my own voice.I took the stairs two at a time only once. I ran up them, fear clutching my chest with each step. The hallway was dark and the air felt thick, as if something was dreadfully wrong. Or maybe it was just my mind. As I headed towards the bedroom door, it was slightly ajar so I pushed it open.Serena was on the ground. Curled in a tight ball and seriously shaking. Her arms were clasped over her head, and she was sobbing, her face pressed against the cold tiles."Serena!" I rushed to her, my knees striking the floor with a sudden jolt as I collapsed bes
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 104
Liana's PovI sat against the hospital window, knees pulled into my chest, the stale smell of antiseptic heavy in the air. My arms were clasped tightly around me like a crumbly shield, attempting to put everything that had happened. Dominic had left the room feeling very heavy and the room seemed hauntingly quiet, even with the constant beeping of the machines and Lee's gentle breathing from the hospital bed.I didn't hear the opening of the door or even fell anyone's presence until my mother's voice was a soft knock on my fraying control."Liana," she said, her voice heavy but soft. I turned, slowly, and met her gaze.The second I looked at her, I broke.Tears I'd held back all morning overflowed my cheeks as I stood and staggered into her arms. She wrapped me tightly, rubbing soothing circles on my back the way she used to when I was a child and I woke up from bad dreams."I tried, Mum," I whispered into her shoulder."I really did."She didn't say anything for a moment. Just hugged
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Lee's PovI woke up to the insistent beeping of a monitor and a faint smell of disinfectant. The room was quiet except for that incessant sound and the quiet rustling of movement far away. My eyelids creaked apart, the fluorescent light hanging over my head blazing a harsh glare on the white ceiling. I blinked, groggy and having no clue where I was.Then I remembered. The hospital. I remembered the pain and grandma's worried face. My body felt weak, like I'd been hit with a heavy object and my arms were pinned beneath a tangle of tubes and wires. My mouth was as dry as cotton. I moved a little, and a gentle gasp slipped from me."Lee?" A voice called out. It wasn't grandma. It was deeper. Softer, but uncertain and trembling.I turned my head around, and I saw a man. The same man that made mummy cry. He sat by the window, his body leaned over his knees, elbows propped there with his eyes focused on me as if I was the key to all prayers he ever made. It was him."Why are you here? Wh
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