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STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 122
Stanley’s POVThe front door clicked softly behind me. For a moment, I just stood there, my hand still on the knob. The night air clung to my clothes. It was cold, I smelt like a faint smell of car exhaust, and the bitter scent of burnt coffee beans from the café where I had just been.I didn’t move right away. The living room was quiet but not peaceful. The lamp in the corner gave off a low orange glow, just enough to make out the small ways the room had been disturbed. A cushion on the couch was turned the wrong way. One of the chairs was slightly pulled out from the table. All these little signs that strangers had been here earlier, walking through the space like they owned it. It made my skin crawl.Then I heard them.Voices floated down from upstairs. At first it was muffled, like the sound of a television in another room. But the longer I stood there, the clearer it became.It was Liana’s voice, warm, but carrying that tired edge she had been wearing lately. Serena’s voice was l
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 121
Stanley's POVThe house was still, but the stillness here was not peaceful. It was quiet with substance, weighing heavily on the walls, thinning the air like a rope that could cut at a single pull. Liana leaned beside Serena on the couch, knees bent toward her, with that soft, deliberate voice she reserved for certain people. Her tone had an edge that was enough to remind you that she was not the kind of woman who cracked under stress.Serena's skin was white, her eyes darkened from too many nights without proper sleep. Her hands tugged at the string on her hoodie, tightening knots in it tighter and tighter, as if she could pull so hard that she would untangle the entire mess. This was a habit for her that I had noticed over the past weeks. I stood at the back of the room, somewhat hidden in the dim lighting. My back was slightly turned against them because distance allowed me to see more. I didn't want them worrying about how this conversation would go. From where I stood staring a
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 120
Liana's PovThe air had that sharp cold bite that turns every breath into a small cloud. The minute the heavy oak doors creaked shut behind us, the outside world swallowed me up. It started as a low hum, the kind you hear in a restless crowd. But within seconds, it rose into a wall of sounds…. reporters shouting over one another, camera shutters clicking in rapid bursts, flashes strobing so fast I felt like I’d stepped into a lightning storm.“Miss Davids! Is it true you are holding back evidence?”“Is this adjournment just a tactic to stall?”“What is on the laptop?”Microphones were pushed toward me like spears, their black foam tips crowding my vision. One of them nearly clipped my cheek. Before I could move back, Stanley’s arm went around me, firm, protective, and guiding me toward the waiting car. His body blocked mine completely, his broad shoulder taking the brunt of the jostling.His other hand came up, palm flat against a microphone shaft, pushing it gently but unmistakably b
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 119
Lianna’s POVThe kiss lingered, it was slow like neither of us wanted to break whatever fragile spell had just wrapped itself around us. His hand slid to the side of my neck, warm and steady, the rough pad of his thumb brushing the edge of my jaw. My breath caught. I hadn’t realized how much I’d been holding myself back until that moment…. how much I’d been pretending not to want this.When he pulled back just enough to look at me, his gaze searched mine, like he was giving me a chance to stop this before it went any further. I didn’t. I leaned in again, and this time, the kiss deepened. His other hand found my waist, drawing me closer until I could feel the steady beat of his heart against mine. The coffee table pressed into my hip as we shifted, laughter slipping between us when our knees bumped.“Upstairs,” he murmured against my lips, his voice low, almost hesitant.“Serena” I mouthed and he sighed. “Let's use the room here then.” He said pointing to the guest room. We left the w
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 118
Lianna’s POVThe streetlights blurred past in streaks of yellow light, casting faint flashes over Stanley as we drove. We had just taken a left turn but if we had kept going, we would eventually end up in my neighborhood. Stanley stretched out and picked his phone and it lit up on the console. The glow washed across his cheekbones as he brought the screen towards him, highlighting the faint lines of etched into his face. He stred for a moment before locking his phone and turning towards me. “It's almost nine,” he muttered, his voice low, sounding like an accusation. “You need to get home.”I turned in my seat to face him. “No. We have the laptop now and we need to find out what’s in it tonight…”“It’s late, Lianna.” His tone wasn’t sharp, but it was firm enough to feel like the conversation was already closed. “I can do that on my own. I will tell you what ever happens but if you don't go now, it will be too late for you to go home..”“I can stay at the safe house too,” I argued. “It
STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA Chapter 117
Liana's PovThe rain had stopped, but the streets still glistened with water, there were puddles around, some marked with lines that looked like rainbows. Growing up, we were told that it was as a result of oil being on the floor before the rain. The windshield wipers moved lazily now, not because we necessarily needed it but Stanley left it working, squeaking faintly as they moved. I sat in the passenger seat, staring at the road ahead but not really seeing it. My mind was too busy circling the same thoughts over and over, looping back on itself like an old film reel with a scene it refused to move past.“Almost there,” Stanley said, his voice low. It startled me for a second; we’d been in near total silence since leaving the safe house. I glanced at him because I needed the distraction of another face. His hands rested steady on the steering wheel, but there was a kind of tension in his shoulders that told me he understood exactly what we were driving toward.“Thanks,” I murmured, t
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