MasukRachel’s POVBy the time I arrived at the airport, I had already made up my mind that I was not going to look back, because if I allowed myself to think about everything I had left behind, I knew my heart would become heavy again and I would start questioning whether leaving my children, even temporarily, was the right thing to do, but deep inside me I knew that I needed those two months more than I had ever needed anything in my life, because I was exhausted from constantly being pulled between people who claimed to love me and people who had spent years finding new ways to hurt meI stepped out of the car with my handbag over my shoulder while one of the airport attendants came forward to help with my luggage, and for a moment I simply stood there looking at the aircraft waiting ahead of me, feeling a strange mixture of nervousness and excitement because this was not just another business trip, this was the first time I was deliberately choosing distance from everything that had bee
Rachel pov I woke up that morning with a strange feeling in my chest, and for the first time in days, I realized I was actually excited about something. I had spent so much time crying, fighting, worrying, and trying to understand how everything in my life had gone so wrong that I had almost forgotten what it felt like to wake up and look forward to a new day, but that morning was different because I knew I was leaving, even if it was only for a while, and the thought of being somewhere far away from Dave, Betty, Nathan, and all the painful memories made me feel like I could finally breathe again. I sat on the edge of my bed for a moment and looked around the room, wondering how many things had changed in such a short time, because this room had once felt like a place where I could hide from the world, but now it only reminded me of everything I had lost and everything I had survived.I slowly got out of bed, freshened up, dressed, and walked downstairs, and when I entered
Rachel’s POVI drove straight to the shopping mall after leaving Dave behind, and although my hands were still trembling slightly from everything that had happened, I kept my eyes on the road and refused to look back because I knew that if I allowed myself to think about his face, the desperation in his voice, or the way he had stood there watching me drive away, my heart might betray me again.I had spent enough time crying over him. l had spent enough time trying to understand why the man I loved had done the things he did, and right now, I did not want another explanation, another apology, or another desperate promise that things would somehow become different. When I finally arrived at the mall, I parked my car and stepped out, taking a deep breath before walking inside. The place was crowded, filled with people moving from one store to another, couples holding hands, mothers walking behind their children, young girls laughing together, and shoppers carrying bags filled
Rachel’s POVMy mother’s body went limp before my eyes, and for a moment I could not understand what I was seeing because everything had happened so quickly. One second she had been standing there listening to Nathan tell my father the truth about Dave, and the next her eyes rolled back and her body collapsed onto the floor, making my heart stop as I screamed her name and rushed toward her.“Mom!”My father moved faster than I had ever seen him move, catching her before her head could hit the floor and lowering her carefully onto the sofa while I stood there shaking, tears running freely down my face as I held one of the twins against my chest.“Call the doctor,” I cried, my voice breaking. “Dad, please, call the doctor.” “I’m calling him now, baby girl,” he said, already pulling his phone from his pocket with trembling fingers. “Just stay calm, your mother is going to be fine.” I wanted to believe him, I desperately wanted to believe him, cause i don't want anythi
Rachel's POV I drove without knowing where I was going at first, my hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly that my fingers hurt, while tears continued sliding down my cheeks no matter how many times I wiped them away, because every time I thought I had finally reached the worst part of my life, another truth appeared and broke something inside me that I had thought was already beyond repair. Dave's face kept appearing in my mind. The way he had looked at me when Betty exposed him, the tears in his eyes when he fell to his knees, the way his voice trembled when he begged me to listen, and most painfully, the way I had still leaned down and kissed him even after learning that he had been responsible for the destruction of my marriage to Nathan. I pressed my lips together as another sob escaped me. Why did I still love him? Why, after everything he had done, did my heart still run toward him when my mind was screaming that I should run away? I didn't have an answer, an
Rachel’s POV Back to the present I stared at the address on my phone again, making sure I had not misunderstood it, before looking at Nathan, who was sitting beside me with his eyes fixed on the road ahead. “This is the place?” I asked, my voice trembling despite how hard I tried to keep myself together. “Yes,” Nathan replied, checking the information one more time. “The investigator confirmed it. Dave is inside that building.” The moment he said those words, my heart began beating faster, because no matter how angry I was with Dave, no matter how confused I had become after Betty's threats and the terrible video she had sent me, he was still my husband, the man I loved, and the father of my children, and knowing that he was somewhere inside that abandoned building while Betty had control over him was enough to make every other thought disappear from my mind. “Drive faster.” Nathan looked at me for a moment, perhaps wanting to say something, but he eventually turned his a
Dave’s POVMy hands were shaking when I dialled my personal assistant, not from the alcohol anymore that had burned out of my system but from fear, raw, choking fear.“Get the car. Now,” I said. “And clear the nearest private hospital.”I didn’t wait for any questions.Rachel lay against me, her
Dave’s POVThe laughter, the lights, the noise it all blurred.The mask party had gone from wild to dizzying, and I could barely tell if I was drunk or if the champagne had been spiked. My head spun, but one thing was clear I couldn’t find Rachel.Betty appeared beside me, dressed in black silk, he
Nathan’s POVMorning light poured into my office, but nothing about it felt warm. My head was pounding from the night before, restless with thoughts I couldn’t silence. I was still staring at the stack of files when my PA barged in, breathless.“Sir—” he stammered, his voice shaking. “It’s Dave. He
When we got home, the silence felt heavier than the night air outside. The moment we walked through the door, I collapsed on the couch, my head buried in my palms. The images of the launch replayed over and over like a cruel film reel: Nathan smiling, Melissa mocking, the crowd staring. Each repl







