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Chapter Four

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Lila’s POV

I stared at my phone, the unknown number still glowing on the screen. My hands would not stop shaking. The distorted voice kept echoing in my head: bring the drive or your son dies.

Damien stood right behind me, his presence heavy and cold. “Who was that?” he asked.

Before I could find my voice, Victoria walked over and touched his arm like she owned the right. “What’s going on?”

I swallowed hard and whispered, “It was a threat. They said if I don’t bring some drive tonight, they’ll hurt Liam.”

Victoria’s eyes widened with fake shock, but a small smile played at the corner of her lips. Damien’s face stayed hard. He did not pull me into his arms. He simply stared at me like I had brought this new trouble on purpose.

“This is exactly why you can’t leave right now,” he said flatly. “You’re dragging problems everywhere you go.”

The words hit me like a slap. I stepped back, “I just walked in on you with her and still handled the divorce like an adult. Now you’re blaming me for this too?”

Victoria let out a soft laugh. “She’s always the victim, isn’t she? Even when her father is fighting for his life, she finds a way to make it about herself.”

Damien did not defend me. He only looked at me with that same distant expression. “Watch your mouth, Lila. You forced me into this marriage nine years ago. You let our life become this mess. Victoria would never have brought this kind of danger into our home.”

Tears burned behind my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I was tired of crying in front of them. Everything inside me felt raw…the fresh divorce, my father coding on a hospital bed, and now this threat against my son. I had finally tried to choose myself, yet the world kept pulling me back into this nightmare.

The doctor came out then, looking exhausted. “We stabilized him. He’s weak and needs complete rest. Only one person can stay with him tonight.”

Damien answered before I could even speak. “I’ll stay. Lila, go home and be with Liam. I’ll call you if anything changes.”

“He’s my father,” I said, my voice shaking.

“And you’re a mess right now,” Damien replied coldly. His eyes were controlling, not caring. “Go home. I’ve got this. Don’t argue.”

Victoria gave me a fake sympathetic smile. “He’s right, Lila. You look like you’re about to break. Go rest. We’ll handle everything here.”

I wanted to scream at both of them, but I had no energy left. I turned and walked down the long hallway alone. My chest ached so badly I could hardly breathe. I had signed the divorce papers only hours ago thinking I would finally be free, but now my father was dying, someone was threatening my son, and Damien was acting like he still owned me.

Damien caught up to me at the elevator. He grabbed my wrist, not gently, and spoke close to my ear. “You’re still my wife until those papers are filed. Don’t forget that. Go home, stay with Liam, and wait for my call. No more running away tonight.”

He let go of my wrist and walked back toward my father’s room without another word.

I rode the elevator down alone. Tears finally slipped down my cheeks. I hated how much power he still had over me. I hated that part of me still wanted him to care, even after everything.

When I reached the parking lot, my phone buzzed again. Same unknown number.

This time it was a text.

“Clock is ticking. Bring the drive by midnight or Liam pays for your mistakes.”

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