LOGIN***Vivienne's POV Cont***"No...." I screamed. I stood frozen, my eyes wide as I watched the scene unfold. Tears spilled uncontrollably from my eyes, streaming down my cheeks, mingling with the sharp sting of pain as they mixed with the blood."Dad!""I'm sorry""It’s all my fault"Because of me, after my father’s death, he’s been insulted like this. I struggled violently on the ground, trying to stand.A man stepped on my back, pinning me down so I couldn’t move.Delilah looked on, savoring my despair, and sneered, "She’s yours now. You’d better ruin her. That filthy slut. I don’t believe Alexander will still want her after this"With that, she turned and walked away.The three men glared at me, their eyes scanning me hungrily. They flipped me over, groping my body as they roughly tore at my clothes."This woman’s got a nice body, Big, too." One of the men smirked as he touched me inappropriately."She’s Alexander’s woman, so it’s worth it" another o
***Writer's POV Cont***"It’s definitely her, The Vanguard Global Enterprises office building is right on Silverwood Avenue" Delilah shouted sharply, her eyes glued to Vivienne in the surveillance footage, a flash of resentment flickering in her gaze.Suddenly, something seemed to click in her mind, and she cursed, "Margaret Stone. It must be that damn Margaret Stone.No wonder she looked so familiar when I first saw Vivienne!"Miles had been involved with Margaret Stone before he got married, and now, even after marriage, he was still in contact with her.After more than twenty years, Vivienne, this bitch had once again stolen her daughter’s man.What a cruel twist of fate, Mother and daughter, both of them were the same kind of lowlife. Collecting men.Unable to live without a man.Isabella still couldn’t believe it. how could such a coincidence happen?Vivienne was actually her father’s illegitimate daughter? Using her connections, she obtained surveillance
***Writer's POV***Delilah returned home and casually tossed her handbag onto the living room sofa.Miles Blackwood was nowhere to be seen. She did not need to guess where he was. He was probably entertaining another woman instead of coming home.A few moments later, Miles' secretary walked into the house carrying a thick file."Good evening, ma'am," he greeted politely."Miles isn't home," Delilah replied without much interest."I know. Mr. Blackwood asked me to leave this file in his study.""Oh."Delilah gave a distracted nod.The secretary headed upstairs.As he reached the staircase, Delilah suddenly called after him."What's in the file?"The question caught him off guard.Knowing Miles rarely involved himself in company affairs, she found it strange that an important document had been delivered to the house instead of the office.The secretary hesitated before discreetly moving the file behind his back."It's nothing important, ma'am. Just a routine document."Delilah narrowed
***Writer's POV***Eliza remained in Isabella's hospital room for a while before finally deciding to leave.When she reached the ground floor, she noticed Jane standing beside a black sedan in the parking area, as though she had been waiting for someone.The moment Jane saw her, she raised a hand with a polite smile and walked over."Miss Eliza, I'd like to speak with you for a moment. Do you have some time?" Jane asked.A few minutes later, they were seated in a quiet corner of a nearby café. A cup of coffee rested in front of each of them, but neither woman touched it.Eliza folded her arms across her chest and looked at Jane cautiously."Go ahead. What do you want to talk about?"Jane smiled calmly before speaking."CEO Ashford asked me to pass a message on to you."She paused briefly before continuing."There's nothing wrong with being ambitious. However, ambition without the strength to support it will only bring disaster upon yourself."Eliza's expression froze."I don't underst
***Vivienne's POV***I stood rooted to the spot, my thoughts still tangled with the news report I had watched only moments ago."Didn't you go to the hospital?" I finally asked. "Why didn't you have your injuries treated while you were there?"Alexander looked at me quietly before replying, "Who told you I went to the hospital?""The news said both victims were taken there for treatment.""I wasn't one of them."Seeing that I remained motionless, he repeated in a calm voice, "Vivienne, come over here and help me."My eyes drifted over the wounds on his shoulder and arm. Besides the knife cuts, there were bruises scattered across his body, evidence of a violent struggle.For a brief moment, my heart wavered.No matter how much I wanted to stay indifferent, I could not completely suppress the concern rising inside me.After a long silence, I finally spoke."You should still go to the hospital. Those wounds need proper treatment."He lowered his eyes."There are too many people there."A
***Writer's POV***Three days later, another topic exploded across the internet.Empire of Shadows had officially replaced its female lead, and the production team announced that auditions for a new actress would begin immediately.Considering Alexander's recent interview, countless netizens quickly connected the dots.Had Alexander and Isabella finally fallen out?Sharp-eyed fans soon discovered that Vanguard Global Enterprises had quietly removed every advertisement featuring Isabella from its official website.To many people, it looked as though Alexander had finally chosen to return to his family and cut all ties with his former lover.When Director Calloway received the news, he experienced both surprise and relief.The surprise came from the inconvenience of replacing the female lead halfway through filming. Several completed scenes would need to be reshot, wasting both time and money.The relief, however, far outweighed the inconvenience.From the beginning, Isabella had been f
*** Vivienne’s POV ***His lips found mine in a sudden, burning kiss, and my heart jolted sharply against my ribs.Alexander kissed me with a depth that stole my breath, slow at first, then more insistent, as if something inside him had finally broken free. His warmth surrounded me, drawing me clos
***Vivienne’s POV Continued***The police officer’s voice continued to echo in my mind long after the call had ended. His calm explanation about David and Lucas confessing everything replayed again and again, how they had followed me, watched me, and planned everything as though it were some twiste
*** Vivienne’s POV ***About an hour after breakfast, a restless feeling began to grow inside me again. I kept thinking about Pop Pop and wondering whether he had woken up.The thought refused to leave my mind, so I returned to his room with Alexander.When we stepped inside, I immediately noticed
***Vivienne's POV ***"Vivienne, what happened to your head? How did you get hurt? Is it serious?" Grandpa asked weakly. His voice was rough and tired, yet his eyes were full of concern as they rested on the bandage around my head.Even in his condition, he was still worried about me.My chest tigh







