LOGINOlivia "I don't even know what to do anymore." I groaned in frustration and buried my face in my hands. "I feel like I'm going crazy."Ella immediately reached over and gently squeezed my shoulder."Calm down. We'll find a way. We have to... no matter what. There has to be something we can do."She suddenly became thoughtful. A moment later, her eyes lit up."What if we expose him? The media.""If the police won't do anything... then let's make it public. Let's expose Axel Reynolds to everyone. He can't possibly control everyone's opinion."For a brief second, I almost wanted to believe her, but reality came crashing down again.I let out a bitter scoff."Ella, you really underestimate what wealthy people can do with money. If we go to the media... how many people would actually believe us?"She opened her mouth, but no words came out."And even if they did... what proof do we have? W
OliviaThere was nothing left inside me.Just... emptiness.A hollow ache sat deep inside my chest, so heavy that every breath felt like a punishment.I didn't even know how I had managed to leave Axel's office.I couldn't remember walking out.I couldn't remember taking the elevator.I couldn't remember driving home.Everything after his confession had become one long blur, like my mind had shut itself down to protect me from the unbearable truth.Before I knew it, I was standing outside my apartment building, staring blankly at the familiar entrance.I still found it so hard to believe that there were people in this world who could truly be so cruel.So heartless.So terrifying.How could someone deliberately destroy another person's life simply because they refused to let go of someone they considered their possession?How?My vision blurred again.I couldn't even bear the thought of returning to the hospital.How could I possibly show my face there, knowing deep down in my heart t
AxelDerek stood beside my desk, a thick stack of files tucked beneath one arm while another folder lay open before me."I finally tracked Nate Miles after he relocated out of New York. It took longer than expected because he completely changed his identity trail, but my team eventually found him."I looked up from the contract in front of me. "Good."Derek nodded. "My team will also—"The office door suddenly burst open. The loud bang echoed across the room.Both Derek and I turned simultaneously.Olivia.She stood in the doorway, her chest rising and falling rapidly. Her face was twisted with fury, her eyes burning with so much anger.I was a bit surprised.Freya had informed me barely a minute ago that Olivia had come to the company asking to see me.I had been curious because this would be the very first time she had come looking for me herself. Now, seeing the expression on her face...I shifted my gaze toward Derek."Give us a moment."Derek understood immediately. Without askin
Olivia"Start talking. Right now."Ella's voice cracked through the room like a whip.Ted stiffened in the chair opposite us, his shoulders tensing. He shifted uneasily in his seat, rubbing his sweaty palms against his jeans before forcing out a nervous laugh."I... I honestly don't understand what's going on." His eyes darted between the two of us. "I don't know why both of you think that I—""I don't have time for your lies."Ella cut him off abruptly. She leaned forward, her eyes burning into his."If you still want to be part of my life... and the life of my unborn baby..."My head snapped toward her so quickly that my neck actually hurt.What?I stared at her in complete shock, my eyes slowly traveling down until they rested on her stomach.Unborn... Baby?She caught my gaze immediately. For the briefest second, the anger on her face softened. She gave me the smallest shake of her head, her eyes silently telling me that she'd explain later.Then, just as quickly, the softness dis
Olivia"Why didn't you say anything?"Shawn's voice was quiet, but there was a hint of frustration beneath it."Back there... why did you just stand there and let Mrs. Jackson treat you like that?"I didn't answer immediately. Instead, I just sat on one of the plastic chairs in the hospital lobby, my exhausted body finally giving in.I stared blankly at the cream-colored wall opposite me. It looked so empty and lifeless... much like I felt inside.After a long silence, a faint, bitter smile tugged at my lips."What would have been the point? Arguing with a mother who's terrified of losing her son?"I slowly shook my head."There wouldn't have been any point. And besides..." My smile deepened, but it carried nothing except sadness. "Maybe she was right."I heard Shawn shift beside me."What do you mean? Why would you say something like that?"I let out a quiet, broken laugh."Because ever since Liam met me..." I swallowed the painful lump in my throat. "I've brought him nothing but tro
OliviaThe cold hospital corridor felt endless.I couldn't stop pacing back and forth.My hands couldn't stop shaking even as I clutched them together, silently begging them to stay still.Please...Please let him be okay.Oh God... please.I squeezed my eyes shut for a brief second. The horrifying sounds from the phone call replayed inside my head all over again.The deafening crashes, the screeching tires, Liam's terrified voice. "I don't want to die..."I pressed both palms against my ears."No..." I whispered hoarsely. "I can't..."I couldn't hear it again.I couldn't.Tears streamed down my face as another wave of panic crashed over me."Olivia."A calm voice gently broke through my spiraling thoughts as strong hands rested lightly on my shoulders."Olivia."I slowly looked up and saw Shawn.He had been sitting on one of the waiting chairs nearby, but now he stood in front of me, his expression filled with concern."You need to calm down," he said softly. "The doctors are doing
AxelI had lost count of how many times I had walked from one end of my office to the other.The day was finally here.The day the final decision would be made.The day I would know exactly where I stood in the Reynolds Group.My stomach tightened at the thought.Years of work. Years of sacrifice.
OliviaThe sound of my phone ringing woke me up from sleep.I groaned softly, burrowing deeper into the pillows for half a second before the ringing grew more insistent.I cracked one eye open and instinctively reached out to the bedside table where my phone was to check who it was.Jasmine?I frow
Axel“Man, you really need to slow down on the drink.”Damian’s voice cut through the haze. I didn’t even look at him.Instead, I lifted the glass in my hand and downed the rest of the liquor in one gulp. The burn tore down my throat, settling like fire in my chest. I slammed the empty glass back o
JasmineI knocked and walked into the hospital room with the food basket in my hands.Hospitals had always been my least favorite place to be… that sterile, sharp smell of antiseptic, the sad, moody faces patients often wore, the bright white lights…But over time, I had learned to think past my di







