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Chapter 4
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2026-03-06 11:50:08The car carrying Livia stopped in front of the large Moreau family house.
She looked at the magnificent mansion that had always felt more like a prison than a home. Livia stepped out with weak steps. Her neck still hurt. Her cheek still burned from Claire’s slap. But the most painful thing was not her body. It was Adrian De Luca’s gaze the last time he looked at her. A gaze full of disgust. Livia took a deep breath and stepped inside. The moment her foot crossed the main door— A scream was heard from inside the house. A woman’s scream. Full of pain. Livia’s body immediately froze. That voice… she knew it very well. “Mom!” Livia ran without thinking. The pain in her lower body, she ignored. The sound of whipping echoed loudly from the living room. SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! When Livia arrived there, the sight before her made her blood run cold. Robert Moreau stood with a leather whip in his hand. On the floor, a woman had fallen, her body trembling. Rossa. Her mother. The simple dress the woman wore was torn in several places. Her back was covered with red wounds. Thin blood seeped from the torn skin. But Robert did not stop. The whip was raised again. SMACK! Rossa’s scream filled the room. On the living room sofa— Melly sat calmly. Her arms held Claire, who was crying uncontrollably. As if they were the victims. As if they were the ones most hurt at this moment. And not far from there— Adrian De Luca stood silently. Watching everything. Livia did not think anymore. “Mom!” She ran and immediately embraced Rossa’s body lying on the floor. Robert’s whip stopped in the air for a moment. But only for a moment. SMACK! The whip now struck Livia’s back. The girl’s body jerked. But she did not release her embrace. She covered her mother’s body with her own. Robert laughed coldly. “So you’re back?” The whip swung again. SMACK! SMACK! This time all the blows fell on Livia’s back. But the girl made no sound. No scream. No cry. As if her skin had felt this kind of pain too many times before. Rossa cried hysterically in her arms. “Stop! Please stop!” SMACK! Another lash struck Livia’s back. Her body trembled. But she remained silent. “Go away, Livia, let me be the one your father beats,” Rossa cried with a trembling voice. “I’m still strong…” Livia shook her head slowly. She even forced a small smile. “No, Mom.” Her voice was weak, but calm. “I’m very strong.” The whip fell again. SMACK! But Livia still did not scream. “I’m already used to feeling this,” she continued softly. Her eyes looked at her mother gently. “Look at me.” She smiled faintly. “I’m not crying.” “You didn’t even hear me scream.” Those words made Rossa cry even harder. “Forgive me… forgive me…” The woman cried as she looked at her daughter’s face. “I can’t protect you…” Robert snorted harshly. His face was filled with anger. The whip was raised again. “You two are exactly the same!” SMACK! Another harsh lash landed. “Do you think I don’t know what happened today?” He pointed the whip at Livia. “This shameless girl dared to seduce her own sister’s fiancé!” Rossa shook her head in panic. “No! Livia would never do that!” Robert laughed mockingly. “Oh really?” His eyes were full of hatred as he looked at Rossa. “Who taught her if not you?” Those words struck harder than the whip. “Do you think I forgot how you seduced me back then?” His voice was full of contempt. “A cheap village woman pretending to be innocent.” Rossa froze. Her tears fell endlessly. Robert stepped closer. His face was hard. “You destroyed my marriage with your tricks.” He pointed at Livia again. “And now your daughter is doing the same thing!” The whip swung again. SMACK! Livia staggered, but still covered her mother’s body. Robert looked at them with disgust. “Cheap blood never changes.” He spat on the floor. “Women like you only know how to spread your legs to get a better life.” Rossa cried even harder. But Livia remained silent. Her head slowly turned. Her eyes finally met Adrian De Luca’s gaze. The man was still standing in the same place. Watching everything. His gaze was cold. There was no sympathy. No intention to stop it. As if Livia’s suffering was nothing more than an ordinary sight. And at that moment, Livia finally understood something. In their world— she was nothing more than trash.
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The wedding was over.Without celebration.Without any remaining happiness.As if everything had ended just like that—dry, cold, and hollow.Charlie now seemed much calmer after Adrian comforted her. At least, that was how she appeared on the surface.Livia stood for a moment, then prepared to leave with her husband, walking away from that place.But before her steps could truly take her away—“Livia.”The voice stopped her.She turned.Ronald stood there, looking at her.There was no happiness on Livia’s face.But neither was there any panic.She looked calm.Too calm.As if what had just happened was not something heavy enough to break her.Or perhaps—she had already learned to accept everything.“You are now married to Adrian,” Ronald said firmly. “That means you are his wife. I want you to be a good wife—obedient and follow all your husband’s commands.”Livia looked at him for a long time.“Do you think obeying like a servant… and continuing to devote yourself without ever being
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