Chapter 101LilianI don’t know how long I sat there, heart hammering, head spinning. My son—one of my babies—was here. And he thought I was dead.“Lilian.” Lucas’s voice came soft, cautious.I looked up slowly. “Don’t.”He flinched, stepping back as if my voice physically hit him.“You lied,” I said, standing, holding the bedframe to keep steady. “You knew something. You knew it was me all along. You brought me here on purpose. You planned this.”“I didn’t!” Lucas said, his voice rising for the first time. “Damn it, Lilian, I didn’t know about the kids. I swear on everything—”“But you knew I didn’t want to come back!” I shouted. “You knew I wouldn’t come back unless you forced me. So you waited until I was too weak to fight back. And then you dragged me here.”He opened his mouth. Closed it. Then sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. “Yes. I was desperate.”I laughed bitterly. “There it is.”“I didn’t poison you,” he said again. “But when I saw how sick you were… I knew it was the o
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