Semua Bab RIGHTFULLY MINE : Bab 71 - Bab 80

OWEN'S POVIt was one of those mornings where the weight in my chest felt heavier than usual. Sleep hadn’t come easily the night before, not that it had in the past one week since Alexis disappeared. I couldn’t stop thinking about possibilities, dead ends and regrets. I was trying hard to find her, to prove her father was involved and help Zoe feel safe again. I was still holding on but each day away from Zoe felt like I was losing her more.The business conference at the Harbour Convention Centre had been on my calendar for weeks. I wasn’t up for it but my assistant said I had to attend. I had to put on a good face when I felt like I was breaking down.The hall was getting packed when I entered. People networked with fake grins and champagne. I smiled at people I knew, made small talk with strangers but I wasn’t paying attention. That was until I saw him—Austin.He spotted me too."Owen" he said, walking up to me with confidence. He had a big grin."Austin" I nodded firmly. "I wasn’t

CHLOE'S POVThe moment I saw the bank notification, a crooked smile curled across my lips.He sent the money.Of course he did. He had no choice. I had him hooked. Austin thought he was in control but I had him right where I wanted him.It wasn't lost on me. They thought they could get rid of me. Like I was just a bad memory they could bury and forget. But here I am. Breathing. Watching. Planning.He was sure he’d cleaned up well, covered his tracks perfectly. A calculated escape plan for Alexis, so smooth and silent. But I was the surprise waiting. I’d been watching—hiding, yes—but not disappearing. I’ve lived in the corners of their perfect little lives ever since I barely escaped the police that day at the warehouse. Every headline, every whisper, every smirk between them—I saw it all.And I waited.Because Chloe Packer doesn’t just vanish.Blackmailing Austin? That was easy. Almost too easy. He was shaking already—scared of what a single photo could do. A photo that could tear dow

ZOE'S POV‘Is Chloe really back? Or maybe she never left?’I was at my desk pretending to work but my mind was elsewhere. I couldn’t stop thinking of image of the woman I saw that day with Austin. The figure in the cap. The way she turned just enough for me to glimpse her jawline, her mouth.I know my sister.That was Chloe.And what scared me even more was the thought of her being around all along.What did she want now?Just the thought of about it makes me feel uneasy. Chloe was always scheming and if she came out of hiding now it was more than just scaring me. No. She wanted something. Maybe she had unfinished business. Maybe she was watching me and Austin. She could've found out about the wedding.I breathed deeply and leaned back trying to relax. How could I focus on wedding plans when I was always on edge?Alexis was gone, but Chloe... Chloe was worse. Chloe knew me better than anyone. She knew how to shake me without ever laying a hand. She ruined my fragile peace with her re

ZOE'S POV I sat still while she finished my hair. I could still smell the hairspray. I felt like a dream in the mirror. The gown felt silky smooth, lace covering my shoulders. Everything looked… perfect. But my mind was anything but perfect. My chest hurt. “You look beautiful” one of them said with a smile but her words didn’t register. I felt my heart racing. I should be happy today. I should be overjoyed. I was about to marry a man who had been there for me. And yet… I couldn’t stop thinking about Chloe’s message. “You should ask Austin what he's hiding before you marry him.” The words had been eating away at me since. I hadn’t replied. I didn’t even know if I wanted to know. I told myself it was Chloe trying to get into my head again, to cause chaos as always. But still… her voice echoed in my head. And Austin—he had been acting… different. There were moments, little ones, where something didn’t sit right. Where he looked too tense. Where his words didn’t feel as natur

AUSTIN’S POV I burst through the hospital doors.I was still wearing my tie, jacket partly on and I don’t even remember the drive from the mansion. I couldn’t get Chloe’s words out of my mind. Zoe knows everything. She had left. She had run straight to the airport to stop Owen. But now she is in the hospital. The hospital doors closed after me and the outside world dissolved into chaos. The hospital air felt thick and sterile. I went straight to the nurses' station. My mouth felt dry with fear.The nurse saw the panic in my eyes. "Zoe Packer," I said breathlessly. "She was just brought in—a car crash. Where is she?"The nurse barely looked up, tapping quickly on her screen. “She’s in surgery. They took her in about fifteen minutes ago. You're her family?”“Yes.” I didn’t hesitate.“You can wait down the hall. Someone will come update you.”I nodded, already turning. I sat in the waiting room. I was wired and unable to sit still. She’s being operated on. This isn’t supposed to be li