All Chapters of THE WIDOW WHO NEVER WAS: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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CHAPTER SIXTY ONE

ALIRA’S POVThe silence in the boardroom lasted only three seconds.Then chaos exploded.“What nonsense is this?” my mother snapped, slamming her palm on the table as she shot to her feet.The shareholders began whispering among themselves.Some looked confused and some looked amused while some… looked curious.I placed my bag calmly on the table and took a seat at the head of it.“My name is Alira shelving,” I said evenly. “And as of this morning, I am the acting Chief Executive Officer of Shelving Holdings.”“You have lost your mind!” my mother barked. “Security!”“No need,” I said smoothly.Then I slid a thick brown envelope across the table.“Please, save yourself further embarrassment and open it.” I said.One of the senior shareholders, Mr. Carter frowned but reached for the envelope.He adjusted his glasses and began reading the documents inside.His brows slowly rose as he flipped through another page.Then another.The room grew quieter.Finally, he cleared his throat.“The

CHAPTER SIXTY TWO

ALIRA’S POVI didn’t wait to hear the rest of Liam’s conversation.The moment those words left his friend’s mouth, my body reacted before my mind did.Second chance…Previous life.It echoed in my head like a gunshot.My feet moved automatically as I backed away from the pillar, careful not to make any sound. My heart was pounding so loudly I was certain they could hear it.Liam… was reborn too.The realization made my stomach twist.I got into my car without looking back and drove home.The entire drive felt like a blur.By the time I stepped into my apartment, my mind was spinning.I locked the door behind me and leaned against it, breathing slowly.“No,” I whispered to myself. “No, no, no…”I pushed away from the door and began pacing the living room.Everything was suddenly different.Everything…the message…the mysterious email…the warning.The words came rushing back into my mind as clearly as the day I first read them.Three hearts woke up from the same death.One seeks redempt

CHAPTER SIXTY THREE

ALIRA’S POVPanic would not help me.That was the first thing I told myself when the sun rose the next morning.I sat in the kitchen, holding a warm cup of coffee in both hands, staring at nothing in particular. The house was quiet except for the faint ticking of the wall clock.Someone had broken into my home..someone had sent me a threat and someone knew exactly where I lived.Yet strangely… I wasn’t panicking.Maybe because panic had never saved me before.In my previous life, fear had only made me weak and blind to the real enemies around me.Not this time.This time, I will think carefully, slowly and logically.I took a sip of my coffee and leaned back in the chair.Who would want to attack me?The obvious suspects lined up quickly in my mind.My mother..betsy…Alec..Business enemies from shelving Holdings or someone connected to Alec.But something didn’t feel right.If this was about the company, it was too soon.I had only taken over the position yesterday.Corporate enemies

CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR

BETSY'S POVBy the time I reached my mother’s house, my anger had become hot and poisonous inside my chest.I didn’t knock gently.I pushed the door open and walked in like the house still belonged to me.My mother was seated in the living room, flipping through documents with her glasses low on her nose, looking far too calm for someone whose entire position had just been publicly torn apart.She looked up once then returned her eyes to the papers.“You look terrible,” she said flatly.I dropped my bag on the sofa.“Are you seriously sitting there like nothing happened?”That got her attention as she slowly removed her glasses.“Excuse me?”“Alira!” I snapped. “That’s what happened! She walked into the company like she owned the entire world and embarrassed you in front of everyone!”My mother’s jaw tightened, but she remained silent.I paced the room.“You are way too calm Mother…She had documents!!!! Real documents…Nobody questioned her. Nobody defended you…they all just sat there

CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE

AlIRA’S POVThe doctor’s question did not register immediately.It just hung in the air like something unreal.I stared at him, certain I had heard wrong.My fingers tightened around the edge of the hospital bed.“What did you say?”The doctor did not look amused.His expression remained calm for someone who had just asked a question capable of stopping my heart.He adjusted the file in his hand and repeated himself slowly.“I asked... How long have you been reborn?”For a second, I forgot how to breathe.The room suddenly felt smaller as everything blurred.I forced out a laugh, though it sounded weak even to my own ears.“I think you’re mistaken.”“I’m not.”“I don’t understand what you mean.”His eyes stayed fixed on mine and that unsettled me more than if he had shouted.Because he looked like a man who already knew the answer.“I came here because I haven’t been feeling well….If this is some kind of joke..”“It isn’t.”He placed the file down gently then he pulled his chair close

CHAPTER SIXTY SIX

ALIRA’S POVBy the time I returned home from the hospital, my head felt heavier than my body.The doctor’s words refused to leave me.“The hero in your previous life may become the villain in this one.”That single sentence had followed me all the way home like a shadow.I dropped my handbag on the table and stood still in the middle of the living room, staring at nothing.If I wanted to survive, then I could not afford blind revenge.I needed certainty and needed proof and proof could only come from testing the people around me one after another.Alec was the first name that came into my mind.Not because I trusted him but because he had once stood beside my death wearing concern like borrowed clothing.If he had returned too, then somewhere beneath that calm face would be cracks.And tonight, I intended to find them.The first thing I did was send him a message.“Come over tonight…I cooked.”His reply came almost immediately.“Are you serious?”I stared at the screen before typing b

CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN

ALIRA’S POVMorning arrived with a dull ache behind my eyes and a stronger ache inside my thoughts.For a few seconds after opening my eyes, I forgot Alec was still in my house then I heard movement from the living room as I sat up immediately.The memories of last night returned one after another: his drunken answers, his careless laughter, his body collapsing across my couch while I stood there wondering whether I had learned anything useful at all.I wrapped a robe around myself and stepped out of the room.Alec was already awake.He stood near the couch, one hand pressed to his forehead, the other adjusting his shirt like a man trying to gather his dignity after a bad night.When he saw me, he sat up straight.“Morning.”His voice sounded rough and I folded my arms.“You look terrible.” I said as he gave a tired smile.“I feel worse.”His eyes moved briefly around the room, perhaps trying to remember exactly how the night had ended.Then he cleared his throat.“I should leave.”“S

CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT

ALIRA’S POVDarkness came first..then voices and then memory.Not the kind that arrived gently.The kind that dragged me by the throat back into a moment I had spent every waking day trying not to relive.In the dream, I was back in that house.The old staircase stood before me exactly as I remembered it…wide, polished, elegant, and cursed.Every detail looked painfully real.Then Alec’s voice behind me was sharp and angry.“Stop acting like a maniac and tell me what you heard!! Alira…please listen to me!! I swear I didn't mean to hurt you….Alira?? Alira??” I turned in the dream exactly as I had done that day in my previous life.His face was blurry at first, then clearer.The same face I had once loved enough to die for.The words were unclear now, swallowed by dream haze, but the feeling remained vivid..the anger, the betrayal, the exhaustion.Then I turned toward the stairs.A hand behind me.A sudden force.A shove.My body lurched forward.The terrifying emptiness beneath my fee

CHAPTER SIXTY NINE

ALIRA’S POV“Do you feel better now Alira??" Iris asked."Yes Iris.” I said as I sat at the edge of the bed, slowly putting on my shoes, my fingers trembling just a little not from weakness… but from everything that had happened.From everything I had almost lost.“Be careful.”The doctor’s voice echoed again in my head.“Iris, please can you get me a can of soda from the machine in the hallway??" I asked as I tried to get Iris out of the room because of the doctor.“Sure." She said as she walked away.I looked up at him where he stood by the window with his arms folded, eyes fixed on me with a seriousness that made my chest tighten."She doesn't know??" He asked.“No…not yet.”“I mean what I said, Alira,” he said firmly. “This is not the time to be reckless…not anymore.”I exhaled slowly.“I wasn’t being reckless,” I muttered.“You were attacked in your own company..Something was thrown directly at your stomach.” His voice lowered slightly. “That is not a coincidence.”“I know.”“A

CHAPTER SEVENTY

ALIRA’S POVAfter banging repeatedly, there was silence.Just a second ago, my mother had been banging on the door like she wanted to tear the entire house down… and now,Nothing.I frowned slightly as my hand was still resting on the door handle.Behind me, Iris shifted.“Why did she stop?” she asked quietly.I didn’t answer because I didn’t know and that alone made my chest tighten.“Iris…” I said under my breath.She turned to me immediately.“What?”“Don’t open that door.”“Why?”“I don’t know yet but something feels off.”For a second, we both stood there listening.Suddenly we heard a sound from the kitchen as the kitchen doorknob twisted.My heart dropped.“She’s trying to come in through the back,” Iris muttered, anger flashing across her face.Then there was a loud bang against the door.“ALIRA!!!”Her voice rang through the house.“OPEN THIS DOOR BEFORE I BREAK IT DOWN!!!”“What the hell is her problem??" Iris asked.I folded my arms slowly, leaning slightly against the wall

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