All Chapters of From Housewife To His Worst Ex-Wife : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

(Lily POV)I stared at the ultrasound picture in my hands, unable to process what I was seeing. A tiny blob on a black and white screen. A life growing inside me. His life."Lily, you don't have to look at it," Dr. Chen said gently, reaching to take the picture away.I pulled it back. "No. I need to see it. I need to face what's real."What was real was that Alex Morrison, the man who tortured me, poisoned me, assaulted me had left a part of himself inside me. A living reminder of the worst night of my life.I felt dirty. Contaminated. Like I'd never be clean again. "Have you thought about what you want to do?" Dr. Chen asked carefully."I don't know." My voice sounded hollow even to my own ears. "I don't know anything anymore."The truth was, I'd thought about nothing else for three days. Three days of lying in this hospital bed, staring at the ceiling, feeling the nausea that had nothing to do with morning sickness and everything to do with the knowledge of what was growing inside m

(Tony POV)The headline on my phone screen made my blood boil: "BILLIONAIRE'S MISTRESS: Did Tony Stark Orchestrate Rival's Arrest for Love?"I threw the phone across my office. It hit the wall and clattered to the floor, screen cracked but still glowing with that damning article."Tony." Pepper stood in the doorway, holding a tablet with at least twenty different news sites pulled up. All saying the same thing. All destroying Lily. "We need to do damage control. Now.""Damage control?" I laughed bitterly. "How do you do damage control on lies, Pepper? How do I prove that I didn't seduce Lily, that I didn't have Alex arrested to steal his wife?""By telling the truth. Hold a press conference. Explain..""Explain what? That I've been visiting a woman in the hospital every day because she looks exactly like my dead sister? That'll really help." I ran my hands through my hair, feeling helpless in a way I hadn't since I was twelve years old watching Anna's casket being lowered into the gro

(Lily POV)Pain dragged me back to consciousness. Not the fuzzy, distant pain of sedation, but sharp, overwhelming, all-consuming pain that demanded attention.I was having a baby.My eyes fluttered open. The warehouse ceiling swam into focus above me, rusted metal beams, flickering fluorescent lights, water stains spreading like dark bruises across concrete."She's waking up." A voice I didn't recognize. Male. Accent.Another contraction hit and I screamed, my back arching off the gurney. The sound echoed in the cavernous space."Finally."That voice I knew. That voice haunted my nightmares.Sarah stepped into my line of sight, her own pregnant belly prominent under a tight designer dress. She looked different than I remembered, harder, meaner, with dark circles under her eyes and a manic edge to her smile."Hello, Lily. Miss me?""Sarah." The word came out as a gasp. "Please... hospital... baby...""Oh, the baby will be fine." She stroked her own stomach. "My baby is due in two week

(Tony POV)The alarm on Lily's heart monitor flatlined at 3:47 AM. I'd been reviewing surveillance footage in the hospital cafeteria when my phone exploded with alerts. Security breach. Medical emergency. Code Blue, Room 412. I ran faster than I'd ever run in my life.By the time I reached her room, nurses and doctors swarmed around Lily's bed. I caught a glimpse of her pale, lifeless face before someone pushed me back into the hallway."Sir, you need to wait outside.""What happened?" I demanded, trying to see past them."She pulled out her IV and injected herself with something. We're doing everything we can."Injecting herself. Suicide attempt.My legs gave out and I slid down the wall, my head in my hands. This was my fault. I should have anticipated this. Should have put her on suicide watch. Should have known that telling a mother her baby was dead would push her over the edge."Mr. Stark?" Dr. Chen appeared beside me, her scrubs spotted with blood. "We got her back. Her heart i

(Lily POV)The darkness was peaceful. Warm. Safe. No pain could reach me here. I floated in nothingness, aware of voices around me but not caring enough to listen. Doctors spoke. Machines beeped. Someone held my hand and begged me to wake up. But I didn't want to wake up. Waking up meant remembering. Remembering meant pain.My baby was dead. There was nothing left to wake up for. Then, in the darkness, I heard something. Not with my ears, with something deeper. A pull, like a string tied around my heart, tugging insistently.Mama.Not a voice. A feeling. A knowing.Mama, I need you.My eyes flew open. Bright lights. White ceiling. Hospital room. Tony asleep in the chair beside my bed, his hand still holding mine, dark circles under his eyes. I tried to speak but my throat was dry, raw. I squeezed his hand instead. Tony jerked awake, his eyes widening when he saw me looking at him."Lily? Oh my God, Lily, you're awake." He pressed the call button frantically. "You're awake. How do you