All Chapters of From Housewife To His Worst Ex-Wife : Chapter 71 - Chapter 76

POV: Lily MorrisonThe car stopped in front of 1247 Elm Street, and my hands started shaking before I could stop them."We can turn around," Tony said quietly from the driver's seat. He hadn't taken his eyes off me since we pulled onto this street. "You don't have to do this today. Or ever."I stared at the house through the windshield. It looked smaller than I remembered. Ordinary. The white paint was peeling near the gutters, and the lawn had grown wild in the eight months since Alex's death. Someone had spray-painted "MURDERER" across the garage door in red letters that had faded to rust-colored streaks.The For Sale sign had a red "SOLD" sticker across it. I'd bought it through a shell corporation two weeks ago. Nobody knew yet that I owned the place where I'd almost died."I need to do this," I said. My voice came out steadier than I felt. "If I don't face it now, it'll have power over me forever."Tony reached over and squeezed my hand. "I'll be right beside you the whole time."

POV: Tony StarkI'd been carrying the ring in my pocket for three weeks. I'm Every time I thought I'd found the perfect moment to propose, something got in the way. Foundation meetings. Emma getting sick. The discovery of Thomas Bennett. Police interviews about Alex's safe. Life kept happening, and the ring stayed hidden.Pepper found me staring at my desk calendar, calculating when I could arrange an evening alone with Lily."You're overthinking this," she said, setting a coffee on my desk."I'm not overthinking anything.""You've rescheduled the dinner reservation at Carmichael's four times. You bought roses three separate times and let them die because you decided the moment wasn't right. You had a string quartet on standby last week and cancelled them." Pepper crossed her arms. "Tony, you're absolutely overthinking this."I sighed. "What if she says no?""She won't.""But what if she does? What if she thinks it's too soon? What if she's not ready after everything with Alex? What i

Lily's POVI stand on the sidewalk across the street from 1247 Elm Street, staring at the house that once held my nightmares. One year ago today, I married Tony in a garden ceremony that felt like a dream. Now, exactly twelve months later, I'm about to open the doors to the Emma Grace Foundation headquarters, built inside the walls where I was tortured, poisoned, and nearly murdered."You okay?" Tony asks softly beside me, Emma balanced on his hip. She's almost two now, chattering constantly and calling him "Daddy" without hesitation."I'm okay," I say, and I mean it.The house looks completely different now. Where there were once dark curtains and locked doors, there are now bright windows and a welcoming entrance. The exterior has been painted a soft cream color with blue shutters. Flower boxes overflow with colorful blooms. A new sign hangs beside the front door: Emma Grace Foundation - Safe Harbor.But it's what's inside that matters most."Ready?" Pepper asks, walking up with Dr.