All Chapters of THE WOMAN WHO CAME BACK: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Irene stood frozen with the phone still pressed against her ear.“Mara?”Nothing.The call had ended.Irene immediately called back, but the number was unreachable.Her heart pounded.They took you to the coast.The words wouldn’t leave her mind.She turned and found Clara standing behind her.“What happened?”Irene lowered the phone slowly.“Mara called me.”“What did she say?”Irene looked at her sister.“She said she remembers everything.”Clara’s eyes widened.“Everything?”“She told me they took me to the coast after the accident.”James and Jaxon, who had been discussing the documents in the other room, immediately came closer.James stared at Irene.“Who took you?”Irene swallowed.“Mara said Lyana and Kieran.”Silence filled the room.Jaxon slowly shook his head.“So they didn’t just plan the accident.”“No,” Irene whispered.“They planned what happened after it.”⸻Meanwhile, Mara sat inside a parked car several streets away.She was crying.She had finally told Irene the par

The news of Kieran and Lyana’s wedding spread quickly.They were getting married in a few days.Clara stared at the message on her phone, unable to believe it.“She’s actually doing it.”Irene looked up from the documents on the table.“Lyana?”Clara nodded.“She and Kieran are getting married.”James exchanged a look with Jaxon.“That explains why they’ve been rushing everything.”Irene remained quiet.She had expected Lyana to panic when the truth began surfacing.But marriage?That wasn’t what she expected.“Maybe she’s trying to protect herself,” Jaxon said.“Or Kieran,” James added.Irene looked at him.“What do you mean?”“If they’re married, it becomes harder for either of them to turn against the other.”Irene lowered her gaze.She didn’t know that Kieran had only agreed to the wedding after Lyana lost their baby.She didn’t know what had happened between them.All she knew was that the wedding could give them another opportunity to hide the truth.“We can’t let them get away

The music stopped.Every conversation in the wedding hall seemed to fade as Irene, James, Jaxon, and Clara walked through the entrance.Clara’s eyes immediately found Lyana.Her sister stood beside Kieran in her white wedding gown.For a moment, Clara couldn’t move.She remembered everything.The years she had spent believing Irene had abandoned them.The nights she had cried for her sister.The anger she had carried.And Lyana had known the truth all along.Lyana looked toward the entrance.Her face went completely pale.“Irene…”Kieran turned.His eyes met Irene’s.Everything around him seemed to disappear.He couldn’t breathe.The woman standing before him was the woman he had once loved.His wife.The woman he had believed was dead.“Irene?”She said nothing.Kieran took a step forward.“You’re alive.”Irene’s expression remained calm.“Yes.”His eyes moved over her face.He couldn’t understand how she was standing there.“How?”Irene gave a bitter smile.“That’s what we’re here t

The courthouse was packed.Reporters waited outside, cameras flashing as Kieran was brought into the building under police escort.For months, his name had been associated with wealth, power, and influence.Today, it was associated with crime.Irene sat quietly beside Jaxon.She had barely spoken that morning.Clara sat on her other side, holding her hand."You don't have to be afraid," Clara whispered."I'm not afraid."Irene stared at the courtroom doors."I'm just tired."She had spent years waiting for this moment.Now that it was finally here, she didn't know what she was supposed to feel.The judge entered.Everyone stood.Kieran was brought into the courtroom.He looked thinner than he had days earlier.His expensive suits were gone.His confidence was gone too.He glanced toward Irene.Their eyes met.Irene looked away.The judge began reading the charges.Conspiracy.Attempted murder.Kidnapping.Evidence tampering.And several other charges connected to the events surroundin

The courtroom was silent when Lyana stood before the judge.She looked nothing like the woman who had once walked into Kieran's life with confidence.Her hair was messy.Her eyes were swollen from crying.And for the first time, there was nowhere left for her to hide.The judge read through the charges.Murder.Conspiracy.Attempted murder.Kidnapping.And her involvement in the events that had nearly cost Irene her life.When the judge finally delivered the sentence, Lyana lowered her head.Years behind bars.Her freedom was gone.The guards took her away.She didn't fight.She simply walked away with tears running down her face.Outside the courthouse, Irene stood beside James.She watched the doors close behind Lyana."It's finally over," she whispered.James looked at her."Yes."But for Jaxon, it wasn't that simple.He stood a few feet away, staring at the ground.Kieran was gone.And no court sentence could bring his brother back.Irene walked toward him."I'm sorry."Jaxon look