Chapter 31- The echo on the screens

-LIANA-The morning light slanted through the curtains — too bright, too ordinary for a world that had cracked open the night before.I hadn’t slept. Not since I arrived home just to see Elias. Not when I took a hot shower to calm my nerves.The smell of antiseptic still clung to my clothes. Even after the shower, I could feel the hospital on me — cold, sterile, humming with machines that had kept Tristan alive through the night.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it again.The flash of movement.The hiss of liquid.The way he’d shoved me aside without hesitation, his body intercepting the acid meant for mine.The way I saw pain flashing across his faceMy hands trembled as I poured myself coffee I didn’t want. I gripped the edge of the counter, breathing slow, deliberate breaths, trying to steady myself.Across the room, the television flickered silently.Every channel showed the same thing — us.THE HALE CORP ACID ATTACK, the headlines screamed.Clips replayed the chaos on loop: Tri

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Chapter 32- Paper hearts and Burnt skin

-LIANA-The hospital smelled like bleach and fear.Elias clung to my hand, his little fingers warm and sticky from the lollipop Maya had bribed him with before we left home. His curls bounced with each step, and his eyes darted everywhere — wide, curious, a little worried.I’d tried to dress bright for him — a pale yellow blouse, soft jeans — but nothing could mask the heaviness sitting under my ribs. Every corridor looked the same. Every beeping monitor made me flinch.When we reached the door to Tristan’s room, I hesitated.For a second, I just stood there, watching my reflection in the small windowpane. My hair was neat, my face composed — but my heart was still racing, my throat thick with guilt.He’d taken the hit meant for me.And no amount of hospital-grade bandages could cover that kind of wound.Elias tugged on my hand. “Mommy? Can we go in now?”I blinked and forced a smile. “Yeah, baby. Let’s go see Daddy.”The door creaked open.Tristan was sitting up against the pillows,

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Chapter 33- The weight of smoke

-LIANA-By the time the doctors cleared me to stay overnight, the hospital corridors had turned quiet.That heavy, late-afternoon quiet where everything feels suspended — grief, anger, exhaustion — waiting to see which will break first.Tristan was resting again, his breaths shallow but steady. His arm was still bandaged, his shoulder propped up by pillows to stop the burn from pulling too tight.I sat in the chair beside his bed, scrolling through the endless stream of news updates.Each headline twisted the truth a little more.“Acid Attack Mystery: Rival CEOs Targeted?”“Who Wanted Liana Halenti Dead?”“Scarlett Hale Breaks Down in Tears.”Of course she did.Scarlett always knew how to cry when the cameras were rolling.I drove Elias back home and he’s with Maya for the evening, and the quiet without him felt too sharp. Too cold.I wasn’t used to stillness anymore.The door opened softly, and Detective Argen stepped in — tall, mid-40s, his coat still smelling faintly of rain.“Ms.

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Semua Bab BILLIONAIRE’s REGRET : I MARRIED EX- HUSBAND ENEMY: Bab 31 - Bab 33

Chapter 31- The echo on the screens

Chapter 32- Paper hearts and Burnt skin

Chapter 33- The weight of smoke