All Chapters of Pregnant With The Ex-Husband's Twins: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Grind... Clank... Boom.The massive obsidian gates groaned as they slowly split apart. Dust and cold air rushed out, hitting Jackson, Serenity, and Alex in the face.The smell was distinct. It didn't smell like rotting dungeons. It smelled... sterile. Like ozone and rubbing alcohol."Flashlights," Jackson ordered, stepping in front of his family.They stepped through the threshold.What they saw made Alex drop his laptop.It wasn't a cave filled with gold coins. It was a high-tech facility hidden inside the ancient rock. But it looked old—like a sci-fi laboratory from the 1990s that had been abandoned.Dust covered old computer terminals. Cables ran along the floor like dead snakes."This technology..." Alex picked up a dusty circuit board from a desk. "This processor is more advanced than what we have today. But it looks thirty years old. Who built this?""Not Stefan," Serenity whispered, looking around. "He barely knew how to send an email.""Someone built this beneath the palace,"

"Jackson," Serenity broke the heavy silence. "Now that you shot the server... how do we call for help?""We don't," Jackson checked the magazine of his gun. He only had six bullets left. "We are on our own.""Arthur knows the signal was cut. He knows we are down here," Jackson’s voice was grim. "He won't stop. He has a private paramilitary unit disguised as 'Sterling Security'. They will be here in less than an hour.""An hour?" Alex looked up from his now-offline laptop. "Dad, this vault door is strong, but it's not invincible. If they bring C4 explosives...""Exactly," Jackson nodded. "That's why we can't just hide in the hole. We have to defend the choke point."He pointed to the spiraling staircase leading back up to the Royal Library."The Library is the only entrance. If we hold them there, they can't bring heavy equipment down."Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the stairs.Jackson aimed his gun instantly. Serenity grabbed a heavy metal pipe from the floor."Don't shoot! It's me!

"GO! GO! GO!"Jackson’s voice echoed down the spiral staircase. He was firing blindly behind him to cover the retreat."Move!" he grabbed Sebastian’s collar, dragging the limping old man down the steps. Luke followed, sliding down the railing, blood dripping from his arm.They stumbled into the vault cavern."Alex! Close the Blast Door!" Jackson screamed, his chest heaving.Alex hit the red button on his laptop.CLANG!A thick wall of titanium and steel slammed shut, sealing the entrance just as bullets sparked against the stone frame.The room fell into a heavy, terrifying silence."Jackson!" Serenity dropped her gun and rushed to him.He was a mess. His shirt was torn, soaked in sweat and fresh blood. The bandage on his shoulder was gone, replaced by a raw, open wound."I failed," Jackson leaned against the wall, sliding down to the floor. He looked at Serenity with devastating sorrow. "I couldn't hold them. They are setting up the plasma cutters. This door... it will hold for maybe

New York City. The Sterling Group Headquarters.The 88th-floor conference room was packed with board members, lawyers, and reporters. The atmosphere was somber.At the head of the table sat Uncle Arthur.Despite being in his sixties, Arthur looked strangely young. His skin was tight, his hair thick and black. The "Element" he had been injecting kept him unnaturaly preserved.He stood up, adjusting the microphone. He wiped a fake tear from his eye."It is with great sorrow that I call this meeting," Arthur’s voice was smooth as poison. "My nephew, Jackson, has abandoned his duties. He ran off to Europe to play King with his new wife, leaving our company in chaos."The board members whispered nervously."Furthermore," Arthur continued, "We have received disturbing reports that Jackson has suffered a mental breakdown. For the safety of our shareholders, I propose an emergency motion: To strip Jackson Sterling of his CEO title and appoint me as the permanent Chairman.""I second the motio

In the secure basement lab of the Sterling Villa, Margaret held a vial of Serenity’s blood against the light. Under the microscope, the cells glowed with a faint, iridescent shimmer."It is fascinating," Margaret murmured. "Your blood doesn't just resist the radiation of the Element; it devours it. If I inject Arthur with a serum made from this, it will strip the Element from his system instantly.""It will turn him into a normal, old man," Alex noted, sitting on a swivel chair. "Weak and arrestable.""Exactly," Margaret nodded. She placed the vial into a centrifuge. "But I need time to synthesize enough for a weaponized dose. Maybe three hours.""We have three hours," Jackson walked into the lab, adjusting his earpiece. "Luke found Arthur's signal. He is hiding in an abandoned pharmaceutical plant in New Jersey. He has fortified it with at least fifty enhanced soldiers.""A fortress," Serenity frowned. "If we attack him there, it will be a suicide mission.""We don't go to him," Jack