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Alice’s POV“Hold her down.”I thrashed, panic surging through me, but two nurses forced me onto the delivery bed.“Dad… please…” I sobbed, my vision blurring with fear and pain. “This is my child…”“Your child? No. From now on, this is Lily and Adam Kastner’s baby.”Atlas Fairborn—my father, yes, but also the merciless head of Fairborn Industries—stood a few steps away, his expression unreadable, as if I were a stranger. My stepmother clutched his arm, a faint, unsettling smile tugging at her lips. Lily, my stepsister, sat nearby, her fake baby bump obvious as she filmed the scene, claiming it was “to document the birth for Adam.”A needle pierced my vein, sharp and icy. As the numbing fluid spread through me, his words echoed in my mind—calm, final, merciless."After the shameful act you pulled, you dare to disobey me?! Is this what I taught you?!" he reprimanded, his gaze icy, making a shiver run down my spine. "You slept with that man beneath our class and are carrying his child!"

Alice’s POVI managed to get out of Jace’s house and ran as fast as I could. My lungs burned as the city blurred past me. Jace’s spiteful voice rang in my ears. Three years. I spent three years with him, gave him my love and in the end, I was nothing but an investment. Memories of him always trying to impress my dad and asking me for money rushed to my mind. I wanted to laugh at myself for being so blind to the red flags. A strong cramp twisted low in my belly. I pressed my hand there instinctively, breathing through the pain as I ducked into the nearest commercial building. The lobby was half empty at this hour. No one paid attention to me as I kept my head down and rushed to the elevator. When the doors finally opened, the rooftop greeted me with a blast of cold wind. My legs gave up as I felt another contraction hit me like a punch. I slid down against the wall and rested my shaking hand on my belly. “It’s okay, baby. I won’t let those scums take you away from me,” I whispere

Alice's POV"Let go of me!" I tried to pull my arm free, but Jace's grip only tightened."Stop making a scene, Alice." He dragged me out of the elevator, his fingers digging into my skin hard enough to bruise.Serena walked behind me with a smirk on her face, as if she enjoyed watching me suffer like this. Out of all the people, I had trusted her the most and even she betrayed me. "Stop fighting," he hissed. "You're only making this harder."I tried my best to resist, thwarting my legs and scratching his arm. If I went back to that hospital, they'd take my baby. I'd never see my child again.Even if the child was born because of unfavorable circumstances, I still wanted it. The baby was my only hope to live. I had no one else. I twisted in his grip, trying to break free, but Jace was stronger."Sir, is there a problem?" A security guard in a crisp white uniform stepped forward, his eyes moving from Jace to me. He must have noticed my struggle. Jace froze."No problem," Jace said qu