All Chapters of I Saved Him And Paid For It : Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

The ballroom sparkled beneath crystal chandeliers, overflowing with expensive perfume, champagne, and fake smiles.At the center of it all stood Aria Cole.Or rather, Aria Jones.Because despite being married for five years, Damien Cole had never once truly allowed her to become part of his world.“Mrs. Cole, this way please!”“Look here!”“Smile!”Camera flashes burst across the grand ballroom of the Lancaster Hotel while reporters crowded near the stage. Tonight was supposed to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Damien and Aria’s marriage.Supposed to.Aria adjusted the sleeve of her silver gown quietly. The fabric looked luxurious, but against her skin it felt heavy. Suffocating.Maybe because she already knew how the night would end.The whispers had started before she even entered the ballroom.“She’s still here after ruining her own sister’s life?”“I heard Damien hasn’t shared a bedroom with her in years.”“Lily was the woman he truly loved.”“No one survives being hated by Dam

The rain started shortly after the banquet ended.Thin droplets tapped softly against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Cole mansion while the staff moved quietly through the halls downstairs.Aria stood inside the bedroom she had occupied for five years.Not their bedroom.Just hers.Damien had never shared a room with her after the first month of marriage.At first, she used to stay awake waiting for footsteps outside the door.Waiting for him to come in.Waiting for something to change.Eventually, she stopped waiting.Now the room looked less like a wife’s space and more like a temporary guest suite. Half the wardrobes remained empty. Most of the decorations were untouched. Even after five years, nothing here truly belonged to her.Aria pulled open a drawer slowly and removed a small notebook.The edges were worn from years of use.Whenever things became unbearable, she wrote instead of crying.Short thoughts.Dates.Things Damien said.Things she wished she could forget.She fl

Aria pushed through the stairwell door just as the man disappeared down another flight of stairs.The hospital corridor spun slightly from how fast she moved, but she forced herself forward anyway.Her medical report was still in his hand.The pregnancy report.If that information reached the wrong person—No.She shoved the thought aside and hurried downstairs.The man in the black cap moved quickly through the emergency exit and into the back parking lot behind the hospital.Rainwater covered the pavement from last night’s storm. Cars passed loudly on the street nearby while nurses and delivery workers crossed the alley without noticing anything unusual.“Hey!” Aria shouted again.The man glanced back briefly.Then started running.Aria clenched her jaw and followed despite the sharp ache building in her chest.“Miss!”A security guard near the back entrance noticed the situation immediately.But before he could react properly, a black motorcycle suddenly stopped beside the man.The