Chapter: Chapter 65Sarah's POVFor several long seconds, I simply stared at the glowing screen.The room was completely dark except for the faint light coming from my phone. Beside me, Adrian slept peacefully, his breathing slow and even, completely unaware of the message that had just appeared.My thumb hovered over the notification. I wanted to open it, but I also wanted to pretend it didn't exist.A strange feeling settled in my chest. What if it was Anna?The thought alone was enough to make my heart beat faster.I carefully slipped out of bed, making sure not to wake Adrian. My bare feet landed softly on the cold wooden floor as I quietly picked up my phone and tiptoed toward the balcony.The cool night air greeted me the moment I stepped outside.I wrapped my arms around myself before finally looking down at the screen again.Unknown Number. There was no name or profile picture. Nothing that could tell me who had sent it. I hesitated once more before unlocking the phone.The message opened immedia
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Chapter: Chapter 64Sarah's POVBy the time evening arrived, the warmth of the afternoon had faded into a cool breeze that drifted through the open windows. The house felt unusually peaceful. I had spent most of the day reading, taking short walks around the garden, and trying not to think too much about everything that had happened over the last few days.I had almost convinced myself that life was slowly returning to normal.The sound of a car pulling into the driveway made me put my book aside.A few seconds later, I heard the front door open, followed by familiar footsteps echoing through the hallway."I'm home."Adrian's voice carried easily through the quiet house.A smile spread across my face before I even realized it."I'm in the living room," I called back.Within moments, he appeared in the doorway.His tie had already been loosened, and there was obvious exhaustion written across his face, but the instant his eyes landed on me, his expression softened."There you are."I laughed quietly. "You
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Chapter: Chapter 63Sarah's POVThe following morning began more peacefully than I had expected.For the first time in days, I woke up without the heaviness that had been sitting on my chest. The curtains swayed gently as the cool morning breeze slipped into the room, carrying with it the scent of freshly watered flowers from the garden below.I slowly opened my eyes and instinctively turned toward Adrian's side of the bed.He was already awake.Instead of getting ready for work as usual, he was sitting against the headboard with his laptop resting on his lap. His attention wasn't on the screen, though.He was looking at me.The moment he noticed my eyes open, a smile spread across his face. "Good morning."His voice was gentle enough to make me smile back."How long have you been awake?""A while.""And you've just been... staring at me?"He chuckled. "I wasn't staring.""You were.""I was making sure you were sleeping peacefully."I laughed softly as I sat up. "That's even worse.”He continued. I'll ta
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Chapter: Chapter 62Sarah's POVThe house had finally become quiet.After everything that had happened earlier that day, I should have felt relieved. Anna was gone. The shouting had stopped. The front door had closed behind her, taking the chaos with it.Yet the silence she left behind felt louder than the argument itself.I sat alone in the living room, absentmindedly tracing circles on the rim of the teacup Eleanor had insisted I drink from. The tea had long gone cold, but I hadn't noticed. My mind was somewhere else entirely.Every time I blinked, I saw Anna's face again. The confidence in her eyes. The certainty in her smile. The way she had looked directly at Adrian and asked if he was afraid she would reveal his secrets.Most of all...The way Adrian had reacted. He looked angry, not surprised, nor embarrassed.I shook my head, trying to chase the thought away before it grew into something bigger."No," I whispered to myself."I promised him."I had promised to trust him. Marriage couldn't survive
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Chapter: Chapter 61Sarah's POVI opened my mouth to answer."What evidence are you talking about?"Before another word could leave my lips, the sharp sound of a car horn echoed from outside the house.Both Anna and I instinctively turned toward the front door.My heart skipped a beat.Adrian."They're back," I murmured.I expected Anna to panic, or run, or even sneak out before they walked in.She did none of those things, instead, she smiled. As though she had been waiting for this exact moment."You should probably leave," I said, unable to hide the nervousness in my voice.Anna folded her arms across her chest. "No."I stared at her. "No?""I'm exactly where I want to be."Before I could say another word, the front door swung open. Adrian walked in first, his suit jacket hanging loosely over one arm. Eleanor followed closely behind him, still holding her handbag.Neither of them noticed us immediately.Adrian was saying something over his shoulder to Eleanor."...I'll make a few calls tomorrow mornin
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Chapter: Chapter 60Sarah's POV"Who are you?"The question left my lips almost immediately as I stared at the woman standing just inside the open front door.I had been arranging a few flowers in the living room when I heard the door open. Assuming Adrian or Eleanor had returned earlier than expected, I hadn't even bothered looking up right away.But the voice that greeted me wasn't familiar."So this is what your days look like now," the woman said, glancing around the house with obvious amusement. "Comfortable."I frowned.She looked strangely familiar.I searched her face, trying to remember where I had seen her before. She folded her arms across her chest, watching me with a smirk."What?" she asked. "Don't tell me you've forgotten me already."I narrowed my eyes. The confidence, that attitude, that voice… then it clicked.My eyes widened slightly. "Oh..."A small breath escaped my lips. "You're..." I paused before finally saying, "You're the one from a few days ago."Her smile widened. "So you do
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Goodbye, Dear Ex. Next Please
Three years of marriage, and Ivy gave everything_her love, her loyalty, her silence.
Rowan gave her nothing… until the day he brought another woman home.
Pregnant.
Her stepsister.
And just like that, Ivy’s world shattered.
Thrown out of her own marriage, betrayed by her own blood, and forced to sign divorce papers while carrying a child her husband refuses to accept, Ivy walks away with nothing but heartbreak_and a secret life growing inside her.
But starting over in a new city isn’t the freedom she imagined. Between exhaustion, strange threats to her pregnancy, and a truth that doesn’t quite add up, Ivy realizes her fall wasn’t an accident… it was planned.
Then she meets him.
Zayn Kane_cold, powerful, untouchable. A man who doesn’t care about anyone… until Ivy collapses into his world.
He saves her.
Protects her.
And slowly becomes everything her ex could never be.
Just when Ivy begins to rebuild her life, the past comes knocking_desperate, regretful, and ready to take back what it once destroyed.
But this time?
Ivy isn’t the same woman they broke.
And she’s not going back.
Not to the man who lost her…
when she’s finally found the one who chose her.
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Chapter: Chapter 28Ivy's POVZayn didn’t explode. Instead, he simply stood there by the window, the evening light casting long shadows across his exhausted face. His shoulders slumped slightly, but his voice remained quiet, almost gentle. “Where do you plan to stay then, Ivy?”I swallowed hard, my swollen eyes stinging with fresh tears I refused to let fall. “I don’t know,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. The truth tasted bitter. “But I’ll figure something out. I always have. I refuse to be dependent on you anymore, Zayn. Not after everything.”He nodded slowly, not dismissing my words but clearly troubled by them. He pulled the chair closer to the bed and sat down, his wrinkled suit jacket creaking. For a long moment, he just looked at me, the same man who had once seen a desperate woman on the street and offered her shelter without hesitation. Now that shelter felt like a cage lined with painful memories.“I’m not trying to force you to forgive me,” he said calmly, though guilt still shad
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Chapter: Chapter 27Ivy's POVMorning light filtered softly through the half-drawn blinds, casting pale golden stripes across the white hospital ceiling. I woke slowly, my body heavy and my mind foggy from the sedatives they had given me. My eyes felt swollen and gritty from hours of crying myself to sleep. The room was quiet except for the steady beeping of the monitors and the distant hum of hospital activity in the hallway. For a brief, merciful second, I forgot. Then my hand moved instinctively to my stomach, fingers pressing against the now-empty swell.The realization crashed over me again, quieter this time, no screaming, no violent sobs. Just a deep, hollow numbness that settled in my chest like lead. My baby was gone. The tiny life that had represented hope amid the chaos of living under Zayn’s roof had slipped away in a pool of blood and pain. I closed my eyes tightly, willing the tears not to fall again, but they came anyway, silent and hot against my cheeks.I turned my head slightly and saw
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Chapter: Chapter 26Ivy's POVShock hit me like ice water. My heart stuttered, matching the sudden frantic beeping of the monitor. I pushed myself up slightly against the pillows, ignoring the sharp pull in my abdomen. Tears already welled in my eyes, blurring his face. “What did the doctor say?” I asked, my voice trembling. “Zayn, tell me. Please. What did he say about the baby?”He avoided my gaze at first, staring at the floor, then at the window, anywhere but at me. The silence stretched, suffocating. When he finally looked up, his eyes were filled with a pain that mirrored my own growing dread.“They... they weren’t able to save the child.”The words landed like a hammer to my chest. For a second, the world went completely silent. No beeping, no hum of machines, nothing. Just those devastating words echoing in my head.They weren’t able to save the child.A sob tore from my throat before I could stop it. “No...” Tears spilled down my cheeks, hot and relentless. “No, that can’t be right. You’re lyin
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Chapter: Chapter 25Ivy's POVThe drive to the hospital became a blur of flashing lights, frantic voices, and suffocating silence.Everything felt distant, as if I were floating outside my own body while pain anchored me firmly in place. The luxury sedan tore through the city streets with a speed that should have terrified me, but I barely registered the way we swerved between cars or the angry blare of horns fading behind us. Inside the vehicle, time stretched like taffy, every second an eternity of agony. My world had narrowed to the burning throb in my abdomen, the sticky warmth of blood still seeping, and the strong arms holding me together.Zayn refused to let go.He cradled me against his chest like I was something precious and breakable, one arm supporting my shoulders while his other hand gripped mine so tightly I could feel his pulse racing against my skin. His expensive black suit was ruined, blood stains spreading across the fabric, but he didn’t seem to notice. I could hear his heartbeat, fas
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Chapter: Chapter 24Ivy's POVI stood frozen, my breath catching in my throat as my eyes locked onto the crimson stains blooming across the stone like macabre flowers. The warm liquid trickled down my inner thighs, soaking through the fabric of my dress, and a wave of nausea mixed with terror rose in my chest.No… No… Not now. Not after everything we had endured.My hands flew to my stomach instinctively, wrapping around the slight swell that had only recently become noticeable. The tiny life inside me felt so fragile, so vulnerable. I pressed my palms tighter, as if sheer willpower alone could shield it from the cruel reality unfolding around us.Tears blurred my vision, hot and relentless, spilling down my cheeks and mingling with the sweat beading on my forehead."Please..." I whispered, my voice cracking into the still afternoon air. "Please don't leave me... Not you too."Another sharp pain ripped through my abdomen, twisting like a serrated blade. I gasped, doubling over as a cry tore from my lips
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Chapter: Chapter 23Ivy's POVThe room fell into a suffocating silence.Neither of us.Not because I expected him to apologize, but because a small part of me still believed he would stop this. He would sigh, rub his forehead, and tell me he hadn't meant a word of it.Instead, he simply stood there. His face remained unreadable. The distance between us had never felt so great.A bitter smile tugged at my lips. "So that's really how it ends?"He didn't answer.I let out a slow breath and lowered my gaze to my stomach, gently resting my palm against it."I've spent every day praying that I'd be strong enough to protect you," I whispered softly, though I wasn't sure whether I was speaking to my baby or myself."I'll leave."The words sounded strangely peaceful. As though the decision had already been made for me.I lifted my eyes one last time. "I won't ask you to change your mind. I won't beg. I won't make things difficult for you."Another silence settled between us. It hurt far more than shouting ever co
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