After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 101

Elijah never saw the punch coming. Lucas's fist connected with his jaw, sending him sprawling across the rooftop.

For once, Lucas's carefully cultivated control shattered completely. Each blow landed with brutal precision. If his security team hadn't finally intervened, Elijah might not have made it off that roof alive.

Lucas ignored his bloodied knuckles, glaring down at the man gasping at his feet.

"What kind of hatred makes you keep trying to destroy her life?" he demanded.

"Do you have any idea how many people watched her birthday tonight? How many saw your little drone show? What do you think the headlines will say about her tomorrow?"

"Are you only happy when she's humiliated in public?"

"No, I wasn't trying to—" Elijah choked out, blood trickling from his mouth as he struggled to sit up.

Lucas shut him up with a swift kick that sent him back to the ground.

"Wasn't trying what? Listen carefully-if Gloria didn't still have some misplaced sympathy for you, you would've disappeared the day you landed in London."

Elijah lay there, unable to rise again.

Lucas stood over him, his voice dropping to something dangerous. "Something else you should know today wasn't just her birthday. It's also the day Gloria found out she's pregnant."

The words hit Elijah like electricity. His mind went blank as he stared up in shock. "What did you just say?"

Finding some hidden reserve of strength, Elijah staggered to his feet, lunging toward Lucas.

"You son of a bitch! She's way too young! How could you do this to her?"

didn't even flinch as his security team immediately slammed

love each other and want this child together. That's how relationships actually

crossing lines-how about throwing a woman with cold sensitivity into a

and you almost killed her. So tell me

face drain of color

stressed her out and put her at risk. If you have any humanity left, you'll stay

tossed his torn jacket aside and headed back

making sure no trace of the fight remained, he slipped quietly into their

hand protectively resting on her stomach, softened something in him instantly. He carefully gathered her

next morning, she found

eyes open, he

worry that had kept her awake loosened its grip. She nestled closer with a

Despite

legal paperwork and took their wedding photos together. Gloria couldn't help smiling at the

with surprising speed. Though

Her dress, secretly commissioned by Lucas months before, fit perfectly despite her changing figure. Even the guest favors reflected their personal touch, hand-selected and assembled by the

manageable for the pregnant bride, they invited only those who

the ring exchange, Gloria and Lucas remained in their own world,

husband and wife, they kissed like they had all the time in the world, barely

moment, nothing existed

stayed out of the press. Back home, Elijah didn't hear about it

something drastic flared briefly,

time he closed his eyes, he heard Gloria's voice

no contact-that's the healthiest

couldn't make himself

gifts she would never receive, clinging