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Chapter 16: Shattered Truth

Chapter 16: Shattered Truth

(Olivia's POV)

I stared at Ethan across his desk. His face was a mask of cold indifference. How could he be

so heartless?

"This is your daughter we're talking about," I whispered, my voice breaking with every word.

Ethan's amber eyes remained distant. Unmoved by my tears.

"I've told you, stop lying about Lily's life. If you needed money, just ask," he said flatly.

Something inside me shattered. The dam holding back my grief finally broke.

"You don't understand," I said, my body trembling uncontrollably. "You never understood."

Ethan sighed impatiently. "What don't I understand, Olivia?"

I looked up at him. My emerald eyes overflowed with tears.

"Lily... she's dead! My Lily... she's really dead!"

My voice broke on the last word. The admission tore through me like a knife.

Ethan's expression shifted from impatience to disbelief. His amber eyes narrowed

dangerously.

"What did you say?" he asked, his voice deceptively soft.

"Our daughter is dead," I repeated. Each word dripped with pain. "She died three months ago.

On her birthday."

Ethan rose from his chair. His powerful frame towered over me.

"Stop lying," he growled, slamming his fist on the desk.

"Lying?" I laughed bitterly through my tears. "Why would I lie about this?"

"To manipulate me. To gain my sympathy. To turn me against Victoria."

His accusation was like another knife to my already bleeding heart. Even now, facing the truth

about our daughter, Victoria was his first concern.

"You think I'd use our daughter's death to manipulate you?" My voice rose with incredulous

anger. “What kind of monster do you think I am?"

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Ethan's jaw clenched tight. "Where is she then? Where is Lily if she's dead?"

heart pounded painfully in my chest. This was the moment

you," I said, my voice barely above a

arm. My fingers dug into

repeated,

amber eyes flashed with accusation. "If this

not a trick!" I shouted, beyond caring who might hear. "Come

when he allowed me to lead him.

determination.

needed to see the truth. He needed to face what we

lounge, we nearly collided with Victoria

sight of us

voice soft and concerned. "What's

woman who had everything while I had

still had her

I shoved her

She fell against the wall

she called out, her voice echoing

didn't stop. He followed me without a

grim determination. For once, he was focused

to Maple Grove passed in tense silence. Ethan's knuckles were

wheel.

so tight I could see the

beat faster. I was about to open my

who had caused me

my residence. My steps grew heavier as

had been my private refuge

felt like the final

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door to Lily's room, I paused. My

Lily's ashes

when he realized the truth.

had

touched the cool metal, Ethan's phone rang. The harsh electronic sound shattered

at the screen, then back at me. Hesitation was clear

Would he choose this moment–this crucial moment to

held my else

finally accepted the call. He

filled the hallway. "Ethan!" she cried, sounding breathless and panicked.

I

stopped. For one wild, impossible moment,

fierce it hurt.

Ethan demanded, his eyes fixed

Woods Park" Victoria replied quickly. "She was

she

had come. I remembered holding the

Urn that morning.

weight in my hands. Seeing Lily's

lie. Another of

spilling down

The brief uncertainty vanished from his

Victoria over me.

he told Victoria,

amber eyes

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