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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?"

pounded painfully in my chest. This was

my voice barely above

dug into the

repeated, pulling him toward the

with accusation. "If this is

trick!" I shouted, beyond caring who might hear.

he allowed me to lead him.

determination.

the truth. He

lounge, we nearly collided with

the sight of

her voice soft and concerned.

couldn't bear to look at her. This woman who

was gone, and Victoria still had her Emma.

thinking, I pushed past her. I shoved her aside harder

stumbled. She fell against the wall with

she called out, her voice echoing down

my surprise, Ethan didn't stop. He followed me without a backward glance

set in grim determination. For once, he

tense silence. Ethan's knuckles were white on

wheel.

so tight I could see the muscle

passing minute, my heart beat faster. I was about

man who had caused me so

led him toward my residence. My steps

had been my

inside felt like

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to Lily's room, I paused. My hand trembled as I reached

in I said softly Lily's ashes and death certificate are

when he realized the truth. I wanted to watch him

had cost

cool metal, Ethan's phone rang. The harsh electronic

then back at me. Hesitation was clear in his

moment–this crucial moment to

my else

finally accepted the call. He put it

"Ethan!" she

her! I

heart stopped. For one wild, impossible moment, hope flared

and fierce it hurt.

eyes fixed on my face.

Park" Victoria replied quickly. "She was

her, but she disappeared

died as quickly as it had come. I remembered holding the

Urn that morning.

hands. Seeing

cruel lie. Another

spilling down my cheeks.

hardened. The brief uncertainty vanished from

Victoria over me. Of

coming," he told Victoria,

to me. His amber eyes were cold and