“They realized Alisha wasn’t actually bankrupt, so they killed my baby just to win her over again! I didn’t even know people could be this cruel.”
“I still see my baby crying in my dreams… they destroyed my life!“}
Shelly’s voice shook with rage and pain.
The moment she locked eyes with Nelson, it looked like she wanted to tear him apart. You could feel the hate radiating off her–raw and animalistic.
Nelson’s gaze never left me.}
“You were guarding yourself against me this whole time!” he yelled, his voice rising. “After everything I did for you–you never trusted me!“}
He charged at me.}
However, the security stepped in just in time and held him back.
Dorothy rushed toward the camera, waving her arms, desperate to salvage something. She began shouting, claiming it was all slander- that I was framing them, twisting facts, smearing their names.
No one was buying it. The audience wasn’t stupid. Neither were the viewers at home. Good or bad, the truth was out–and everyone could see it for what it was.
By the end of the show, the security escorted Nelson and Dorothy out of the studio. Faces pale, expressions defeated.”
The host tried to comfort Shelly, who had broken down completely.}
I walked over and gently rested a hand on her shoulder. “What happened to you wasn’t your fault,” I said softly. “You just trusted the wrong people. What matters is–you’re still alive. They didn’t manage to destroy you.“}
“If you want, I can bring you to the city. I’ll find you a job at my company. You can start over, far away from all of this. Your life isn’t over- it’s just beginning.”
Shelly choked on a sob, nearly falling to her knees. She kept on apologizing to me.
I just shook my head. I todl her, there was nothing to forgive. She was only twenty. Just a girl. If anyone deserved blame, it was Nelson and the entire Reeds Family–not her.
That final episode was the end of it all.
The internet lit up with support. People flooded my inbox with messages. Strangers praised me for standing up not just for myself, but for women everywhere.
A few women even asked if they could work at my company, to be part of something that meant strength and sisterhood.}]
In the end, it was the solidarity of women. The bond we shared.}
No one protects women like other women.}
Just like that, I severed all ties with the Reeds for good.
In fact, the moment Nelson found out my company hadn’t gone under, he rushed to City Hall trying to reverse the divorce.
I had already anticipated it though.
I had a team stationed outside, ready. The second they spotted him, they didn’t hesitate–they dragged him out by force and made sure he couldn’t step inside.
He was furious, of course. But there was nothing he could do against a wall of men twice his size.
So he had no choice but to find another way.”
After leaving the TV station, I lifted my eyes to the sky–it was crystal clear, not a cloud in sight. The air felt light for the first time in a long while. I could finally breathe.}
A mob of reporters swarmed the studio’s entrance, cameras flashing and microphones thrust out, all aimed at Nelson and Dorothy as they stood cornered and overwhelmed.}
I quietly slipped into my car and left without being noticed. What I didn’t realize… was that a cold, venomous stare had been watching me the entire time.”
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There were only two weeks left until my due date.}
My daughter had been incredibly patient. I had been so busy handling the Reeds, dealing with everything they threw at me–but she stayed put, never once interrupting my plans.
So I checked into the hospital early to wait for her arrival in peace.
Shelly insisted on staying with me. She said she wanted to be my personal caregiver for life.}
It sounded dramatic, but the truth was, I had no one else by my side. So, I let her stay.”
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After that final explosive TV confrontation, the Reeds vanished. Their house sat empty, eventually seized by loan sharks. They didn’t even return to their hometown. It was as if the entire family had dropped off the face of the earth.”
With the massive debts Dan had accumulated, there was no way they could disappear forever–but by then, I had more important things to focus on.Д
Because my baby girl was finally ready to meet the world.
The labor was long–hours of pain. But then she arrived, pink and perfect. The daughter I never got to meet in my last life. She was
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focus on.
Because my baby girl was finally ready to meet the world.
The labor was long–hours of pain. But then she arrived, pink and perfect. The daughter I never got to meet in my last life. She was
beautiful–soft–skinned, wide–eyed and unbelievably precious.>
Shelly adored her. She would tiptoe around the room, peeking into the crib like she was looking at the most sacred thing she’d ever seen. She had lost her own child. The doctors also had told her she might never carry again. So when she looked at my daughter, there was pain in her eyes–but there was love, too.
