Chapter 3
Chapter 3
I gritted my teeth and clawed my way out of that wreck, pure rage fueling every movement.
The rain soaked me to the bone as I scraped my fingers raw against twisted metal, blood from my injuries. washing away in the downpour.
Thank God.
Some Good Samaritans stopped to help pull me free.
At the hospital, they rushed me straight into emergency surgery:
‘Ma’am, you’ve got severe injuries from the waist down, plus you’re miscarrying. We need to operate mmediately.”
‘We’ll need a family member to sign off on the surgery. Where’s your husband?”
My hand drifted to my stomach.
Another miscarriage.
Years ago, when Liam was doing that site inspection up in the mountains, he got caught in a freak storm and rashed head-on with an oncoming car.
By the time they got him to the hospital, he was covered in blood, barely clinging to life.
The hospital was running low on his blood type, so I rolled up my sleeve-seven months pregnant and ll-and told them to take mine.
He lived.
But my seven-month-old baby didn’t make it.
tight now, I almost felt it was meant to be.
iving me the resolve to walk away completely.
let out a bitter laugh as tears rolled down my cheeks.
I’ll sign it myself.”
The surgery went smoothly, though I’d be stuck in a wheelchair for a while.
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When I finally turned my phone back on, there was nothing except work messages.
But Rosalie had posted another IG story.
The video showed Liam on his hands and knees while a little girl rode on his back like a horse.
“Giddy up! Daddy, the princess doesn’t like those ugly yellow trophies. Let’s smash them all!”
Next shot: little Juniper grabbing a toy ball and hurling it at my awards display. One by one, my trophies crashed from the bookshelf, shattering on the floor.
The kid clapped her hands in delight. “Daddy, did I aim good?”
Liam’s face was pure adoration. “Perfect, princess.”
Watching it made me shake with rage, the taste of blood filling my mouth.
Those were MY trophies!
Every single award represented years of blood, sweat, and tears in this industry. They were recognition of what I’d built, what I’d achieved.
Each one was a milestone in my life.
Now they were all destroyed.
Did Liam really not understand what those meant to me?
hauled myself out of bed and demanded my assistant bring me a wheelchair.
was going home.
The second I rolled through my front door, a rubber ball smacked me right in the left eye.
clutched my face, the pain bringing tears that took forever to clear.
iam crouched in front of me, and the concern on his face looked genuine.
‘Babe, you okay?”
He realized Rosalie was still there and quickly corrected himself: “Adrienne, what the hell happened to you?”
I smiled sweetly. “Gee, I wonder.”
‘If I hadn’t seen Rosalie’s post, I would never have known you moved them into MY house and let them destroy MY awards.”
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“Liam, how can you look me in the eye? You know those trophies meant everything to me. I worked myself to the bone for every single one.”
“And you just let that kid smash them?”
Liam’s features twisted in pain. “I’m sorry. Junie’s only six, she’s spoiled. Cut her some slack.”
“You’re so successful-you’ll win plenty more trophies.”
I laughed coldly. “Each trophy was irreplaceable.”
‘And she’s YOUR daughter. Why should I have to ‘cut her slack’?”
‘Get the hell out of my house.”
Rosalie piped up then: “Relax, we’re leaving anyway.”
The mansion my husband bought me just needs a few more days to air out the formaldehyde. We’re just
rashing here temporarily.”
I actually wanted to thank you for taking such good care of my husband all these years. Really, thanks a
›unch.”
he glanced at little Juniper with pride instead of shame.
Junie’s always been our little princess. She gets a bit bratty sometimes.”
Don’t worry, we’ll have a talk with her about the trophy thing when we get home.”
he audacity made my hands shake on the wheelchair armrests.
Don’t bother thanking me. Just enjoy these last few peaceful days with your husband.”
Things are about to get a lot harder for you both.”
Liam’s expression darkened instantly. “What do you mean, Adrienne? You still think I’m that same guy you
ised to control?”
‘You’re seriously overestimating yourself.”
Little Juniper started crying and hitting my leg. “You mean lady! You’re being mean to Mommy and Daddy!”
‘Princess is gonna punish you!”
I immediately shoved her away. “Get off me.”
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She tumbled to the floor, and that was the last straw for Liam.
“Adrienne, are you out of your damn mind?!”
“You want to burn it all down, huh?! line!”
“You know what? I was an idiot for bringing my wife and daughter here in the first place. Message received,
loud and clear.”
He scooped up Juniper in one arm, wrapped the other around Rosalie as she cried over her daughter, and stormed out of my house.
I picked up every piece of those broken trophies and told my assistant:
“Find the best restoration expert in the city. If they can’t be fixed, then glue them back together-I don’t care
what it takes.”
‘And stop waiting on Liam. Contact every supplier and investor immediately. Cut all business ties with Sterling Corp.”
‘I want Sterling Corp buried. No way out.”
Lights came on in that mansion Liam bought for Rosalie across the street.
A bitter smile played at my lips.
I was going to drag Liam back to square one-so broke he couldn’t even make the final payment on that fucking house.
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