A Divorce He Regrets

Chapter 23:noveldrama

Dominic barely looked at me. “I don’t need your help, Alexander.” He turned, walking off toward his waiting car. I followed.

“I want to find her as much as you do, Dominic. My son needs his mother.”

I swallowed, frustration twisting in my chest. But this was the only way. If I stayed involved, I’d be able to uncover what was really going on—and, most importantly, I’d make sure Liam got the help he desperately needed.

ELIZA

I wrapped myself in my robe, the lingering chill of the water clinging to my skin, prickling with the memory of the day’s humiliations. I had barely finished fastening the sash when my phone rang, piercing the stillness of the room. Vanessa’s name flashed on the screen, her timing as impeccable as it was irritating. She had taken me shopping earlier today, so why was she calling so late? After all, the reason I lost my soon-to-be husband was at the store as well.

Given the spectacle Raina had made of us at the store, the humiliation—the experience was anything but pleasant. Vanessa calling me now felt like salt on an open wound. My fingers hovered over the screen, torn between ignoring it and giving her a piece of my mind, but I eventually relented, swiping to answer.

“Hello?”

Vanessa wasted no time. Her voice was frantic, each word clipped with urgency. “Eliza, it’s going to happen. Tomorrow.”

I froze. “What’s going to happen?”

There was a pause, and then Vanessa’s voice came through with venom. “Alex called off the wedding,” she spat. “All because he wants Raina to donate her bone marrow to Liam.”

The words hit me hard, even though somewhere deep down, I’d known something like this was coming. I had seen the change in Alex recently—the distant look he’d get whenever Liam’s condition was brought up. But now? To put everything aside for Raina… and her son?

A bitter taste filled my mouth. “I’m not letting that happen,” I said, each word cutting through the air like a blade. “Not the surgery, and certainly not Liam staying alive.”

Silence fell on the other end, and I could feel Vanessa’s satisfaction. She hated that child almost as much as I did. He was a piece of Raina that would always remain—a living, breathing reminder of everything Alex had with her, of a life he’d never truly share with me. I clenched the phone tightly, the resentment simmering just beneath the surface.

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“Vanessa,” I whispered fiercely, “only my child will be Alex’s heir. Not some… some whore’s child.”

Vanessa laughed coldly. “And you’re not the only one who wants her gone, Eliza. She’s poisoning everything. Stealing Dominic, humiliating us—acting like she belongs in our world.”

The hatred in her voice was a mirror of my own. “When is it happening?” I asked, my voice lowering to a dangerous whisper.

A pause, then Vanessa’s voice sharpened with excitement. “Tomorrow.” The timeline only fueled my determination. Tomorrow was a gift, a rare chance to strike before Raina and her child could infiltrate even more of my life.

“I’ll take care of it,” I replied, ending the call with a sharp click. My fingers tightened around the phone before tossing it onto the bed.

I moved to my dresser, my mind already spinning with plans. My fingers trembled slightly as I opened a drawer, pulling out a small, leather-bound journal that held the names and contacts of people I’d hoped never to rely on again. I flipped through the pages, my mind settling on one person who’d proven himself capable of handling delicate situations. I pressed his number into my phone, listening as the line connected.

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