Chapter 4: The Poisoned Truth
Chapter 4: The Poisoned Truth
The cheap motel room smelled of stale smoke and bleach, a stark contrast to the luxurious perfumes of the estate. Rain battered against the single, cracked window. Liam sat on the edge of the sagging bed, watching Chloe sleep.
It had been 48 hours since they escaped. The withdrawal from whatever toxins Evelyn had been feeding Chloe was brutal. She had spent the first night shivering and screaming in feverish terrors. But this morning, the fever had broken.
Chloe slowly opened her eyes. For the first time in months, the fog in her gaze was gone. The childlike confusion had vanished, replaced by a sharp, agonizing clarity.
"Liam?" she rasped, her throat dry.
He rushed to her side, pressing a cup of water to her lips. "I'm here. You're safe."
Tears streamed down Chloe’s face as the memories hit her like a freight train. "The tea," she sobbed, clutching his shirt. "She made me drink it every night. She told me it was vitamins for the pregnancy. But it made me so confused... so weak. And then... the hospital."
Chloe looked up at him, her eyes wide with a mother’s primal desperation. "Liam, I heard her crying. When I gave birth, I heard our baby cry! She wasn't stillborn! Your mother took her from me while I was too weak to fight!"
Liam’s jaw clenched so hard it ached. His mother hadn't just tormented his wife; she had stolen their flesh and blood. "I know, Chloe. She confessed. But she won't get away with it. I will tear her empire to the ground to find our little girl."
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Just then, the small motel television flickered on. The breaking news banner ran across the bottom of the screen: BILLIONAIRE HEIR LIAM VANCE WANTED FOR KIDNAPPING MENTALLY UNSTABLE WIFE. $1 MILLION REWARD FOR INFORMATION.
👇 Evelyn has turned the world against them! How can Liam fight an enemy who controls the police and the media?
