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Katie Oettgen

As I lay on the floor of our manor, bleeding out from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, I used my last ounce of strength to call my husband, Cole. I begged him for help, my vision blurring. But the only thing I heard was the clinking of champagne glasses and his mistress's giggle in the background. "Stop the drama, June," Cole snapped, his voice cold. "We're about to go on stage. Don't call again." He hung up, leaving me to die alone on the Persian rug while he accepted an award with another woman on his arm. I woke up in the hospital days later. My baby was gone. They had removed my fallopian tube. Cole finally arrived, smelling of expensive scotch and his mistress's perfume. He didn't hug me. He didn't cry. Instead, he leaned over my hospital bed, pressing his knee into the mattress until my fresh stitches tore open and bled. "You embarrassed me by calling an ambulance," he hissed. "My mistress, Alycia, says you're faking it. Clean yourself up." He left me bleeding again to go announce a $10 million donation to Alycia's "groundbreaking" medical research. I stared at the TV screen, numb. The research Alycia was taking credit for? It was mine. I wrote that patent years ago under a pseudonym. They thought I was just a poor, orphan housewife who needed Cole's money to survive. They had no idea I was actually a billionaire scientist hiding my identity. I pulled the IV needle out of my arm. A drop of blood fell onto the divorce papers I had been hiding. I didn't wipe it off. I signed my name right over it. Then I walked into the bank, reactivated my dormant account with $128 million, and bought the penthouse directly overlooking Cole's house. The mourning widow is dead. The avenger is born.

Romance Crime Revenge Pregnancy Enemies to Lovers Pregnancy Personal Growth

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Delaney's POV

Eleven years ago!

"Let go of me!! You're hurting me! Let go!"

"Shut up you b*tch! Do you think you can cheat on me and I wouldn't know? You whore! Are you going to keep lying? Do I look like a fool to you?"

"I didn't do anything, Max, let go of me."

"Pah!"

I was sleeping when I heard those noises, I instantly knew it was my stepdad quarreling with mom again. Knowing what will happen next, I got down from the bed and rushed towards the phone that mom left for me.

At ten, I was unusually wiser than my mates, I knew between right and wrong. Maybe it's the fact that my parents usually leave me at home and go on with their daily business or the fact that I was naturally born smart, who knows?

Picking up the phone, I called 911. They picked up immediately.

"Hello, what's the situation?"

"Hi sir, my mom is heavily injured, can you please quickly send an ambulance? I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on for long."

There was a slight pause before he resumed talking"Okay dear, kindly send your address to me and tell us how's your mom, what happened to her?"

I ignored the last part of the question and gave him my address before hanging up. After that, I ran to the living room to see mom lying on the floor, looking so miserable as always.

Dad was nowhere to be seen, which made me wonder where he went to.

"Momma?"I cried out taking her hand in mine," are you okay? Do you want me to do something? I already called for an ambulance."

She let out a pained groan, stretch her hand to touch my face, "No little Del, you've done enough. I'm so proud of you, dear that you can take care of mom at this stage." she coughs.

Tears streamed down my face, "That's what you taught me, mom."

Just then, the paramedics rushed in and took her away, I wanted to follow them, but they didn't let me.

"No dear, you stay indoors and be good, okay? What if your dad? Can you call him for us?"

I shook my head, "He went out."

The lady gave me a pitiful smile and left a note for me, "Give him this when he comes back okay?"

I never saw mom after that day. According to the doctors, they said she had coronary artery disease, which led to heart failure.

Two weeks later, It was late at night, I was sleeping in the room when I heard the door banging.

I knew immediately that dad was back. I slowed down my breath waiting to see what he'll do because after mom passes away, he'll always check in on me to see if I'm asleep. Furthermore, I don't know why he does that, but I've been studying his routine.

That night he didn't come into my room, I heard some movement in the kitchen, and then everywhere became quiet which made me realize he's in the living room.

Soon, I heard a lady's voice laughing and then moaning.

I frown, wondering what was going on, dad brought someone home? A lady at that? Who could that be? I thought curiously.

I shook my head and forced myself to sleep. Even though I wanted to know what was going on, I preferred not to get in dad's way. I've been trying to avoid his temper as much as possible, so he won't hit me like he did mom.

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