The kick came so suddenly that no one inside the hospital's private suite could pretend it was just another lovers' quarrel.
The kick came so suddenly that no one inside the hospital's private suite could pretend it was just another lovers' quarrel.
Khloe Thorne was seven months pregnant, drained after attending the charity gala downstairs, when Isabella Rossi trapped her in the corner of the room with nothing but hatred burning in her eyes.
"You were supposed to stay silent," Isabella whispered coldly. "Smile for the cameras... give Marcus an heir... then disappear."
Instinctively, Khloe wrapped both arms around her swollen belly.
"Please leave," she said quietly.
Instead, Isabella exploded.
She shoved Khloe with both hands, hurling her backward into the edge of a polished marble table.
The impact echoed through the suite.
A crystal champagne flute crashed onto the floor, shattering into razor-sharp fragments.
Khloe barely managed to breathe before Isabella struck again.
The pointed heel of her designer shoe slammed viciously into Khloe's side.
Pain ripped through her body like lightning.
Her first reaction wasn't to defend herself.
It wasn't even to scream.
She curled tightly around her unborn child, shielding the tiny life inside her with every ounce of strength she had left.
A heartbeat later—
The suite door flew open.
Marcus Thorne stepped inside, still wearing the tuxedo from the charity gala.
He froze.
What stood before him wasn't an argument.
It wasn't a misunderstanding.
It looked like the complete destruction of everything he loved.
Then Isabella transformed.
The fury disappeared from her face in an instant.
Tears flooded her eyes.
Her voice trembled with practiced innocence.
"She attacked me..."
But neither of them knew the truth was already beyond anyone's control.
Every second of the assault had been captured by the hospital's security cameras.
And the man racing toward that suite wasn't simply another hospital administrator.
He was Khloe's uncle.
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Within minutes, every lie Isabella had carefully built was about to collapse.
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