164 You All Failed Me
Olivia’s POV
The door to my room pushed open, and Lady Fiona walked in. Our eyes met, and I didn’t bother hiding the frown on my face. She moved from the door and
slowly sat beside me on the bed. I shifted a little, creating space between us. I still had grudges–deep
ones.
“Olivia, I’m glad that you’re back. I was so worried,” she said, her voice soft, as though laced with genuine
concern.
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But I wasn’t moved. My heart didn’t feel it.
“I believe you have something to say,” I said, cutting to the point, my tone harsh.
She sighed, nodding slowly. “It’s about Anita,” she began.
My frown deepened, and I turned sideways to meet her gaze. “And what about Anita?” I asked, my tone
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already sharp with anger.
She hesitated–just for a second–but it was enough to tell me I wasn’t going to like what she had to say.
“The Alphas are angry with her,” she said carefully. “They want to send her to the dungeon to await trial… but you can stop them.”
I felt something inside me snap. I stood up abruptly, my arms folded tightly across my chest as I stared down at her. “Really?” I scoffed. “So now you want to plead for Anita?”
My voice rose, filled with both pain and anger. “But when your precious sons were treating me like dirt, when they hurt me, humiliated me, and broke me, you stayed silent! You didn’t/speak to them. You didn’t correct them. Not even once!”
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Her eyes widened. “That’s not true, Olivia. I spoke to them. I did… but they wouldn’t listen.”
“That’s not enough!” I shouted. “You’re their moner, Lady Fiona! If you really wanted to help me, you could have done more. You should have done more. You
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watched me live in pain–you watched me suffer emotionally, mentally, physically, and all you did was watch!”
Tears stung my eyes, but I refused to let them fall.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered, voice trembling. “I truly am.”
“I don’t want your apology,” I snapped.
She looked away for a moment before speaking again. “Anita deserves to be punished, I won’t argue that. But she’s pregnant. That’s why I’m asking you—to please, speak to the triplets. Ask them not to punish her now. Let her give birth… then they can do whatever they
want.”
I stared at her, my voice low and shaking. “I will do no such thing.”
Her lips parted in shock.
“If the triplets refuse to make Anita pay for what she did, then I will. I will make her pay—for kidna ̧ ing me, for selling me like an object, for everything.”
I took a shaky breath. “And you—when my father was
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arrested, you didn’t speak on his behalf. You didn’t defend him to your husband. He was killed, and you did nothing. What makes you think I will speak on behalf of Anita?” I snapped, my tone coming out rude, but I didn’t care. I was done being that innocent, naive, respectful Olivia.
Her eyes filled with regret, but I didn’t care.
“I hate you,” I said, spilling out what I have been dying to say all these years. “I hate this entire Luciano family. And once I prove my father’s innocence, you will all pay for what you did to him… and to me.”
Lady Fiona looked stunned, her lips trembling as if she wanted to speak, but nothing came out.
I turned away from her, refusing to look back.
“Lady Fiona, please leave my room.”
Lady Fiona rose slowly from the bed, visibly shaken by my words. For the first time, I noticed her completely speechless. I couldn’t see her, but I could tell her eyes were glossy, her mouth slightly parted like she wanted to say something, but couldn’t.
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I didn’t give her the chance.
“Please leave,” I said coldly, not even turning to look at
her.
She lingered a moment longer before whispering, “I hope someday you find a place in your heart to forgive
us.”
I didn’t respond.
The door closed softly behind her, and I was left alone.
I stood there for a moment, breathing hard, trying to stop my hands from shaking. My chest ached–not just from the anger–but from all the bottled–up pain I had carried for far too long.
They all failed me.
Every. Single. One.
The triplets.
Lady Fiona.
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