“If you leave me again, they’ll beat me to death. My back hurts so much, Mom, I really can’t hold on anymore. If you don’t come get me today, I’m calling the cops. I’ve collected a ton of evidence.”
Serena felt like she was about to be swallowed up by her own tears. The heart–wrenching pain was almost too much to bear. She couldn’t stop thinking about what had forced such a young child to become so mature and calm.
‘He even started gathering evidence all by himself. Just what has my baby gone through all these years? Serena thought, her heart aching.
“I’m… I’m so sorry, sweetie. I really didn’t know any of this was happening. It’s all my fault. I never should’ve married into this family…” Serena sobbed, completely falling apart.
Eliana’s eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn’t wrap her head around it. Her own kid, the one she’d raised, was scheming behind her back.
Dylan was even more stunned. He remembered last night, when he left, Liam had told him he dreamed someone was beating him up. Dylan had just brushed it off as a bad dream.
‘No… Dylan thought, his heart sinking.
“Liam, Eliana is your mom. Why are you making up stories about us hurting you?” Dylan asked, still baffled.
‘Why would a little kid say something like that?‘ Dylan wondered, his mind spinning with confusion.
Liam cried out, his voice cracking with pain and anger, “Eliana’s not my mom! Stella is!”
Right after saying that, Liam whipped out his phone and started playing the videos he’d secretly recorded.
“You little brat, do you have a death wish? If you dare call her ‘Mom‘ at the hospital today, you’ll never leave this house again -not until I’ve finished off your mother. And once I’m pregnant, I’ll make sure you join her, so you two can rot together,” Eliana spat.
In the next video, a sharp smack rang out as Eliana slapped Liam hard across the back.
Eliana’s face twisted with fury as she shrieked, “You little brat, your mother is such a bitch. She thinks she can mess with the Lambert family? Every time she tries to play me, I’ll beat you ten times harder!”
In the next clip, Eliana yanked Liam back by the collar. Liam was sobbing his lungs out, “Mom, Dad, I’ll be good, I swear. I won’t do it again. Please, don’t hit me. Dad, please, help me. I didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you doing this to me? Dad, I know I messed up. Please just let me go this once…”
Serena let out an agonized cry, unable to watch another second. Her sorrow crashed over her like a raging storm, leaving her speechless.
Dylan was stunned to his core as he watched, unable to believe his eyes. ‘No way… Eliana’s really this vicious?‘ he thought, his head spinning.
Eliana was sobbing and shaking her head. “No, that’s not how it is. That’s not true.”
How could my whole future be destroyed by some little brat?‘ Eliana fumed, rage and disbelief surging through her.
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Dylan exploded, his voice shaking with fury. “Eliana, are you even human? How could you do this to your own flesh an blood?”
Serena shot to her feet and slapped Dylan hard across the face.
“Stella, you…” Dylan’s cheek stung, and when he met her furious gaze, panic surged through him.
‘Is everything slipping out of my control?‘ he thought, a cold dread settling in his chest.
Serena forced down the tidal wave of pain crashing inside her, her voice hoarse and on the verge of breaking. “Dylan, Liam is my son.
“You and Beatrice bribed Rosalie and Penny to tell me my baby was dead. Then Beatrice snuck him off to Alderwood Hospital in Seavale that very night. And you were there too, looking after Eliana.”
Dylan was so shocked he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He snapped his head toward Stella, his voice trembling. “Stella, I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”
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