Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 503

Chapter 503: Chapter 503 A New Life in Los Angeles

Rose’s heart was still pounding.

She had never imagined she’d one day go to such extreme lengths to help someone escape a marriage.

Diana wasn’t dead.

The entire thing had been a carefully staged deception.

Diana understood Liam’s obsessive attachment and dark side better than anyone. Even if he admitted he was wrong, there was no chance he’d willingly let her go.

He regarded her as an inseparable part of himself. If she tried to leave him, he would fight her every step of the way, refusing to accept that their relationship was over.

But Diana didn’t want to keep living that way.

She wanted out.

And she believed there was only one way to escape the life that had become a prison.

She had to make Liam believe he’d lost her forever.

Diana had never felt truly connected to the Robinson family. Her parents had treated her more like an inconvenience than a daughter, and their reaction to her supposed death had only confirmed what she’d always known.

They were strangers to her in everything but name.

Why should she continue carrying the burden of a family that had never offered her a place to belong?

She wanted to spread her wings, leave the past behind, and finally live for herself.

A normal divorce wouldn’t be enough to free her from Liam quickly. She knew he would fight it, drag out the proceedings, and use every resource available to keep her within reach.

Rose had offered to help.

“If you want a divorce, Ryan can take care of the legal side,” she’d told Diana.

But Diana had shaken her head, giving Rose a bitter smile.

“You don’t understand Liam. If he thinks there’s still a chance of keeping me, he’ll do whatever it takes. He won’t let me walk away peacefully.”

She had looked at Rose earnestly.

“This is between Liam and me. I don’t want you dragged into the middle of it. He’s a member of the Mercer family, and Ryan has his own relationships and business interests to consider. If Ryan openly goes against Liam to help me, it could create unnecessary trouble between their families. I won’t put you in that position.”

On the surface, Liam appeared gentle, refined, and reasonable.

But the boyhood he’d spent being rejected and mistreated had left deep scars. His need to hold on to the people he loved could turn into an obsession, and when he felt threatened, he wasn’t always capable of letting go.

Diana had seen that side of him.

She didn’t want Rose caught in the crossfire.

If she wanted to end the nightmare completely, she needed Liam to believe there was no longer any possibility of getting her back.

And she had decided that only the most drastic solution would accomplish that.

As for the means she’d chosen, Rose had used her knowledge of pharmacology and the compounds she’d worked with over the years to help Diana create the appearance of death.

It was an extremely risky deception, not something that could be maintained indefinitely. The effects of the compound were brief, lasting no more than an hour before the danger of serious complications became too great.

That was why Rose had insisted on moving Diana immediately.

There had been no time to hesitate.

If Liam had continued hovering over Diana or demanded further examinations, he might have noticed something was wrong. They had needed to get her out of his reach before his suspicions could take hold.

Rose remembered Diana’s words.

“I wanted to escape him. And yes, I wanted him to experience the pain of being deceived, just as I had. But I never wanted him to die because he believed I was dead.”

Diana had paused, her expression bleak.

“Liam is capable of doing something like that. He could give me everything in the world, but he still chose to betray me. He broke the one thing I thought I could trust.”

She hated him.

She hated what he’d done to her, the lies he’d told, and the way he’d made her question everything she’d once believed about their marriage.

But she didn’t want him to die for her.

That was why she’d deliberately left instructions forbidding him from searching for her.

She wanted him to keep living.

She wanted him to endure the consequences of his choices rather than follow her into death.

And Liam’s belief in Diana’s final wishes was powerful enough to keep him from doing what he might otherwise have done.

Rose looked down at the message on her phone.

It was from an unfamiliar number.

Diana had already arrived in Los Angeles.

She had a new identity, a new environment, and the chance to begin again.

This time, she intended to build a life that belonged entirely to her.

She would decide where to live, what work to pursue, and whom to allow into her world. She would no longer have to shape every decision around Liam’s expectations or worry about the consequences of displeasing him.

She could finally live for herself.

Rose’s eyes stung, and tears welled up before she could stop them.

She couldn’t help feeling heartbroken for Diana.

If only she’d had parents who loved her unconditionally, people she could turn to when life became unbearable, perhaps she wouldn’t have needed to resort to such an extreme plan.

When she’d felt she had nowhere left to go, she’d been forced to find a way out on her own.

And even the people who should have mourned her supposed death had been more concerned about their family’s reputation than their daughter.

What reason did she have to keep clinging to the past?

“Why are you crying?”

Ryan walked over and bent down beside her. He gently brushed the tears from her cheeks with his fingertips, his brow furrowing as he took in her expression. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Then he lowered his head and kissed the corner of her eye.

“Trust me. I’ll make sure she’s safe. When the time is right, I’ll take you to see her.”

With Ryan handling the arrangements and keeping the details secure, Liam wouldn’t have an easy trail to follow.

Diana would have to endure the consequences of the deception for a while, but at least she would finally have the distance she’d needed.

Rose wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand and looked up at him.

“I know he deserves to face the consequences of what he did, but doesn’t this feel a little too cruel?”

She understood why Diana had made her decision.

She didn’t blame her, either.

Still, knowing that Liam would spend his days believing the woman he loved was dead made the whole situation difficult to bear.

Ryan slipped an arm behind her back and lifted her gently from the sofa, settling her against his chest.

He knew Rose hadn’t been able to relax since everything had happened. Diana had reached a breaking point, and the emotional upheaval of leaving her entire life behind was immense. Even if the plan succeeded, the road ahead wouldn’t be easy for her.

Rose had spent the entire night tossing and turning, unable to stop worrying.

Ryan had noticed every restless movement.

“When Liam crossed that line, he knew what he was doing,” he said quietly. “He was counting on Diana’s love for him. He believed they were bound together for life, so he thought he could make a mistake, apologize, and still expect her to stay.”

His hand moved slowly over her back.

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