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Meanwhile as Olivia laid on the bed, she wondered how Agatha knew she pretended to be Adam's wife when she and Adam traveled. Only Kai and Adam knew.A knock on the door. She groaned, pressed her face into the pillow. "Go away.""Liv. It's me."Don. She sat up, wiped her face, smoothed her hair. She stood, walked to the door, pulled it open.He stood in the hallway, his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the floor. "What do you want?"He looked up, met her eyes. "Can I come in?"She stepped aside. He walked past her, stood in the center of the room, looked at the bed, the window, the dresser. He didn't sit."Mom is crazy," he said. "I don't want the company. I never wanted it. She's the one pushing it. She's been planning this for years. Ever since Dad got sick."Olivia crossed her arms, leaned against the wall.Olivia's arms dropped to her sides. "Don."He shook his head, stepped back. "I'm not going to take the company, you should always know that," he said pulling her into a hug
Chapter 132
After the party, Olivia lay on the couch, her phone in her hand, her stomach pulsing with a dull, steady ache. She had taken her vitamins, the pain was still there. She had stopped telling people about it. She had stopped going to doctors. She had stopped hoping it would go away.The door opened.She sat up, dropped her phone on the cushion, pressed her hand against her stomach. Don walked in first, his face flushed, his eyes bright. Behind him, Agatha, Olivia's stepmother. Her father's second wife. The woman who had never looked at her without contempt.Agatha. had been at the party. Of course she had been at the party, she went everywhere. She knew everyone. She made sure no one forgot that she was a Vatican, even if she had married into the name."Don," Olivia said. "Mother."Agatha's smile was thin, cold. "Olivia. We need to talk."Olivia stood, her hand still pressed against her stomach, her face still pale. "I'm tired. Can it wait?"Agatha walked past her, sat on the chair
Chapter 131
"Your father," Adam said slowly. "Victor Kane is your father. How?"Olivia nodded. "His full name was Victor Kane Vatican. But no one called him that. Everyone knew him as Victor Vatican. He changed it when he started the company. Said Kane sounded too aggressive." She laughed, a hollow sound. "He wanted to sound respectable."Adam's jaw tightened. "When did he die?""Ten years ago, cancer.” She felt s sharp pain in her stomach and quickly pressed her hand against her stomach, winced, straightened. "I was alone. Don was away at school. I had to sign the papers. Identify the body. Plan the funeral."Adam watched her face, her eyes, her hands. She was telling the truth. He could feel it. But something was wrong, Victor Kane couldn't be dead.Her stomach hurts her again. She doubled over, her hand pressed against her abdomen, her breath coming in short, sharp gasps. Adam caught her arm, held her steady."Are you okay?"She nodded, straightened, forced a smile. "I'm fine. Just tired.
Chapter 130
Adam walked toward the Vatican's table.The old man looked up as he approached. His name was Vincent. Adam had learned that much from Kai. Vincent Vatican. Seventy-three years old. Widower. Three sons, two daughters. His wife had died ten years ago, from cancer. He had sold the family business shortly after, retired to a house on the coast, and rarely came into the city.But tonight he was here, and to Adam that was his first suspect. Adam believed that maybe he discovered about the plant after his wife died. "Mr. Vatican." Adam extended his hand.Vincent took it, his grip firm, his eyes sharp. "Mr. Cole. Thank you for inviting us, your sister is very lucky to have you."Adam released his hand, looking at his children who surrounded their father."Your family is beautiful," Adam said.Vincent nodded. "They are, my wife would be proud."Adam turned to one of his sons. "You run the family business now?"Marcus shook his head. "There's no business, our father sold it. We do other th
Chapter 129
Adam and Vicky stepped out of the basement and Clara stopped breathing. Nova's hand froze halfway to his coffee cup. Immediately, Clara crossed the room, her hands reaching for Vicky's face."Vicky. Oh, Vicky."Vicky laughed, grabbed her mother's hands, pressed them against her cheeks. "It's gone, Mama. It's all gone."Clara's face crumpled. She pulled Vicky into her arms, held her, rocked her, cried into her hair. Nova stood behind them, his hand on Vicky's shoulder, his eyes wet.Adam watched them, let them have the moment. Then he clapped his hands. "We're having a party. Tonight. The whole city. I want everyone to see my sister's face."Clara pulled back, looked at him. "A party? Tonight?""Tonight." He walked to the kitchen, pulled out his phone. "Kai. Send invitations. Everyone who matters,” he paused, “Especially the Vatican.Kai appeared in the doorway and he nodded.The news spread fast. By noon, the whole city knew. The legendary doctor had healed his sister. By aftern
Chapter 128
The house was quiet when they got home. Adam opened the door, stepped inside, Clara and Nova were asleep.Adam walked to Vicky's room, opened the door, let her go in first."Tomorrow," he said.She turned."We start tomorrow, the surgery. I'm going to fix your face."Her hand went to her cheek, touched the scar."Are you serious t?"He walked to her, took her hand, pulled it away from her face. "Dead serious."She threw her arms around him, pressed her face against his chest, held him tight.She pulled back, wiped her face with the back of her hand, laughed a little, a wet, unsteady sound. "I'm not going to sleep.""You need to sleep.""I can't. I've been waiting for this for so long. I can't sleep now."He smiled, touched her hair, tucked it behind her ear. "Then don't sleep. But lie down, rest. Tomorrow is going to be a long day."She nodded. She crawled into bed, pulled the blanket up to her chin, looked at him standing in the doorway. Her face was pale, her eyes red, her scar st
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