{"id":2692,"date":"2026-02-24T18:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews72.net\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:52:09","slug":"after-i-gave-birth-to-our-triplets-my-husband-brought-his-mistress-to-the-hospital-a-birkin-hanging-from-her-arm-just-to-humiliate-me-youre-too-ugly-now-sign-the-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews72.net\/?p=2692","title":{"rendered":"After I gave birth to our triplets, my husband brought his mistress to the hospital, a Birkin hanging from her arm, just to humiliate me. \u201cYou\u2019re too ugly now. Sign the divorce,\u201d he sneered. When I returned home with my babies, I discovered the house had already been transferred into the mistress\u2019s name. I called my parents in tear \u201cI chose wrong. You were right about him.\u201d They thought I had surrendered. They had no idea who my parents really were\u2026 Two days later, karma arrived."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chapter 1: The Birkin in the Delivery Room<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The silence in the VIP recovery room was heavy, smelling of antiseptic and stale exhaustion. Ava lay in the bed, her body feeling like a battlefield that had seen too much war. Twenty hours. It had taken twenty hours of bone-grinding labor to bring the triplets into the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22806\" src=\"https:\/\/en30.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1279-1024x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en30.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1279-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en30.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1279-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en30.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1279-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/en30.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1279-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en30.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1279.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Leo, Mia, and Noah were sleeping in the plastic bassinets next to her, three tiny miracles wrapped in hospital blankets. Ava\u2019s hair was matted to her forehead, her hospital gown was stained, and her belly was still swollen, a soft, empty reminder of what she had carried.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She looked at the door, waiting. David had left \u201cto get coffee\u201d four hours ago, right after the last baby was born. He hadn\u2019t held them yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724543\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The door handle turned. Ava smiled weakly, shifting her aching body to sit up. \u201cDavid, you missed the nurse, she said\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The words died in her throat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David walked in. He wasn\u2019t holding coffee, and he wasn\u2019t holding flowers. He was holding the hand of a woman who looked like she had just stepped out of a Vogue photoshoot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She was young, perhaps twenty-two. She wore a white cashmere dress that clung to a flat stomach, towering heels that clicked sharply on the linoleum, and on her arm hung a bright pink Herm\u00e8s Birkin bag\u2014a piece of leather worth more than the entire hospital bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The scent of Chanel No. 5 hit Ava like a physical slap, burying the smell of the newborns.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724543\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDavid?\u201d Ava whispered, her voice cracking. \u201cWho is this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David didn\u2019t look at the babies. He looked at Ava with a sneer of pure disgust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cLook at you,\u201d he said, gesturing vaguely at her form. \u201cYou\u2019re a mess, Ava. You look like\u2026 an expired dairy cow. Bloated. Sweaty. Gross.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The woman, Chloe, giggled. It was a high, cruel sound. She stroked the textured leather of her Birkin. \u201cI told you she wouldn\u2019t have bounced back, babe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724543\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a thick Manila envelope. He tossed it onto the bed. It landed heavily, sliding against Ava\u2019s leg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cWhat is this?\u201d Ava asked, tears pricking her eyes. Hormones were flooding her system, making the room spin.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724543\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDivorce papers,\u201d David said coldly. \u201cAnd a custody waiver. You keep the brats. I don\u2019t want them. They scream, they poop, and they\u2019re expensive. I\u2019m moving on to a higher tax bracket of lifestyle, and you\u2026 well, you don\u2019t fit the aesthetic anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cYou can\u2019t do this,\u201d Ava sobbed, reaching for his hand. He recoiled as if she were contagious. \u201cWe just had children, David! We have a home!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724543\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cWe\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">had<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0a home,\u201d Chloe corrected, stepping forward. She looked down at Ava with pitying eyes. \u201cDavid needs a partner who shines, sweetie. Not a housewife.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cSign it,\u201d David commanded. \u201cSign it now, and I\u2019ll give you a generous grace period to move your junk out of the house. Don\u2019t sign it, and I\u2019ll make sure the legal fees bury you until you\u2019re living in a shelter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava looked at the sleeping babies. Then she looked at the man she had loved for three years. The man she had hidden her true self from because she wanted a simple, normal life. She wanted to be loved for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">, not for her last name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She realized now that the experiment had failed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cFine,\u201d Ava whispered. She picked up the pen. Her hand trembled violently, but she uncapped it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David smiled triumphantly at Chloe. \u201cSee? She\u2019s obedient. That\u2019s her only good quality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava pressed the pen to the paper. She didn\u2019t sign \u201cAva Miller,\u201d the name she took when she married him. She signed with a flourish, a sharp, angular signature that she hadn\u2019t used since she was twenty years old. It was the signature required to authorize transfers from the Obsidian Trust in Zurich.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She handed the papers back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cGood girl,\u201d David said, snatching them without looking. \u201cNow, get some rest. You look terrible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">He turned and walked out, Chloe clinging to his arm, the pink Birkin swinging. They left the door open.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chapter 2: The Locked Door<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The discharge process was a nightmare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Usually, a husband drives the car around. Usually, a father carries the car seats. Ava did it alone. She strapped three infants into the back of her modest SUV, wincing as her stitches pulled with every movement. The nurses looked at her with pity, offering to call a taxi, but Ava refused. She had to get home. She had to regroup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The drive was a blur of tears and infant cries. By the time she pulled into the driveway of the suburban Victorian house she had spent months decorating, it was dusk. Rain had begun to fall, a cold, gray drizzle that matched the hollow feeling in her chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She lugged the first car seat up the porch steps, then went back for the second, then the third. She was shivering, her hospital clothes thin against the wind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She reached for her keys. She slid the key into the lock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">It didn\u2019t turn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava frowned, jiggling it. \u201cCome on,\u201d she whispered, panic rising. \u201cPlease, not now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The door opened from the inside. The chain was on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chloe\u2019s face appeared in the gap. She was wearing Ava\u2019s favorite silk robe\u2014the one Ava had bought for her honeymoon. She was holding Ava\u2019s favorite ceramic mug, steam rising from it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cOh,\u201d Chloe said, feigning surprise. \u201cYou\u2019re actually here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cLet me in,\u201d Ava said, her voice shaking. \u201cMy babies are freezing. Let me in, Chloe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cSorry, can\u2019t do that,\u201d Chloe took a sip of the coffee. \u201cDavid transferred the deed to this house to my name last week. It was a \u2018freedom gift.\u2019 Technically, this is my property now. And I don\u2019t like trespassers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cMy clothes\u2026 the nursery\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cOh, that junk?\u201d Chloe waved a hand dismissively. \u201cDavid hired a crew. They dumped it all at the city landfill this morning. Except for the good jewelry, of course. I kept that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cYou monster,\u201d Ava screamed, throwing her weight against the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDon\u2019t scratch the paint!\u201d Chloe snapped. \u201cGo away, Ava. Go find a shelter. You\u2019re trespassing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chloe slammed the door. The sound echoed like a gunshot. Then came the sound of the deadbolt sliding home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava stood on the porch, the rain now pouring down, soaking through her clothes. The triplets began to wail in unison, a chorus of hunger and cold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She had hit rock bottom. She had no home, no husband, no clothes, and three newborns. She looked at the darkening sky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She sat down on the wet concrete steps, shielding Noah\u2019s car seat with her body. With trembling fingers, she pulled out her phone. She scrolled past David\u2019s contact. She scrolled past her friends. She went to a number she hadn\u2019t dialed in four years. It was saved simply as \u201cThe Architect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She pressed call. It rang once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cSpeak,\u201d a deep, gravelly voice answered. It wasn\u2019t a hello. It was a command.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDad,\u201d Ava choked out, the word breaking into a sob. \u201cI\u2026 I made a mistake. You were right about him. You were right about everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">There was silence on the other end. A heavy, terrifying silence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cWhere are you, Princess?\u201d The voice had changed. It wasn\u2019t just a father\u2019s voice anymore. It was the voice of Donat Volkov, the man who controlled shipping lanes from Odessa to New York. The man whose whisper could topple governments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cI\u2019m on the porch,\u201d Ava cried. \u201cHe took the house. He locked me out with the babies. It\u2019s raining, Dad. I don\u2019t have anywhere to go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cIs he inside?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cYes. With her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cStop crying, Princess,\u201d Donat said. The sound of a heavy engine roaring to life hummed in the background. \u201cWipe your face. Cover my grandchildren. I am starting the jet. The cavalry is coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chapter 3: The Uninvited Guests<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Two days later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The rain had cleared, replaced by a sunny afternoon that felt mocking in its cheerfulness. The Victorian house was vibrating with bass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David was hosting a \u201cFreedom Party.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Cars lined the street\u2014BMWs, Audis, the mid-tier luxury vehicles of suburban climbers. The front lawn was littered with red solo cups. Inside, champagne flowed. David stood on the coffee table, a bottle of Dom P\u00e9rignon in hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cTo the future!\u201d he shouted, slurring slightly. \u201cTo upgrading! To leaving the dead weight behind!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The crowd cheered. Chloe was dancing on the sofa, wearing the diamond necklace David had bought for Ava\u2019s first anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cHe\u2019s so generous!\u201d Chloe squealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Suddenly, the floor shook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">It wasn\u2019t the bass. It was a rhythmic, heavy vibration that rattled the crystal in the cabinets. The guests near the window stopped dancing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cIs that an earthquake?\u201d someone asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David jumped down from the table, annoyed. \u201cProbably just a construction truck. Ignore it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">But the rumbling grew louder. It was the sound of heavy diesel engines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Outside, the sunlight was blocked out. A convoy had turned onto the quiet cul-de-sac. These weren\u2019t normal cars. They were matte-black Cadillac Escalades, armored plating visible on the doors, their windows tinted to complete opacity. There were six of them, moving in a predator\u2019s formation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">They screeched to a halt in front of the house, blocking the driveway, blocking the street, blocking the escape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The music inside died. David stumbled to the front door, throwing it open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cHey!\u201d he yelled, waving his champagne bottle. \u201cYou can\u2019t park there! This is private property! I\u2019m calling the police!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The lead SUV\u2019s door opened. A man stepped out. He was seven feet tall, with a scar running from his eye to his jaw. He wore a suit that struggled to contain his muscles. This was Viktor, the cleaner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Viktor walked up the driveway. He didn\u2019t speak. He simply slapped the champagne bottle out of David\u2019s hand. It shattered on the pavement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cHey!\u201d David shrank back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Then, the second car opened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Donat Volkov stepped out. He was sixty, but he moved with the dangerous grace of a tiger. He wore a charcoal three-piece bespoke suit, a silk cravat, and leaned on a cane topped with a solid gold dragon\u2019s head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Behind him came Elena, Ava\u2019s mother. She wore oversized black sunglasses and a fur coat, looking like a queen arriving for an execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cYou want to call the police?\u201d Donat asked. His voice wasn\u2019t loud, but it projected all the way to the back of the house. \u201cGo ahead. The Chief of Police is sitting in the fourth car. He is here to make sure I don\u2019t skin you alive on this lawn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David gaped. \u201cWho\u2026 who are you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chloe ran out, clutching her Birkin. \u201cDavid, who are these old people? Tell them to leave!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Elena lowered her sunglasses. Her eyes were ice blue, cold enough to freeze hell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cWe are the in-laws you never bothered to meet, David,\u201d Elena said smoothly. \u201cWe are the nightmare our daughter tried to protect you from.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chapter 4: The Demolition<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cGet out,\u201d David stammered, trying to regain his bravado. \u201cThis is my house! Chloe owns it! I have the deed!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Donat ignored him. He snapped his fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">From the SUVs, a dozen men poured out. They didn\u2019t look like movers. They looked like paramilitaries. They marched into the house, pushing past the terrified party guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d David screamed, chasing them. \u201cStop touching my stuff!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">A man in a sharp grey suit\u2014the family accountant\u2014set up a laptop on the hood of a car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cMr. David Sterling,\u201d the accountant announced, his voice bored. \u201cI have just accessed your offshore accounts in the Caymans. It seems there was a flagging for suspected money laundering tied to a cartel front.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cWhat? No! That\u2019s a lie!\u201d David yelled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cThe freezing order was executed ten seconds ago,\u201d the accountant continued. \u201cYour credit cards are dead. Your savings are seized. And your company?\u201d The accountant looked up. \u201cSterling Logistics? It was a subsidiary of a shell company owned by Volkov Industries. The board just voted to terminate the CEO for gross misconduct. You\u2019re fired. Effective immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David turned pale. He pulled out his phone to check his banking app.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Access Denied.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Balance: Error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">He spun around to Chloe. \u201cIt\u2019s okay, babe. We still have the house. We can sell it. It\u2019s worth two million!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Donat laughed. It was a dry, rasping sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cYou think you own this house?\u201d Donat tapped his cane on the driveway. \u201cI bought the land this subdivision sits on in 1990. I leased the ground rights to the developer. The contract states that if the resident engages in \u2018moral turpitude,\u2019 the ground lease is revoked, and all structures revert to the landowner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Donat smiled. \u201cI am the landowner. And I just revoked your lease.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chloe stared at David. She looked at the phone in his hand that showed zero balance. She looked at the house that was no longer hers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She took a step back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cYou said you were rich,\u201d Chloe hissed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cI am! I mean\u2026 this is a mistake!\u201d David pleaded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chloe looked at the men carrying the expensive TV out of the house\u2014not to steal it, but to smash it on the curb. She looked at the terrifying old man with the gold cane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She pulled the diamond ring off her finger. \u201cYou\u2019re a loser, David. You\u2019re a broke, pathetic loser.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She threw the ring at his face. It bounced off his cheekbone. She turned and began to run down the street, her heels clicking frantically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cChloe! Wait!\u201d David cried.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDavid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The voice came from the third SUV. The tinted window rolled down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The door opened. Ava stepped out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She wasn\u2019t wearing sweatpants. She wasn\u2019t wearing hospital clothes. She was wearing a tailored black Givenchy dress, sharp stiletto heels, and dark lipstick. Her hair was sleek and pulled back. She looked like mafia royalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Two nannies stepped out behind her, holding the triplets in secure carriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava walked up the driveway, stepping over the shattered champagne glass. She stood before David, towering over him in her heels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cAva?\u201d David whispered. \u201cYou\u2026 you look\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cExpensive?\u201d Ava finished for him. \u201cI know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chapter 5: The Queen\u2019s Choice<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David fell to his knees. It wasn\u2019t a gesture of romance; it was a collapse of spirit. He reached for the hem of her dress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cAva, please,\u201d he sobbed. \u201cI was confused! She bewitched me! I was stressed about the babies! You know I love you. We\u2019re a family! Look at the kids!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Viktor stepped forward, his hand reaching inside his jacket for a weapon, but Ava held up a hand. Viktor stopped instantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cFamily?\u201d Ava looked down at him, her face impassive. \u201cYou threw your family out in the rain, David. You called your children \u2018expensive noise.\u2019 You called me a cow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cI didn\u2019t mean it! I was drunk! Please, Ava, don\u2019t let them take everything. I\u2019ll be good. I\u2019ll be the best dad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Donat walked up behind Ava. He pulled a gold-plated revolver from his waistband. He cocked the hammer. The sound was a loud, mechanical\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">click<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0in the silence of the street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDaughter,\u201d Donat said, his voice low. \u201cSay the word. We can bury him under the rose bushes. It would be cleaner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David squeezed his eyes shut, trembling violently. He wet himself. A dark stain spread across his khaki pants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava looked at the shivering, pathetic man. She looked at the gun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cNo, Papa,\u201d she said softly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">David let out a breath of relief. \u201cThank you, Ava! Thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cDon\u2019t thank me,\u201d Ava said, leaning down so her face was inches from his. \u201cDeath is too easy for you, David. If you die, you don\u2019t suffer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">She straightened up, smoothing her dress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u201cI want you to live,\u201d she declared, her voice ringing out like a judgment. \u201cI want you to live in this town. I want you to work a minimum wage job. I want you to see my face on magazine covers. 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Enjoy your poverty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Chapter 6: The Empire<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">One Year Later.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The sun set over the Mediterranean Sea, painting the water in hues of gold and violet. The terrace of the Villa Volkov in Monaco was warm and smelled of sea salt and jasmine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ava sat at the head of a long, mahogany outdoor table. She was reviewing shipping manifests on a tablet. She looked radiant. 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