The Heiress' Re Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Chapter 5

A R I A N A

I woke up to blinding white lights, the sll of antiseptic and the beeping of machines.

A hospital.

I was in a hospital.

My head pounded as I tried to rember how I got here, my body felt heavy, like I had been crushed under sothing.

Then the pain hit.

A sharp, stabbing ache in my abdon.

I gasped, my hands flying to my stomach.

My baby.

mories flooded back.

Bella’s smug face, her cruel words, the w way she stepped closer, her eyes full of hate and the way she had left

to die after pushing

from the stairs.

How she had shoved

off the stairs with no remorse, the nace, all of it ca back.

The last thing I rembered was the wetness between my legs.

Blood.

Now, I was here.

Alone.

In pain.

I clutched my stomach, tears burning my eyes.

"No! Please, please let my baby be okay" I cried.

The door opened, and a nurse walked in.

She rushed to

seeing my state, I was panicked tears as I clutched my bump hoping that nothing had happened to my baby.

"Ms. lendez, you need to stay calm—"

lendez.

She knew my real na.

But I didn’t care.

"My baby," I choked out, my voice raw. "Is my baby okay?"

The nurse hesitated.

That one second of silence shattered .

Her lips parted, and she spoke softly. "I’m so sorry... but you lost the baby."

No.

No, no, no.

A scream tore from my throat, "No! Please... you’re lying to " I broke down, that the nurse flinched.

I clutched my stomach, sobbing.

My baby.

My sweet, innocent baby. He or she didn’t deserve this, it was the only good thing I had left after four years and more, of lies and betrayal.

It can’t be.

I cried until my throat was raw, until my body had no tears left.

Hurt.

Betrayed.

Angry.

So, so angry I burned with rage.

The nurse stood by, helpless, until my cries turned to shaky breaths.

Then, she reached for a folder on the table.

"These were left for you," she said gently. "The man who paid for your hospital bills asked

to give them to you."

I knew before I even opened it.

Angelo.

I took the folder with trembling hands.

Inside divorce papers.

Already signed.

By him.

After what Bella had done to , he still didn’t realize his mistake and chose her?

His na was written bold and final, like he couldn’t wait to be rid of .

I stared at it, numb.

No tears ca this ti.

Just... rage.

The nurse squeezed my hand. "Do you need anything?"

I didn’t answer.

What was there to say?

My husband betrayed .

My best friend was a monster.

My baby was dead.

And I

I had nothing left, nothing but pain.

The door burst open cutting through the tensed environnt my attention snapping back to the door as I hoped to see him return, maybe to beg for forgiveness and things would go back to the way they were.

Instead my mum walked in with so guards he expression unreadable. I looked away the minute our eyes clicked together, I felt ashad.

"Leave us!" She ordered.

The nurse and the guards walked out hurriedly the sound of the door clicking close has

breaking into sobs.

I buried my face in my palms as I cried harder. Mum settled next to

pulling

into her arms making

cry harder than I did.

"I’m sorry... im so sorry mum. I should have listen to you" I say in between tears.

She rubbed my back, "It’s okay Sweetie... We’ll talk about this later, let’s get you ho"

Ho?

A ho that I had abandoned for all these years for a fucking, liar, cheat.

Mum helped

out of the bed taking the divorce papers, I didn’t miss the change in her expression as she saw it but she was quick to mask it off.

The car ride to the lendez estate was silent.

No music, no words were exchanged between mum and I, which I was thankful for cause I was in no ntal state for a talk.

My breath was heavy,I could feel the fire in my chest.

Rage.

Pure, burning rage.

Angelo thought he could throw

away?

Bella thought she could take everything from ?

They were wrong.

So wrong.

I stared out the window, my hands clenched into fists.

I would make them pay. They had no idea who they were ssing with, but I’d show it to them, one by one.

Every single thing Angelo had his job in the lendez Corp, his money, his fancy life, I gave him that.

And Bella?

She thought she won?

No.

I would destroy them both.

I would take everything from them.

Just like they took everything from .

The car stopped in front of the huge iron gates of the lendez estate.

The guards imdiately opened the gates.

Their faces were shocked as they saw .

No one had seen

in years.

But now,

Now, I was back.

And I was done hiding... Ariana lendez was back! Back to were in the world truly belongs.

The car drove up the long road to the mansion.

My family’s mansion.

The door opened before I even stepped out mum had walked to my side holding .

"Are you okay?" She asked to which I nodded even though I felt slight pain.

"Yes Mum... thank you" I say forcing a tight lipped smile.

"Let’s get you inside"