After my First Love Returned, I Decided to Divorce novel Chapter 7

I'll never forget that rainy night.

Liam had collapsed in the mud, barely conscious.

Ethan had taken his medication, laughing as Liam struggled to even stand.

Somehow, Liam had managed to drag himself out of that house, stumbling all the way back to St. Mary's, guided only by instinct.

When Sister Mary saw him, her eyes filled with tears.

But there was nothing she could do.

The orphanage had no power against a family as rich and powerful as the Johnsons.

I stood next to Liam that night, watching him slip in and out of consciousness, feeling completely powerless.

That was the moment everything changed for me.

From that day on, I threw myself into studying.

I begged Sister Mary for every book she could find, no matter how advanced.

By twelve, I was devouring complex subjects, pushing myself beyond my limits.

Knowledge was my only way out.

The only way I could ever be strong enough to protect Liam.

I skipped grades, made it to college at fifteen, built a name for myself in the business world by nineteen.

By twenty-two, I was finally strong enough to stand my ground.

At eighteen, Liam and I finally found our way to each other.

But on our fifth anniversary, when I went to surprise him, I was the one who got blindsided.

Mr. Johnson Sr. had me knocked out and taken to the family estate.