Chapter 15 Hestia could have been saved if you hadnt stopped the manager from reaching me ! Youd do anything to marry me , wouldnt you ? Are you satisfied now that Hestias dead ? Want to know how she died , Lilia ? While we were exchanging vows , Hestia was burning alive . YOU stopped them from telling me . I could have saved her ! By the time I got there , shed been burned to death ! Each accusation increased Alarics fury , his grip tightening on Lilias throat . Her feet dangled as she gasped for air , face purpling , eyes rolling back . She couldnt even form words to defend herself . Terror gripped her . Shed never seen Alaric like this unhinged , murderous . Tears leaked from her bulging eyes as she choked out : Sor … sorry … Alaric … Each syllable cost precious oxygen , but Alaric didnt relent . He watched her struggle until she nearly lost consciousness before throwing her to the floor . Death would be too merciful . Youre going to experience every pain Hestia suffered because of you . Lilia gasped desperately for air . Suddenly , death seemed preferable as Alaric pronounced her sentence . Lets start with a kidney . No … please , no ! Security dragged her screaming to Alarics private medical facility . They strapped her to an operating table , her thin nightgown offering no dignity . Crawford , without anesthesia , she could bleed out . Its extremely dangerous , the surgeon warned . Alaric coldly lifted Lilias gown , touching the scar shed claimed was from donating her kidney . The scar that had made him trust her completely . Now he saw it clearly just expertly applied makeup and scar tissue transfer . His disgust deepening , he gave the order : Cut exactly where her fake scar is . Make her lies into truth . 09:38 My Ex Husband W 53.8 % Chapter 15 The gagged woman thrashed wildly , tears streaming , but Alaric left without a backward glance . The surgeon sighed . Whatever shed done to anger Crawford … Not my place to question . The scalpel sliced skin . Without anesthesia , Lilia felt every layer being cut skin , fat , blood vessels . The nauseating pull as they extracted her kidney . Her screams were inhuman . The extreme pain made her pass out repeatedly , only to be jolted awake by fresh agony . Each suture felt like fire . Her removed kidney sat bloody beside her , a grotesque reminder . She sobbed uncontrollably , her fake scar now replaced by real surgical trauma . When it was over , Lilia lay deathly pale , unconscious . Her elaborate deception had become horrifying reality . Five-year-old Annie, who can understand animals, saved Landon Hawthorne, a wealthy businessman, from suicide. Now she's his whole world and he's her legal cheat-code against every villain fate throws ...