He threw me out onto the street with not a single dollar, but when he found out I was expecting 3 heirs, he sent his lawyers to the hospital. ‘The babies are mine,’ he shouted, not knowing that the most feared magnate in the country had already paid my bill.

Before Adeline could even process that, her phone lit up with a message that froze her. There was a photo of Nick standing at a hospital reception desk with lawyers behind him. The message said he knew she was carrying triplets and that she would not leave the hospital with his heirs. Lucien read the message, returned the phone, and said that if Nick believed influence made him untouchable, then he had never faced consequences at Lucien’s level. The vehicle sped toward Aster Ridge Private Hospital, where staff were already waiting as if the entire route had been prepared in advance.

By the time they arrived, Adeline was in full distress. Lucien was already issuing direct instructions: secure the delivery suite, restrict access, allow no unauthorized entry. At the hospital entrance, security moved aside for him immediately. Through the main lobby glass, Adeline saw men in expensive suits arguing behind a barrier and realized Nick had already reached the hospital. He was shouting that the children belonged to him. Lucien never even looked his way. He kept moving while doctors rushed in with a stretcher.

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