Chapter 552 Stirring Up Conflict
Dominic tried to calm Lyra down and took her to the hospital room.
Lyra was a mess, clinging to Dominic's hand. "It was Cecilia! She knew I was pregnant! It had to be her!"
When the accident happened, she was too focused on the pain and the baby to think straight.
But now, after losing the baby, she was convinced it was all Cecilia's doing!
Cecilia had come to see her today, dropping hints about using the baby to test Dominic's feelings for Lyra.
Lyra couldn't believe it—Cecilia had set her up.
As the prized daughter of the Monroe family, adored by Tomas, how could Cecilia dare to do this? Lyra swore she'd make Cecilia pay!
But Dominic seemed clueless about Lyra's rage. He kept trying to calm her down, telling her to relax and focus on her health, promising they could have another baby.
They were still young, after all.
But that wasn't what Lyra wanted!
She wanted Cecilia to suffer.
She'd never faced such a blow in her life.
Now that Cecilia had caused her to miscarry, she couldn't let it go.
Lyra was too furious to listen to Dominic. She yelled, "Give me my phone. I'll call my dad myself. I want that bitch Cecilia to pay!"
But Dominic didn't hand over the phone.
He kept trying to soothe her. "Lyra, your health is the priority right now. Let me handle everything else. You need to rest."
"Dominic, give me my phone!" Lyra screamed.
Dominic should've noticed how angry she was.
But he remained indifferent!
Lyra slapped him hard across the face.
No one had ever stopped Lyra from getting what she wanted, not even when she married Dominic.
If she hadn't insisted, Tomas would never have agreed to their marriage.
And now, Dominic dared to stop her?
Who did he think he was?
Dominic's face changed after the slap.
Penelope was in the room too. Seeing Dominic get slapped, she snapped, "Lyra, don't be so arrogant. Who do you think you are!"
Lyra was shocked.
She thought she misheard and turned to look at Penelope.
Penelope, who Lyra never respected, dared to scold her?
Dominic was at his breaking point.
Lyra's miscarriage had already upset him, and her constant outbursts were wearing him down.
He didn't scold Penelope for yelling at Lyra.
Instead, he felt relieved that Penelope was standing up for him.
He thought, 'Lyra needs to be put in her place. She really thinks she's untouchable!'
"Dominic told you to take care of your health, and you're still making a scene! Just rest and lie down!" Penelope snapped, "Behave yourself!"
"What right do you have to talk to me like that!" Lyra was so angry she sat up in bed.
Penelope wasn't scared of Lyra at all. Her kindness to Lyra had always been fake, but now she wasn't pretending anymore.
She pointed right at Lyra's nose and snapped, "If it weren't for your marriage to Dominic, I would've beaten you to a pulp! You think you're all that? Just because you're from the Monroe family? Besides your family's money, how are you any better than Cecilia? You better know your place!"
"Penelope!" Lyra screamed, seething with rage.
She never thought someone as insignificant as Penelope would dare to scold her.
And the worst part? Dominic wasn't backing her up.
She shot a furious glare at Dominic.
Dominic clenched his fists, clearly struggling to keep his cool.
He took a deep breath and said, "Lyra, I know losing the baby is devastating for you. It's hard for me too. But right now, your health is the priority. Once you're better, we can try for another baby. Just rest, and I'll handle everything else."
"What things?" Lyra demanded. "What are you going to handle? Are you going to kill Cecilia?"
Dominic said, "She will get what's coming to her eventually!"
"I don't want 'eventually.' I want her punished now!" Lyra spat through gritted teeth.
Dominic said, "Fine, I'll take care of it."
"Can you really handle it?" Lyra mocked.
Dominic looked at her, his patience wearing thin.
Lyra shouted, "Without me, what can you accomplish? Without me, the Kingsley family would have gone bankrupt ages ago! And now you say you can handle it? If it weren't for my dad, you'd be nothing!"
"Lyra!" Penelope was livid.
Dominic stopped Penelope, telling her to calm down.
Penelope held back, barely restraining herself from slapping Lyra.
Lyra said, "In this world, I only trust my dad! Only he will let me achieve anything I want!"
Dominic felt humiliated by Lyra's words.
Lyra didn't want to waste any more time arguing with Dominic.
She needed to tell Tomas everything right now, to deal with Cecilia first, and then punish Dominic.
She threw off the covers and got out of bed to grab her black handbag, where her phone was.
But as soon as she moved, Dominic pinned her down on the bed, making it impossible for her to move.
Lyra's emotions exploded, and she struggled with all her might. "Let go of me!"
"Lyra, don't make this harder on yourself!" Dominic finally snapped.
He knew being gentle wouldn't work.
Lyra was the type who never let anyone control her.
Lyra shouted, "Dominic!"
"I told you to rest and take care of your health, so you better behave." Dominic threatened, his voice cold and firm. "Don't push my limits!"
Lyra stared wide-eyed at Dominic, seeing the man who once loved her so intensely now treating her with such cruelty and coldness.
So this was the real Dominic, wasn't it?
Suddenly, Cecilia's words echoed in Lyra's mind.
She said Dominic was only good to Lyra for power!
She said using the baby would prove it.
Lyra was shaking with anger.
Had Cecilia really set her up like this?
Using these tactics to make Lyra lose her baby, leaving her defenseless against Cecilia, showing her Dominic's true colors, making her feel worthless, and leaving her with no way to release her pent-up emotions.
With red eyes, she realized she had never been so wronged or treated like this in her entire life.
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