PART 2: THE SECRET HUSBAND WHO WAS TERRIBLE AT HIDING HIS LOVE
The elevator descended in silence. Co Dien Chu still held my wrist. I looked at his hand. Then at his face. “Professor Co.” “Yes?” “You’re still holding…
PART 2: TEN YEARS LATER, THE WOMAN HE LOST CAME HOME AS HIS SUPERIOR
Ethan returned to my hospital room at 2:17 in the morning. By then, I was asleep. Or at least I pretended to be. He stood beside the…
PART 2: THE PRISONER WHO WALKED OUT WITH THE REAL EVIDENCE
Thirty days later, the gates of Blackridge opened at 7:10 in the morning. I walked out carrying one cardboard box. Two books. A change of clothes. And…
PART 2: THE WOMAN WHO OWNED SIXTY PERCENT
The boardroom doors opened. Ethan walked in first. Chloe followed two steps behind him. Neither looked like newlyweds anymore. Ethan stared at me sitting at the head…
PART 2: THE SAINT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A PRISONER
The next morning, the entire village gathered before the ancestral temple. My parents stood in the front row. Nora wore a pale dress. Daniel stood beside her….
PART 2: THE FORTY-FIVE-YEAR BILL HE NEVER EXPECTED
On the seventh morning, my father was drinking coffee in the house he believed belonged entirely to him when the package arrived. The courier asked for his…
PART 2: EVERYTHING THEY CALLED THEIRS BELONGED TO ME
On the sixth day, Lu Mingcheng finally called me. I was sitting in my brother’s office reviewing an asset list when my phone vibrated. “Vãn Ninh, what…
PART 2: THE DAY THE GUESTS FORGOT WHOSE HOUSE IT WAS
Nobody answered Daniel. Monica’s mouth opened, then closed. Leo stared at the floor. Maya finally put down her phone. Daniel walked past all of them and crouched…
PART 2: THE NIGHT HE TRIED TO BREAK ME AND DESTROYED HIMSELF
For several seconds, Lucas didn’t move. Then he reached for the folder. I pulled it away. “Don’t.” His eyes snapped toward mine. “I need to see it.”…
PART 2: THE SON HE NEVER KNEW WAS HIS
Ethan remained frozen onstage. Leo finally tugged the diploma free. “Thank you, Mr. Sullivan.” The audience laughed softly, assuming Ethan was simply impressed by the winning student….