PART 2: HE MADE OUR ENGAGEMENT A JOKE—THEN THE MAN I CALLED ARRIVED WITH A REAL RING
Conrad stared at Callum’s name on my screen. His expression changed for the first time that night. —Why are you texting him? I put my phone away….
PART 2: HE STAYED FOR HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND—THEN CAME HOME TO FIND I HAD MARRIED SOMEONE ELSE
The farewell dinner was held three days later. By then, my suitcase was already packed. My train ticket was inside my coat pocket. And Nathan Foster had…
PART 2: FIVE YEARS AFTER HE DESTROYED MY CAREER, MY EX FINALLY LEARNED WHY I DISAPPEARED
I laughed coldly. —Take your hand away. Tham Thanh Chu froze. His fingers slowly left my shoulders. I pulled off his coat and handed it back. —Five…
PART 2: HE SAID HE LEFT ME EVERYTHING—THEN DISCOVERED NONE OF IT HAD EVER BEEN HIS
Daniel took the folder from my hand. The first page was the original purchase contract. His eyes stopped on the buyer’s name. Laura Lin. Not Daniel Shen….
PART 2: HE MARRIED HIS SECRETARY THINKING I WAS USELESS—THEN HIS BIGGEST INVESTOR ASKED FOR ME
The man who asked the question was Omar Al Rashid. Chairman of Al Rashid Energy. And the largest foreign partner Liam’s company had ever signed. He stood…
PART 2: AFTER 23 WOMEN REJECTED ME, MY FATHER FINALLY TOLD ME WHY MY WIFE HAD LEFT
The twenty-third woman was a hospital administrator named Olivia. She was thirty-seven. Divorced. Calm. My mother loved her profile before we even met. —She works in healthcare!…
PART 2: HE TURNED OUR ENGAGEMENT INTO A BET—THEN THE MAN I CALLED ARRIVED WITH A REAL RING
“I’m down.” I stared at the message for two seconds. Then I looked at the master of ceremonies. —The groom has arrived. Ethan frowned. —What nonsense are…
PART 2: THEY WANTED MY HOME FOR THEIR FAMILY—SO I LET THEM DISCOVER WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING IT TOGETHER
Daniel stared at me. —What does that mean? I zipped Luna’s suitcase. —Exactly what it sounds like. —You wanted your sister’s family here. —Your parents decided my…
PART 2: I RAN AWAY PREGNANT AFTER THINKING HE CHEATED—THEN I LEARNED WHO REALLY WANTED OUR MARRIAGE TO END
I stared at the photograph. Adrián’s sister. Isabella Torres. The woman who had disappeared from the family years earlier after a violent disagreement with their father. I…
PART 2: HE WANTED A NEW WIFE—THEN LEARNED HIS EMPIRE HAD BEEN BUILT WITH MY MONEY
At eight the next morning, I was sitting across from my lawyer. The document lay between us. Six years ago. My supposed signature. My supposed renunciation. And…