PART 2: THEY GAVE ME A FAKE MARRIAGE FOR SEVEN YEARS—SO I LEFT THEM A REAL EMPTY HOUSE
To Van Duong stopped when she saw the suitcases beside the bed. Her hand instinctively covered her stomach. “Thu Y, are you going somewhere?” I closed the…
PART 2: THEY THOUGHT MY WIFE WAS THE OUTSIDER—UNTIL I TOLD MY WHOLE FAMILY TO MOVE OUT
I looked at Tran Hao for several seconds. Then I asked: “Who pays the mortgage on this house?” He froze. “What does that have to do with…
PART 2: I THOUGHT THE TEN BILLION WAS HIS PRICE TO GET RID OF ME—UNTIL I LEARNED IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN MINE
Sebastián called again that night. I ignored it. Then another message appeared. Did the lawyer explain the trust? I stared at the screen. Trust? Before I could…
PART 2: MY MOTHER-IN-LAW BUILT OUR MARRIAGE ON A LIE—AND EXPECTED ME TO PAY FOR IT FOREVER
I stared at Javier. “Your brother?” He nodded. “Daniel.” I knew the name. Everyone in the family spoke about Daniel as if he had been almost perfect….
PART 2: ONE “DADDY” EXPOSED THE SECRET—AND THE ENTIRE CORPORATION DISCOVERED WHO MY HUSBAND REALLY WAS
Luc Vien Chau stared at the screen for several seconds. Then he did something that made the entire meeting even quieter. He softened his voice. “Niem Niem,…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT MY PREGNANCY MEANT I COULDN’T LEAVE—UNTIL HE SAW WHO WAS WAITING IN THE GROOM’S SUIT
Kieu Tram arrived at the police station still wearing the same expression he always used when I embarrassed him in public. Impatience. Not worry. Not fear. Impatience….
PART 2: I GAVE HER THE MASTER BEDROOM—THEN THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK BACK THE ENTIRE HOUSE
“Sleep on the sofa.” I smiled. Tran Hao stared at me. “You don’t have to actually sleep here.” “But you just said it was fine for a…
Part 2: THE MAN WHO PRETENDED TO BE MY HUSBAND HAD JUST ASKED ME FOR FIVE BILLION DOLLARS
Daniel came home at eight twenty that night. I heard his car stop in front of the house, then the front door opening, followed by his confident…
PART 2: THE DAY HE FOUND THE HOUSE EMPTY, HE FINALLY REALIZED I HAD PLANNED MY ESCAPE FOR SIX MONTHS
When Chu Trach Vu woke up the next morning, the first thing he noticed was the silence. Not ordinary silence. It was the kind of silence that…
PART 2: THE DAY ALEXANDER CAME FOR MY 119 BILLION, I SHOWED HIM THE WIFE HE HAD HIDDEN FOR SIX YEARS
I returned to the Blackwood mansion at seven that evening. Nothing looked different. That was the cruelest part. The lights were warm. Dinner was waiting. My slippers…