PART 2: HE ACCUSED ME OF ABANDONING OUR SON—UNTIL ETHAN REVEALED THE LETTERS HIS GRANDMOTHER HAD HIDDEN FOR FIVE YEARS
For several seconds, I could not speak. Ethan stood beside Gabriel, looking from him to me with enormous eyes. “Why you abandoned him.” That sentence finally brought…
PART 2: NATHAN PROMISED CLAIRE HE WOULD INTRODUCE HER TO “SHADOW”… THEN WATCHED HIS WIFE WALK INTO THE COMMAND CENTER WEARING THE LEGEND’S INSIGNIA
Claire stayed in our house for four days. During those four days, Nathan barely noticed that I had begun packing. Uniform photographs disappeared from the back of…
PART 2: DANIEL CAME TO MEET THE FAMOUS “WHITE FOG”… AND REALIZED THE WOMAN HE ABANDONED HAD BEEN THE ARTIST HE ADMIRED FOR YEARS
The launch was held on the top floor of the Meridian Arts Center. By six in the evening, the entire hall was filled with journalists, influencers, distributors…
PART 2: THE “SHAREHOLDER’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW” NEVER EXISTED—AND THE PROJECT THEY STOLE EXPOSED A MUCH BIGGER SCHEME
Nobody in the meeting room moved. My grandfather’s voice was still coming through the speaker. “Richard, answer my question.” Richard Liu wiped his forehead. “President Song, the…
PART 2: I THOUGHT IRENE WAS THE WOMAN WHO STOLE MY HUSBAND—UNTIL THE DOCTOR TOLD ME WHY ADRIÁN HAD DIVORCED ME
The doctor looked from me to Adrián. —Mrs. Vega, do you authorize the father to enter? I should have said no. Instead, I looked at Adrián. For…
PART 2: THE KEYS WERE ONLY THE BEGINNING—THE DAY WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MARRY, I DISCOVERED ANDRÉS HAD ALREADY TRIED TO PUT MY HOUSE IN HIS NAME
For almost a minute, nobody outside my door said anything. Then Andrés finally found his voice. —Clara, open the door. —No. —We’re supposed to get married today….
PART 2: THE DNA TEST PROVED THE THREE CHILDREN WEREN’T ADRIAN’S—BUT THE REAL FATHER WAS STILL A LANCASTER
Valeria’s smile disappeared. Only for a second. Then she laughed. “What kind of question is that?” I lifted my spoon again. “A simple one.” My mother-in-law, Margaret…
PART 2: ADRIAN CAME BACK FROM PARIS TO FORCE ME TO SIGN—AND FOUND MY NAME ON THE CONTRACT THAT COULD DESTROY HIS EMPIRE
The next morning, Vera did not ask me how I wanted revenge. She asked me a much better question. “What do you want protected first?” I looked…
PART 2: ADRIAN CAME TO CLAIM THE SON HE NEVER KNEW—BUT LEO EXPOSED THE SECRET BEHIND MY THREE-YEAR BLACKLIST ON LIVE TELEVISION
The entire studio fell silent. Leo’s small hand tightened around mine. —Mom… is that man the man who hurt us? There were twelve cameras recording. Three were…
PART 2: THREE YEARS AFTER LETTING HER LEAVE, I FOUND MY TWINS CALLING ANOTHER MAN “DAD”
I reached Grace’s city the next morning. The address my assistant sent belonged to a quiet neighborhood near Bennett Children’s Medical Center. Four-point-two million. Paid in cash….