PART 2: HE FORGED MY SIGNATURE TO GIVE HER OUR HOME—THEN LEARNED I HAD ALREADY REMOVED MYSELF FROM HIS ENTIRE FUTURE
I placed the medical request on the dining table. Ethan looked down. For several seconds, he did not move. Then his face changed. Not dramatically. Just enough….
PART 2: HE LEFT ME BLEEDING IN THE RAIN FOR MY BEST FRIEND—THEN PANICKED WHEN I BECAME THE CLIENT WHO COULD REPLACE HIS COMPANY
“Didn’t you come home last night?” Ly Tu’s voice carried obvious displeasure. Not worry. Not concern. Displeasure. I sat beside the hotel window, looking at the gray…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WAS A POWERLESS WIFE—UNTIL HE LEARNED THE COMPANY HE RULED HAD BEEN BUILT ON MY FAMILY’S MONEY
Adrian called me before I reached the elevator. “Isabella!” I stopped. Not because he ordered me to. Because for the first time in three years, there was…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WOULD ALWAYS BE WAITING—UNTIL HE CAME HOME TO AN EMPTY APARTMENT AND A CANCELED WEDDING
The next morning, Daniel opened the apartment door at seven thirty. He was carrying breakfast. For once. Two coffees. The sweet bread I liked. And a small…
PART 2: EVERYONE THOUGHT I RETURNED FOR ADRIÁN—THEN MY WEDDING EXPOSED THE SECRET HIS FAMILY HAD HIDDEN FOR TEN YEARS
Adrián stared at the velvet box. “Five years ago?” “Yes.” His expression hardened. “You’re lying.” Gabriel did not react. He simply placed one hand lightly at my…
PART 2: HE SIGNED MY RESIGNATION WITHOUT READING IT—THEN DISCOVERED THE WOMAN HE CALLED “JUST AN ASSISTANT” HAD BEEN HOLDING HIS ENTIRE COMPANY TOGETHER
Daniel looked at the head of Human Resources as if she had spoken another language. “I authorized Elena’s resignation?” “Yes.” She placed a tablet on his desk….
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WOULD WAKE UP BROKEN AND GRATEFUL—INSTEAD, I WOKE UP WITH THE RECORDING THAT ENDED HIS PERFECT LIFE
I opened my eyes the next morning. Slowly. Carefully. Adrian was asleep in the chair beside my bed. His head rested against the wall, one hand still…
PART 2: HE CHOSE THE DIRECTOR’S DAUGHTER FOR A PROMOTION—THEN DISCOVERED THE WOMAN HE ABANDONED OWNED THE PROJECT HIS CAREER DEPENDED ON
“Adrián, please listen to me. My sister’s results came back worse. She needs surgery tomorrow and—” “Elena.” His voice cut through mine. Cold. Impatient. “I can’t deal…
PART 2: I ASKED FOR A DIVORCE BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY WIFE HAD CHANGED—THEN ONE NIGHT ALONE WITH OUR SON SHOWED ME WHO HAD REALLY FAILED
The police officer did not soften his expression. “Your son woke up and couldn’t find either parent.” My throat closed. “He tried to reach something in the…
PART 2: THEY SENT ME TO MARRY THE “CRAZY MAN”—THEN DISCOVERED HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD NEVER TREATED ME AS DISPOSABLE
The next night, I arrived at the Grand Monarch Hotel at exactly eight. Damián Cross was already there. No entourage. No alcohol. No woman hanging from his…