Part 2: He Chose a Powerful Heiress—Just Not the One He Already Had
I didn’t confront Adrian that night. That was the strangest part. Five years earlier, I would have demanded an explanation. Instead, I let him take me to…
Part 2: The Empire He Thought Was His
At 2:31 in the morning, Adrian Vega was still standing in the twins’ empty nursery. My note was crushed in his hand. “This time don’t wait for…
Part 2: The Man Who Erased Me Discovered the Son He Never Knew
Alejandro stopped three meters away from me. For five years, I had imagined what I would feel if I saw him again. Anger. Fear. Maybe hatred. Instead,…
Part 2: The Ex-Boyfriend Who Showed Up at My Door
On the third day of isolation, my fever reached thirty-nine degrees. I woke sometime after midnight to someone pounding on my door. Bang. Bang. Bang. I buried…
Part 2: The Two Hundred Million He Would Beg Me to Take Back
For several seconds, Alexander didn’t speak. His eyes moved from me to the older man. Then to the doctors. Then to the Shen family crest on the…
Part 2: He Thought I Would Come Back
Adrian stared at me. “What did you just say?” “You heard me.” Behind him, Maya wiped her eyes. His friends had gone quiet. I picked up my…
Part 2: He Signed Away His Wife Without Looking
The private jet had been in the air for forty-seven minutes when Co Tram Chu finally finished signing the last document. He dropped his pen. “Coffee.” No…
Part 2: The Truth I Had Waited Five Years to Tell
Gabriel read the sentence three times. “It’s about time you found out the truth.” Then he looked around the dining room. “Elena?” No answer. He climbed the…
Part 2: The Captain Who Abandoned His Plane
The voice on the radio went silent. Then it returned, sharper. “Passenger, repeat that. Where is the captain?” I tightened the emergency harness around my body. “He…
Part 2: The Contract Was the Rope
Dinner was scheduled for eight at the hotel restaurant. At seven forty-five, I was already there. Not because I was nervous. Because six years ago, Alejandro had…