PART 2: HE THOUGHT I HAD LEFT WITH NOTHING. THREE MONTHS LATER, HE DISCOVERED THAT HALF HIS EMPIRE HAD BEEN BUILT ON MY NAME.
The first sign appeared forty-eight hours after I left. Lu Chengyuan was holding a meeting when Assistant Wang rushed inside. —President Lu, the Haicheng project has been…
PART 2: THE NEXT MORNING, MY BEST FRIEND DISCOVERED THAT THE CASE SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD HELPED WIN COULD END HER CAREER.
At 8:07 the next morning, Chloe was waiting outside my office. Her eyes were swollen. Her hair was tied back badly. For once, she didn’t look polished….
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I CAME BACK TO MARRY HIM. I HAD RETURNED WITH A HUSBAND, A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, AND THE EVIDENCE THAT COULD CLEAR MY NAME.
Adrian was still holding the ring when I finally reached into my bag. His mother smiled first. She actually thought I was about to accept. Then I…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WAS TOO WEAK TO FIGHT BACK. BY THE TIME OUR SON WAS BORN, HE NO LONGER HAD A COMMAND TO RETURN TO.
Ethan stared at me across the living room. —My future? I removed my coat slowly. —You’ll understand soon. His expression hardened. —Emma, if this is about something…
PART 2: HE WANTED OUR SON’S BONE MARROW. BY SUNSET, HE WAS FIGHTING TO SAVE HIS COMPANY INSTEAD.
By seven in the morning, Gabriel had called me fourteen times. I answered none of them. Mateo was asleep in the back seat when Julián met us…
PART 2: THE DIVORCE HE FORCED ME TO SIGN ACTIVATED THE CLAUSE THAT TOOK THE LU FAMILY AWAY FROM HIM.
The first name on the document was not mine. It was Lu Zhenhua. Luc Canh Tham’s grandfather. I looked at Lawyer Tran. —Why is his grandfather’s name…
PART 2: WHILE HE TRAVELED THE WORLD WITH HIS MISTRESS, I DISCOVERED WHO HAD BEEN PAYING FOR BOTH OF THEM.
I replayed the five-second video three times. The hand. The watch. The voice. There was no coincidence left to hide behind. Lucas was not in military training….
PART 2: THE DEAL HE CAME TO SIGN WAS ALREADY MINE.
By the time we landed in San Francisco, Daniel had sent me eleven messages. “Clara, please answer.” “You misunderstood what you saw.” “Sofia was sick.” “We need…
PART 2: THE DEAL HE CAME TO SIGN WAS ALREADY MINE.
By the time we landed in San Francisco, Daniel had sent me eleven messages. “Clara, please answer.” “You misunderstood what you saw.” “Sofia was sick.” “We need…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I HAD COME BACK WITH NOTHING. THEN HE REALIZED HIS COMPANY NEEDED MY SIGNATURE TO SURVIVE.
Daniel did not stand when I entered the conference room. He tried. But halfway out of his chair, he froze. The woman beside me introduced the delegation….