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….
PART 2: FOUR YEARS AFTER THROWING ME OUT FOR BEING “INFERTILE,” GABRIEL LEARNED WHY HIS OWN MOTHER HAD BEEN AFRAID OF MY SON
Gabriel stood frozen in the pediatric hallway. My son, Ethan, was still half asleep against my shoulder. His fever had made his cheeks red, but even like…
PART 2: HE GAVE ME TWO HUNDRED MILLION TO DISAPPEAR—THEN DISCOVERED I CONTROLLED THE MONEY KEEPING HIS EMPIRE ALIVE
One hour after I signed the divorce agreement, the two hundred million yuan arrived. I looked at the banking notification. Then pressed Accept. I wasn’t going to…
PART 2: ADRIAN ASKED HIS MOTHER ABOUT MY DAUGHTER—AND LEARNED SHE HAD KNOWN I WAS PREGNANT BEFORE OUR DIVORCE
Sophia’s face had gone completely white. Adrian finally turned toward her. “What does she mean?” Sophia tightened her grip on the wedding-dress bag. “I don’t know.” I…
PART 2: MY MOTHER FIRED HIS LOVER IN FRONT OF EVERYONE—THEN THE BOARD DISCOVERED WHAT MY FATHER HAD SIGNED BEHIND HER BACK
My father stared at my mother as if he had never seen her before. Maybe he hadn’t. For twenty-five years, Victoria Bennett had been the woman who…