"Marry me," he said, his lips curving into a cruel smirk. "Let me help you destroy them."

I should have walked away. I should have told Axel O'Brien, billionaire and the coldest man I’ve ever met, that I wasn’t desperate enough to make a deal with the devil.

But I was.

On what was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, my fiancé didn’t just ruin me; he had the audacity to confess he had loved my sister all along, and now she was carrying his child.

He ended up marrying her instead of me, while I was left alone, broken and humiliated. And the worst part? My family let it happen. They said I was the eldest child and should learn to give in to my younger sister.

They treated me like nothing, expecting me to disappear into the shadows.

But they thought wrong.

Now, I’m standing beside a man far more dangerous than any of them. A man who doesn’t believe in love, only power. His deal is simple: become his wife, and together we’ll make them regret ever betraying me. 

Except what I didn’t know was that Axel had his own twisted reasons for helping me, and I might have been his vengeance all along.

Now I have to save myself from catching real feelings for this husband of mine, who plays the part of a devoted partner a little too well. 

Because revenge was supposed to be simple... until him.

I slipped into Henry's office, closing the door softly behind me. My heart hammered against my ribs as I stood there in the darkness, letting my eyes adjust.


The room was a sleek, cold space, all black furniture and shiny chrome accents. A huge desk took up most of the area, and the leather chair behind it looked more like a king's seat than an office one. Everything was perfectly organise; not one thing was out of place.


I started searching, my hands trembling as I opened the first desk drawer. Locked. The second drawer. Also locked. The filing cabinet in the corner. Locked tight.


I tried his desktop computer, pressing the power button. The screen lit up, displaying a password prompt. Of course. Everything was secured.


I checked the shelves, looking behind books and framed photos. Nothing. The closet held only hanging files that were all labelled with generic business terms that told me nothing useful.


Chapter 179 - Leave Her Out Of It