I was devoted to Tom Collin, a man whose ambition I once admired. I gave up my career, my future, my entire identity for him. I was the perfect wife while he built his empire. But when he reached the top, I became invisible.
Then I found him with her—his college ex, the woman who’d abandoned him when he had nothing. When I confronted him, the man I married vanished, replaced by a monster whose hands left bruises on my skin.
I was finally ready to leave. But I never got the chance. He left our five-year-old daughter, Joy, alone for his mistress. And in his absence, my baby was murdered.
I buried my child, and with her, the weak woman I used to be. In a haze of grief, I let a handsome stranger hold me for one night in Italy—a single moment of oblivion.
Five years later, I live for one purpose: Revenge. Tom Collin will pay for what he did. He has no idea the woman now standing before him. But my new boss… he might. The magnetic CEO of our rival company is the stranger from that night. And he doesn’t know he’s the father of my secret daughter.


My eyes snapped open before dawn, the room still wrapped in darkness. No alarm clock needed. My body had developed its own internal schedule, one that pulled me from sleep whether I wanted it or not. I sat up slowly, pressing my palms against my face and exhaling deeply. The morning air felt crisp against my skin, carrying that quiet stillness that made everything feel suspended in time.


Today meant reporting to headquarters early. That alone should have been reason enough to wake up on schedule.


But I knew better. The real reason sat heavy in my chest, a mixture of anticipation and dread that had been building for weeks. This wasn't just about work anymore.


Chapter 91 - Chapter 91 The Return