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.


"I love you so much, sweetheart. Mommy will see you soon." The words tumbled from my lips as I bent closer to the car window, my palm flat against the cool glass. Elsie's small fingers mirrored mine from the other side, and that familiar ache bloomed in my chest. The kind of love that felt too big for my body, too intense to contain. Every goodbye with her felt like leaving a piece of myself behind.


The car pulled away from the curb, taking my daughter with it. I remained frozen on the sidewalk, watching until the taillights became tiny red dots in the distance. A soft smile touched my lips before melting into something heavier. The weight of everything I carried, everything I couldn't tell her, settled back onto my shoulders like a familiar coat.


Chapter 108 - Chapter 108 Hidden Truths Surface