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.


The weight of my thoughts pressed down on me as I remained frozen on the couch, my mind spinning through endless scenarios. A gentle touch against my hair broke through the fog. I glanced up to find Elsie standing beside me, her small fingers carefully smoothing down the strands as if she could somehow fix whatever darkness had settled over me. The tenderness in her gesture made my throat tighten.


My gaze drifted past her to the dining table where her plate sat completely clean. Not a single crumb remained. I blinked in surprise. Elsie had never once finished her entire meal without me sitting beside her, encouraging each bite, practically negotiating with her to eat. Left alone, she would inevitably abandon half her food and wander off. Tonight was different. She had eaten everything.


Chapter 86 - Chapter 86 Tomorrow We Leave