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Chapter 19
Eliza Reed
15:20,Nov 03,2026
Seven years ago, Vesper’s world shattered. On the day she expected to marry Garrison, the man she loved for a decade, she watched a live stream of his wedding to her adopted sister, Giselle—in Vesper’s custom-made gown. The ultimate betrayal wasn't just Garrison's, but her entire family's, who conspired to keep her in the dark for years. Heartbroken and abandoned, Vesper fled, severing all ties to the city and the people who destroyed her.
She built a new life, found love, and became a mother to a beautiful daughter. Vesper believed she had escaped her past forever. Until a chance encounter at a bakery entrance brought her face-to-face with Garrison and her brother, Corbin. The man who stole her future, now a powerful CEO. Her brother, a rising military officer. Their stunned silence was broken by Vesper's revelation: "My daughter loves sweets." The words, simple yet loaded, sent Garrison's world crashing down.
"Vesper, didn't you say you would only ever have my children?" he choked, tears in his eyes. But the past is a labyrinth of lies and unspoken truths. Who is Vesper's daughter's father? What secrets still bind her to the man who betrayed her so cruelly? And can she ever truly escape the shadows of her past when her family's manipulative hold still threatens her new life?
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Chapter 14
Chloe Hayes
15:27,Nov 03,2026
Wren Hale, a brilliant fashion designer, thought her contract marriage to billionaire Callum Ashford was a quiet love. On their fifth anniversary, she discovered she was pregnant—only to be served divorce papers and ordered to design his mistress's wedding gown. Humiliated, abandoned in a burning car, and bleeding with his baby, Wren was left for dead. But betrayal forged her into steel. With her unborn child as her secret strength, Wren stages a daring escape, vanishing from the city that witnessed her downfall. Years later, a formidable force returns. The once-scorned wife is now a globally renowned designer, a phoenix risen from the ashes. She's back, not for reconciliation, but for a reckoning. Callum Ashford and his new bride will soon discover that the placeholder they discarded holds the power to dismantle their carefully constructed world. This time, Wren isn't just designing dresses; she's designing their downfall.