Chapter 68 Chapter 10 No one knew how Declan had gotten in. He pressed the gun barrel to my temple. His breathing was slightly irregular. “Come with me. Right now p> Suddenly, the alarm sounded with a piercing wail. This meant that in one minute, Kai’s elite forces would arrive.
Chapter 67 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 BANG p> Bang bang bang p> Ruby’s eyes widened as she looked down at the bloody hole in her chest. Blood gushed out. “Declan p> She died with her eyes open, falling forever. Declan’s black suit had darkened in color, and a few drops
Chapter 66 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Declan was thunderstruck, his words incoherent. “How could that be? How could my mom? She loved children the most, she p> I forcefully interrupted his unfinished words: “Yes, she loved children, but she would never love children that came from MY womb p> Even
Chapter 65 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The lawyer who had been handling my divorce papers had worked for me for many years. He knew many of my secrets. Actually, even if Declan hadn’t come today, I probably would have told him about this anyway. The lawyer opened a video on
Chapter 64 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Declan’s eyes, which had once fascinated me with their devotion, were now filled with cold indifference. That was just like him-whatever he decided to believe, he’d stick with to the end. Just like back then, when he knew my background was mysterious but still
Chapter 63 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Declan’s face went pale as he held Ruby tightly. He’d never seen any of these dozen armed men in black, nor their young leader. He scanned the area warily, trying to signal his bodyguards. But in just that split second of eye contact, the
Chapter 62 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Declan thought he could hurt me emotionally. From then on, he paraded Ruby around at various events like it was all for show, introducing her as his fiancée with his arm around her. Eventually, everyone who looked at me had awkward, strange expressions-as if
Chapter 61 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 “Raven Cross, don’t push it too far p> Declan didn’t even flinch as he pulled the hairpin from his shoulder and tossed it on the floor. “Ruby’s anemic. Besides, your dad died because he was unlucky-don’t drag innocent people into this p> “Fine, then
Chapter 60 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 One second before blood splattered everywhere, Declan kicked the knife away. I groaned and clutched my hand. Without looking, I knew the blade had twisted back and sliced open my palm, blood seeping through my fingers. Declan scooped up the crying, trembling Ruby. His
Chapter 59 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 I came from the underworld-ran my own crew until I met Declan Sterling and walked away from it all for a quiet life But in our seventh year of marriage, he fell for some young church girl, spending every day at chapel with her.
Chapter 58 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 He had Chloe’s legs broken so she couldn’t escape, then gave the man a large sum of money. Only one condition: Make every day of Chloe’s remaining life a living hell. From that moment on, Chloe truly entered her own personal hell. Lucien abandoned
Chapter 57 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Lucien turned to look. It was the Durants. Behind them followed a short, fat man covered in pockmarks, filthy and disheveled. The moment Chloe saw the man, her face went deathly pale. She turned to run. Mrs. Durant moved quickly, hurling a cup that
Chapter 56 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 “Giselle had a substantial amount of wedding gifts. Aside from the money and properties her mother left her, she had an entire trunk of jewelry alone-at least a hundred pieces p> “Every time you humiliated her for Chloe, she bought back one piece. So
Chapter 55 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 When Lucien woke up, it was already noon the next day. Chloe was still sound asleep beside him. He rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling confused. His alcohol tolerance wasn’t bad. He’d only had a few drinks last night-sweet wine that even pregnant women could
Chapter 54 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The moment those words left her mouth, the entire room fell silent. Everyone instinctively glanced at my chest. There was a deep scar there-one that had nearly killed me. My hand clenched tightly around the cup. He… told her that? Back when Lucien was
Chapter 53 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 “Doesn’t matter. Giselle grew up with everything. This charm meant for you all along p> “Even if she’s carrying the heir, ours’ always first. Chloe, keep it hidden-don’t let her see it. I want you and our baby safe p> “Then help me put
Chapter 52 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 From start to finish, she treated me like I was invisible. And Lucien acted like he saw nothing. I ignored the accusation in Chloe’s eyes and calmly raised my head. “Lucien, if you’re going to give her even my wedding gift, then give her
Chapter 51 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 My billionaire husband Lucien just brought his sugar baby home again. Here’s the twisted deal we’ve made: Every time he flaunts a new woman in our penthouse, I name my price. But this bitch? She’s his obsession, his precious first love. And she’s got
Chapter 50 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The other victims’ parents approach me, tears streaming down their faces. “You saved us. Without you, we’d have no justice p> “Tinally, that monster’s getting what he deserves. Thank you, Ms. Weston p> I pat that mother’s shoulder and turn to everyone: “I’m just
Chapter 49 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Gemma finally seems to realize what’s happening. She shakes her head wildly. “That’s impossible. I’m not the mistress. You are p> She points at me, voice shrill: “You seduced Hayes! You’re the homewrecker! Raven’s the bastard child p> “I’ll rip your face off, you