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.


"Hold on," I said, blinking rapidly as if the sunlight had suddenly blinded me. "Did you actually just say what I think you said, or am I having some kind of heat stroke?"


Delia let out a gentle laugh, elegantly crossing her ankles beneath the table. "You heard correctly. I just finished speaking with him, and he specifically requested to meet with you. He said it was urgent."


She spoke with such casual confidence, as though arranging meetings between strangers and powerful men was just another Tuesday afternoon activity. But my entire body went rigid, my thoughts immediately spiraling into chaos. I studied her face intently, searching for any hint of deception or hidden agenda lurking behind her composed expression.


Urgent? What could possibly be so urgent that Delia's husband needed to speak with me personally?


I couldn't decide whether to feel honored or terrified.


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