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 stepped out of the Uber, hearing the door slam shut behind me with a definitive thud. After completing the payment through the app, I tucked my phone away and watched the car merge back into the bustling evening traffic. The warm air carried hints of freshly brewed coffee from the establishment ahead, making me pause on the sidewalk.


Standing there, I examined the building before me with growing unease. This café was clearly beyond my financial reach - featuring pristine glass facades, elegant wooden accents, and gold lettering that practically announced its exclusivity. Even the clientele streaming in and out appeared to inhabit a completely different social sphere - designer clothing, expensive jewelry, fragrances that probably cost more than my monthly salary.


Chapter 136 - Chapter 136 The Call Arrives