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.


A bitter laugh slipped past my lips, cutting through the tense atmosphere of our living room like a knife. "So you want to drag her name into this conversation? Perfect." My voice turned ice-cold as I moved closer, each step deliberate and calculated. "Let me tell you something about Camilla. She understands what it means to be a mother and take care of a household. She doesn't disappear to nightclubs every Saturday and stumble home after midnight."


Camilla's name dropped between us like a stone into still water, creating ripples I hadn't intended. I hadn't planned to mention her, but Delia had pushed me to this point. The instant her name escaped my mouth, I caught the flash of annoyance that crossed Delia's features, the subtle tightening around her eyes.


Chapter 90 - Chapter 90 Mirror of Guilt