My Bartender, The Billionaire

My Bartender, The Billionaire

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My wedding to Ethan Vanderbilt marked the grand merger of two powerful American families. I hoped for love, but our new life began in a cold, silent townhouse. On our wedding night, Ethan coldly declared our marriage a business arrangement, stating he had "no desire" for me and his heart belonged to his assistant, Tiffany. The next morning, I overheard him call me a "prude" to her, shattering any last shred of my dignity. Heartbroken and seeking comfort, a desperate one-night stand unexpectedly left me pregnant. When I filed for divorce, he shamelessly attempted to coerce me into raising his mistress's child to secure my family's inheritance, then publicly shoved me to the ground in front of a taxi. How could the man I once hoped to love stoop to such callous, manipulative cruelty, weaponizing his mistress and an unborn child against me? My once-sheltered life became a public spectacle of betrayal, leaving me questioning everything. Fleeing to Paris for a fresh start, the quiet bartender father of my child, Liam, shockingly revealed himself as Alexander Sterling, an elusive tech billionaire. Now, with unexpected power by my side, I return to confront Ethan and Tiffany' s desperate scheme to ruin my legacy, ready to fight for my child and forge a destiny far beyond what any Vanderbilt could imagine, even as their own twisted drama reaches a deadly climax.

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My wedding to Ethan Vanderbilt marked the grand merger of two powerful American families.

I hoped for love, but our new life began in a cold, silent townhouse.

On our wedding night, Ethan coldly declared our marriage a business arrangement, stating he had "no desire" for me and his heart belonged to his assistant, Tiffany.

The next morning, I overheard him call me a "prude" to her, shattering any last shred of my dignity.

Heartbroken and seeking comfort, a desperate one-night stand unexpectedly left me pregnant.

When I filed for divorce, he shamelessly attempted to coerce me into raising his mistress's child to secure my family's inheritance, then publicly shoved me to the ground in front of a taxi.

How could the man I once hoped to love stoop to such callous, manipulative cruelty, weaponizing his mistress and an unborn child against me?

My once-sheltered life became a public spectacle of betrayal, leaving me questioning everything.

Fleeing to Paris for a fresh start, the quiet bartender father of my child, Liam, shockingly revealed himself as Alexander Sterling, an elusive tech billionaire.

Now, with unexpected power by my side, I return to confront Ethan and Tiffany' s desperate scheme to ruin my legacy, ready to fight for my child and forge a destiny far beyond what any Vanderbilt could imagine, even as their own twisted drama reaches a deadly climax.

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