Ava Chen stood beside Julian Vance, tech billionaire, her fiancé. Tonight was their engagement announcement at a dazzling Silicon Valley gala. Everything seemed picture-perfect. Then, the ballroom doors opened, and in walked Seraphina Reed, Julian' s ex, the "White Redwood." Julian froze, dropping Ava' s hand, and sprinted towards Seraphina, leaving Ava abandoned on the dais. The engagement was "indefinitely postponed," as Ava watched Julian devour Seraphina with his eyes. Ava realized she was merely a substitute, a colder version of the woman Julian truly wanted. Her loyal assistant, Maya, was killed in a hit-and-run, orchestrated by Julian and Seraphina. Her diplomat father and journalist brother were publicly disgraced, their reputations ruined by Julian' s fabricated scandal. Imprisoned in a gilded cage, she endured relentless torment. Her college sweetheart, Liam, her only hope, was shot dead during a rescue attempt by Julian. The world had stolen everything: love, family, freedom, hope, and even a child she never knew she had, lost due to Julian' s violence. How could one man inflict such brutal, calculated destruction? Her despair hardened into an icy, unyielding will. With Liam's final whispered password, Ava found a way to turn her pain into power. She would dismantle Julian' s empire, piece by agonizing piece. This wasn't just survival; this was war.
Ava Chen stood beside Julian Vance, tech billionaire, her fiancé.
Tonight was their engagement announcement at a dazzling Silicon Valley gala.
Everything seemed picture-perfect.
Then, the ballroom doors opened, and in walked Seraphina Reed, Julian' s ex, the "White Redwood."
Julian froze, dropping Ava' s hand, and sprinted towards Seraphina, leaving Ava abandoned on the dais.
The engagement was "indefinitely postponed," as Ava watched Julian devour Seraphina with his eyes.
Ava realized she was merely a substitute, a colder version of the woman Julian truly wanted.
Her loyal assistant, Maya, was killed in a hit-and-run, orchestrated by Julian and Seraphina.
Her diplomat father and journalist brother were publicly disgraced, their reputations ruined by Julian' s fabricated scandal.
Imprisoned in a gilded cage, she endured relentless torment.
Her college sweetheart, Liam, her only hope, was shot dead during a rescue attempt by Julian.
The world had stolen everything: love, family, freedom, hope, and even a child she never knew she had, lost due to Julian' s violence.
How could one man inflict such brutal, calculated destruction?
Her despair hardened into an icy, unyielding will.
With Liam's final whispered password, Ava found a way to turn her pain into power.
She would dismantle Julian' s empire, piece by agonizing piece.
This wasn't just survival; this was war.
Introduction
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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