The grand Thorne Estate gala, meant to celebrate my husband Richard' s legacy, became my public execution. He arrived late, not with apologies, but with his mistress, Chloe, and their son, Leo, brazenly announcing them as his new family-his "firstborn son." As whispers turned to a dizzying cacophony, his mother, the matriarch, hissed warnings to me not to "make a scene." My dignity was shattered, my son Liam clutched my hand in fright, and then, the world went black. Waking in a sterile medical suite, the matriarch' s venomous hiss, "Do you have any idea the scene you caused? You have embarrassed this family, Ava," made it perfectly clear: my humiliation was the real scandal. Richard, meanwhile, knelt dotingly over Leo, openly displaying the affection he never showed our legitimate son. When I confronted him, he dismissed my pain: "It changes nothing for you." My heart, a vessel already shattered, broke again as he, his mother, and his conniving mistress conspired to force me into acceptance, threatening my very position. "You will remain the official Mrs. Thorne, but you will accept Chloe and Leo. It' s not a request." Was I simply to be a gatekeeper for his affairs, to raise my son alongside a bastard and pretend we were one big, happy family? The sheer audacity, the cold calculation, the utter disregard for my existence – it was a profound, chilling despair. But when Richard dared to slap me-not for anger or jealousy, but for protecting his cruel son' s "innocent" lie-a cold, hard clarity washed over me. I looked him dead in the eye, and told him, "It' s over." And then, I filed for divorce.
The grand Thorne Estate gala, meant to celebrate my husband Richard' s legacy, became my public execution.
He arrived late, not with apologies, but with his mistress, Chloe, and their son, Leo, brazenly announcing them as his new family-his "firstborn son."
As whispers turned to a dizzying cacophony, his mother, the matriarch, hissed warnings to me not to "make a scene." My dignity was shattered, my son Liam clutched my hand in fright, and then, the world went black.
Waking in a sterile medical suite, the matriarch' s venomous hiss, "Do you have any idea the scene you caused? You have embarrassed this family, Ava," made it perfectly clear: my humiliation was the real scandal. Richard, meanwhile, knelt dotingly over Leo, openly displaying the affection he never showed our legitimate son.
When I confronted him, he dismissed my pain: "It changes nothing for you." My heart, a vessel already shattered, broke again as he, his mother, and his conniving mistress conspired to force me into acceptance, threatening my very position. "You will remain the official Mrs. Thorne, but you will accept Chloe and Leo. It' s not a request."
Was I simply to be a gatekeeper for his affairs, to raise my son alongside a bastard and pretend we were one big, happy family? The sheer audacity, the cold calculation, the utter disregard for my existence – it was a profound, chilling despair.
But when Richard dared to slap me-not for anger or jealousy, but for protecting his cruel son' s "innocent" lie-a cold, hard clarity washed over me. I looked him dead in the eye, and told him, "It' s over." And then, I filed for divorce.
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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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
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