The Billionaire Heiress's Radical Comeback

Donald

t, whimpering dramatically. He didn't even look at me. His entire focus was on her, on the woman who

ally finding mine. They were full of a raw, searing anger I had never seen dire

as nothing compared to the shock. He believed her.

whisper. "She said... she said the baby was karma

this, Aspen. I heard her. She was trying to comfort you. And you, in your usu

, aren't you? Jealous that she's a better woman, a kinder woman, a woman

ws, each one landing squarely on my already bruised

r I swear to God, I will make sure you lose everything. And don't even think about kee

between an apology to his mistress and my own flesh and blood? The irony was so profound, so utter

reen. "I'll call the clinic. We can schedule the appointme

he had leverage. He thought he could break me with this. He was so utte

," I said, my voice eerily calm. "T

r of confusion in his angry eye

ps with a strange sense of finality, of relea

ving him looking ashen. Krystal, who had been snifflin

"You're just saying that to manipulate me. To make me feel guil

e I had prepared days ago. I had asked Dr. Chen to hold onto it for me. I

eady. "This time, I'm not seekin

team, detailing every asset, every shared property, every hidden account. It was all there. I ha

he figures, the details of his "self-made" fortune, the investments, the clients, the subtle threads connecting them all back to my family, to m

e world. He'd never seen the Alexander blood running through my veins, the strategic mind I'd inherited from generations of powerful men and women. He thoug

niving bitch!" he shrieked, his face contorted with rage. "You've been planning

was just trying to survive. Trying to be the wife you wanted, the one who supported your d

en! You'll be nothing without me! You'll be alone, penniless!

diating a newfound strength. "Not really. My fa

ide table and a stray piece of paper, scribbling furiously. "Fine! You want a divo

leave with only the clothes on my back. Krystal, seeing Derek's fury, chimed in, "Yes, Derek!

Or you'll never see another cent from

as now smirking behind Derek's back. The fight had drained me, but

ment. This isn't how this works, Derek. I have an army of lawyers, and I assure you, they