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The Unwanted Wife: No Longer His Shield

The Unwanted Wife: No Longer His Shield

Author: Su Liao
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Chapter 1 

Word Count: 1002    |    Released on: 21/04/2026

the window of the

s splashing onto the leather of her Birkin bag. She didn't blink. She couldn't. H

, her husband of two years, Bran

al it made Aryanna's stomach violently drop, he draped the expensive fabr

ached out. His large hand, the same hand that wore their platinum weddin

chest, traveling down her arms unti

n her mouth, gasping for the cold, damp air

phone. She dialed Branden's private number, he

g. Once. Twic

he line cl

filled her ear. The heavy irritatio

o her palm, using the physical stin

the Central Park penth

he watched Branden g

phone. "The merger requires an all-

p. Just l

ellow streaks. The "old money emotional detachment" she had tried so hard to understand for two

anger crashed over her, en

assenger seat. It bounced off

chauffeur, her voice hard.

hed against the wet asphal

Louboutins clicked sharply against the cheap linoleum floor. She ignored the wide-eye

She didn't stop there. She grabbed three boxes of premium pe

cream-colored stationery from her bag. The M

tick. Using the blood-red wax, she scraw

l-night merger. Don't make a bastard

ote into a brown paper bag. She used her ph

to a guy on a motorcycle. Watching the taillights of the courier di

e," she told

ent living room of the Central Park penthouse. A half-emp

wall ticked. Then, the

muscles tense, ready for Brand

r doors s

Reid Holloway, Branden's

as he stepped into the penthouse, clutching his leather briefc

mask of ice. She snatched the

eck fluttered out. It

aid to take the money, go to Fifth Avenue, and buy something that will k

Aryanna like a physi

broke. She stared at the blank check. It represented limitle

, dropping straight onto

scream. She

ith both hands and ripped i

eyes we

blank check was nothing but confetti. She opened her hands, let

ho was famous for loving money

a shaking finger

she whispered, her voice la

He practically ran b

stared at the torn paper on the floor. For the first time in t

ught, her phone vibrated violent

n emergency call from her a

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The Unwanted Wife: No Longer His Shield
The Unwanted Wife: No Longer His Shield
“Aryanna sat in the freezing rain, watching her billionaire husband of two years gently tuck a stray hair behind his mistress's ear. But the ultimate betrayal didn't come from her marriage. A DNA test suddenly revealed she wasn't the real Garza heiress, but a worthless orphan swapped at birth by a vengeful nurse. Her adoptive parents immediately froze her trust funds and disowned her, ordering her to play the perfect wife just to secure a corporate merger. Stripped of her family and wealth, Aryanna thought her husband might finally show some pity. Instead, she overheard him talking to his friends in a private VIP room. "She is the perfect shield. As long as the media and my family are focused on tearing Aryanna apart, Kaylen stays safe." The truth shattered her completely. She wasn't a wife. She was just a meat shield meant to draw the fire away from his true love. When Aryanna later confronted the mistress, the woman faked a pathetic panic attack. Without a second thought, her husband shoved Aryanna's best friend into a wall and looked at Aryanna with absolute disgust, calling her a vicious monster. Why was she suffering all the abuse while a professional con artist got all his protection and love? The broken, desperate wife died in that hallway. Aryanna swung her arm and slapped his face with every ounce of strength she had left. "The subpoena for the divorce will be on your desk tomorrow morning." She turned her back on the billionaire and walked away. This time, she was done playing the victim.”