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Shattered Perfection: A CEO's Downfall

Chapter 2 

Word Count: 810    |    Released on: 09/06/2025

ave her one of the large guest suites, overseeing its redecoration

ceit. Chloe Vance, their mother, was a ghost in my marriage I hadn't even known exis

rrying another of his heirs,

and assessing for a five-year-old. Lila, sweet-faced and sm

o their level, her voice syrupy sweet, offering them c

a story to Leo and Lila, who were snuggled close to her on

as clear: a way I

car. "A little something, for being so understanding," he'd mu

ily" activities with the children, but

ll arms crossed. "Sophia says you don't lik

true, Leo,"

And she said my real mommy, Chl

He knew her name. Liam had

ive her the pretty blue scarf Daddy gave you. She says it would look bet

had bought me on our anniversary in Paris

s innocent parroting. This was Sophia,

ale. Are you alright?" He put his arm around my shoulder.

e a brand. I pulle

a silk robe that clung to her pregn

rf Ava has? The one from Paris? I can't seem to find anything qu

to me, a glint of

e Hermes? Ava, where is it? I h

ncern for the object itself, crossed his f

d down his chest, her voice dropping to a seductive whisper. "Act

ody against hers, against the swell of her pregnancy. "Why don't we go upstairs and look for it

Sophia, her body pressed against his,

wed Sophia out of the room, his han

mth had leached from my body, leaving only a cold, hollow ache. Despair was a

, Sophia's high-pitched giggle, Liam's deeper

bring mysel

I found it. The

Liam's side of the bed. Knotte

was defilement. My love, my faith, my very essence, gro

te, unbreachable moment. There

t just broken. It

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Shattered Perfection: A CEO's Downfall
Shattered Perfection: A CEO's Downfall
“My life as Ava Sharma, a successful architect, half of New York's power couple with my CEO husband Liam, seemed perfect. He always said my "delicate health" was why we were child-free, and I believed him. But when he suddenly announced he'd "adopted" two kids without me, a subtle shift occurred. Then, a doctor's visit revealed a horrifying truth: I'd been surgically sterilized years ago, a "minor procedure" Liam had insisted on. My blood ran cold as I overheard him confessing he'd secretly operated on me and was already securing an heir with a surrogate named Sophia. Liam brought Sophia, heavily pregnant, into our home, a living monument to his betrayal. She groomed his children to taunt me, then actively sabotaged me. When an allergic reaction left me choking for air, Liam abandoned me to die, choosing Sophia. Later, I saw a video of their secret wedding from six months ago – his family beaming, his wealth being funneled to her and "his" children. My entire life was a meticulously crafted lie, my body violated, my choices stolen. How could the man who swore to protect me leave me for dead? How could my cherished career and loving marriage be built on such monstrous deceit? The pain was a living entity, clawing and tearing at me. I was not just betrayed; I was erased, a placeholder. But that was the moment. The absolute, unbreachable moment. There was no going back. From shattered wife, I transformed into a meticulous strategist. I saved every piece of evidence, every humiliating video. My war had begun, and Liam Harrington was about to learn that hell hath no fury like a woman stripped of everything.”
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