His Wife's Ultimate Betrayal

ne, a ghost at his own wife' s celebration. Technically, his ex-wife' s cel

how his face," a woman whispered to her

nder her roof," the man replied, sneering.

ative immediately. She told everyone he was having a mental breakdown, that he was delusional, that she was worried for

o go, not yet. He had a plan, but it requir

y company with his own life savings and a revolutionary patent, asking for nothing in return. But the elder Hayes, a man of old-world principles, had insisted on repaying the debt

uphold even as Scarlett turned their marriag

reputation. The official story, the one she clung to, was that Liam, who had been a family friend even then, was somehow involved or had failed to protect her. She had hated him for it

iam

e grand piano, flanked by Tiffany and two new men, Chad and Bra

me h

rd her, his steps measured. He felt th

l smile playing on her lips. "We feel your suit is far too f

d teeth, snickered. "Yeah, man. You

jacket," Sca

jacket of the expensive suit, folded it

any chimed in, her eye

k tie and placed it

oice dropping. "I want to see if you'

l the stares, some shocked, most hungry for the drama. He began to unb

It was the one place where he could build something for himself, a strength that wa

t wasn't the reaction Scarlett had expected. Instead of mockery, there

s gaze. He saw the surprise in her eyes quickly curdle into something else. Rage.

ism was a fire that consumed everything. She couldn't st

er voice low and dangerous.

he buckle of his belt. The room was deathly silent, the only sound the soft click of the metal as he undid it. He