Her Ex-Husband's Obession
To Julian, Susan was a burden to be discarded. After she sacrificed her elite career to marry him, he repaid her with infidelity and cruelty, mocking her body after motherhood and flaunting his mistresses in her presence. He thought that by stripping her of her pride, he would leave her with nothing.
He was wrong.
While working at a coffee shop just to get close to him, Susan never lost her genius. On the day of an interview that changed her life, she risks everything to save an old man from a speeding car. She arrives for the interview just to be mocked and shunned, only to realize the man she rescued is the patriarch of the Hawthorne Empire.
Now, Susan is the rising star of the tech world, working for the formidable CEO Adrian Hawthorne. As she transforms into a powerhouse, a regretful Julian tries to reclaim the woman he once shamed. But Susan isn't looking back.
Between a vengeful ex, a jealous heiress, and the Hawthorne heir who finally sees her true worth, Susan is about to prove that the best revenge isn't just moving on, it’s outshining everyone who ever doubted her.
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Chapter: TWELVESusan woke to the sound of machines, a slow, rhythmic beeping. Cool air against her skin. The faint sting in her throat reminded her she’d been fighting for breath before backing out. Her eyelids fluttered open, the ceiling coming into focus in fragments.Hospital.“You’re awake.”Adrian’s voice was calm and controlled, but tight around the edges in a way she had never heard before. He stood beside her bed, jacket gone, sleeves rolled up, one hand resting lightly on the rail.Susan swallowed. Her throat burned. “Water?”He moved instantly, lifting the cup, adjusting the straw. “Slow.”She obeyed, taking a careful sip. The room steadied.“What happened?” she asked, though she already knew.Adrian’s jaw flexed. “Anaphylaxis. Severe. If we were five minutes later..." He stopped himself. “The doctors stabilized you.”Susan closed her eyes briefly.Peonies. Of course it would be peonies. Julian just had to buy the one flower she was deathly allergic to.“Did he...” she began.“He’s not her
Last Updated: 2026-02-12
Chapter: ELEVENJulian sat with his elbows on his knees, fingers buried in his hair, staring at the polished marble floor of the villa like it might offer answers.His head throbbed. Not from alcohol this time, but from the sound of laughter that still echoed in his ears.“I’m warning you,” he said finally, voice hoarse. “Stay away from her. Both of you.”Lisa scoffed from the armchair, legs crossed, phone in hand. “Oh please. She slapped me. In public.”“You provoked her.”He remembered how they had called him, crying and screaming how Susan bullied and slapped Lisa. He had wanted to rush over to confront Susan but he remembered the mall incident and investigated.He couldn't believe his mother and sister could spin so much lies, he couldn't believe they were this vile and could humiliate Susan this much even after they divorced.His mother waved a dismissive hand. “Julian, don’t be dramatic. That girl was always ungrateful...”He stood abruptly. “Say her name with respect.”Lisa stared at him. “You
Last Updated: 2026-02-12
Chapter: TENSusan hadn’t realized how lonely she’d been until the moment she walked into the room and saw them.Her people.Faces she had known before Julian. Before sacrifice became her entire personality. Before love turned into endurance. They stood up almost at once, some too quickly, some hesitantly, like they weren’t sure they still had the right. And then the distance collapsed.Someone hugged her. Someone cried. Someone whispered her name like it had weight again.“I’m sorry,” one of them said, voice breaking.Another followed, softer. “We were angry at what you did to yourself.”Susan closed her eyes. They weren’t wrong and that hurt more than if they had been.They talked over one another at first, apologies tumbling out messy and unpolished. They told her how painful it had been to watch her abandon a future she had worked for with blood and brilliance, how it had felt like betrayal when she chose a man over herself, how seeing her in a waitress uniform in places she once owned the roo
Last Updated: 2026-02-11
Chapter: NINESusan arrived at Hawthorne Corporation fifteen minutes early. She liked the stillness before the building woke up. The marble floors reflected the ceiling lights like polished ice. Security nodded at her as she passed. Her badge clicked softly against her blazer as she walked.She dropped her bag, powered up her terminal, and pulled up the overnight logs she’d flagged before leaving the day prior.Susan leaned forward, fingers flying across the keyboard as she ran a simulation. The result confirmed what she already knew. She compiled the findings into a concise report and sent it to Adrian.She reported directly to him. Three minutes later, her internal line chimed.“Come to the executive floor,” Adrian said. She grabbed her tablet and stood.The boardroom on the executive floor was already filling when Susan entered.Adrian Hawthorne stood at the head of the table, sleeves rolled once, posture relaxed in that dangerous way that screamed control. Around him sat Hawthorne’s senior stra
Last Updated: 2026-02-11
Chapter: EIGHTThe first thing Julian noticed was how relaxed everyone looked. He stood near the edge of the room, jacket still on, phone in his hand, watching his family celebrate.His mother laughed too loudly at something his father had just said. The house smelled like wood polish, the same way it always had. His father lounged back in the leather chair, as though something unwanted had finally been removed.“Well,” his mother said brightly, lifting her teacup, “it’s finally over.”His father let out a short, pleased laugh. “About time.”Julian didn’t respond. He moved closer and sat down. He told himself the tightness in his chest was fatigue. Anything but what it actually was.“I still can’t believe you stayed with her as long as you did,” his mother continued. “Enduring three years in that sham marriage.”Julian’s jaw tightened.“She always acted like we were oppressing her,” his sister, Lisa added from her spot by the window, scrolling through her phone. “As if marrying into this family wasn
Last Updated: 2026-02-10
Chapter: SEVENSusan stood outside and stared at the chain of buildings. The Hawthorne Corporation rose from the ground in all it's glory. The building intimidated and terrified her. It renewed her vow to prove that she belonged there.Susan stood at the security gate for a moment longer than necessary, her pulse steady and alert. She clipped her badge to her blazer.Susan WhitmoreStrategic Investment & Security AnalystClearance: Executive-RestrictedHer name looked unfamiliar beneath the title, like it belonged to someone unfamiliar, someone braver than she felt most days.The scanner lit green.Inside, the air was cooler. Quieter. Conversations were muted, purposeful. No wasted laughter. No eye contact. Everyone here walked like they were already late to something important.Susan followed the signs to her new office.It wasn’t large, but it was precise. Glass walls reinforced with privacy tinting. A huge desk built into the floor. From where she stood, she could see the executive corridor. She
Last Updated: 2026-02-10
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