MasukShe caught her husband in bed with her stepsister. So she walked away and walked straight into the arms of a devil. When Ruby discovers her husband Asher tangled between the sheets with her stepsister Scarlett, she couldn't explain how she felt but she refused to be the begging wife. Determined to prove she’s already moved on, Ruby makes a reckless choice at a lavish banquet: she kisses Harrison King, the infamous, ruthless billionaire known for crushing women who dare throw themselves at him. Everyone expects her to be humiliated. Instead, Harrison kisses her back. What begins as a fiery one-night stand spirals into something far more dangerous when Ruby discovers the truth, Harrison is her uncle.
Lihat lebih banyakRuby’s POV
I let my bags slip from my hands the moment I stepped inside and headed straight for the bedroom. I expected to find my husband buried in work, just like always.
Instead, my world cracked.
Asher was on the bed. But he wasn’t alone.
Scarlett, my step-sister, was there with him.
Both of them were naked, tangled together, so lost in each other that they didn’t even notice me standing at the doorway. The room was thick with the scent of sex, like they’d been at it for a long time.
“Ah, harder, fuck me please,” Scarlett gasped, her voice breathless, desperate. My husband was buried inside her, moving without restraint. He was merciless, pumping against her butt.
They were bent forward, bodies colliding, the obscene sounds of skin slapping against skin filling the room. Scarlett’s broken moans echoed in my ears, each one slicing deeper into my chest.
My heart dropped straight into my stomach.
Today of all days.
Our five-year wedding anniversary.
I had rushed back early from my trip just to surprise him.
I so stunned, I blinked. But I didn’t bother to interrupt their time
Instead, I reached into my pocket, pulled out my phone, and started recording. I needed proof. Something solid. Something that couldn’t be denied later.
They were too consumed by their desire to notice. Their voices dropped into heated whispers, breaths ragged.
“Do you love making love to me or my sister?” Scarlett asked between moans.
“You,” Asher groaned. “I love every bit of you, Scarlett.”
My fingers tightened around my phone.
“I love you so much and you sister means nothing to me. If I’d met you first, I would’ve married you instead.”
The words shattered what little was left of me.
My hands trembled as I finished recording. Then, finally, I spoke, my voice eerily calm, detached, nothing like the storm inside me.
“So this is what you’ve been doing behind my back?” I said coldly. “Sleeping with my sister. In my damn house. Don’t you feel even a little ashamed, or are you that shameless?”
Asher froze, scrambling for excuses almost instantly. His breath caught. He hadn’t heard me approaching, and I stood so close, I could see their naked bodies clearly. “Ruby, it was a mistake. It didn’t mean anything I said, trust me. This is the first time…”
“Please,” he stuttered. “It was just a one-time mis..”
I laughed at how ridiculous that sounded. “A mistake? You’ve been making this ‘mistake’ for years, haven’t you?”
Scarlett was still on her knees when she started crying. “Ruby, please forgive me. It was just a moment of weakness. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
I turned my gaze on her, fury burning behind my eyes. “Moment of weakness? You’re my sister. And all because of a man, you betray me like this?”
Asher tried to speak again, but I shut him down immediately. “No, Asher. You’ve said enough. Now listen.”
I stepped closer, my chest aching. “I believed in us. I believed we had love and trust in this marriage. Turns out, I was the only one holding onto that illusion.”
Scarlett sniffed. “I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have done this. I’m sorry. Please don’t hate me for this.”
“I don’t,” I replied quietly. “If anything, you did me a favor. At least someone was satisfying my husband while I was away. He never wanted me in his bed but clearly, he wants you.”
She stared at me, stunned. “Wait… you’re not angry? You caught us like this, and you’re fine with it?”
Asher had always avoided intimacy with me. After our wedding night, we barely touched each other, it has only been twice in an entire year. There was always an excuse. Too tired. Not in the mood.
I had blamed stress. Work. Anything but the truth.
The truth was simple: he never wanted me. I knew that from the way he ignored me even when I tried so hard to please him in bed.
Scarlett tried to stand, but her knees gave out. She cried out as she fell forward, hitting the floor hard. Her knees had always been weak since childhood.
When I did not give her a reaction, she grew uncomfortable and began to have serious doubts about her dramas. The way I was looking at her could tell all she needs to know in this moment! I didn't have a single fuck to give.
Asher rushed to her instantly, panic written all over his face. “Scarlett! Are you hurt?”
I scoffed. “I never imagined the two of you would stab me in the back like this. I’m honestly amazed.”
But he wasn’t listening. He was already holding her, brushing her hair back, murmuring comforts. I watched with a strange mix of disgust and emptiness.
That was the moment I understood, he never loved me. Not even a little.
And I felt foolish for believing otherwise all these years. For giving him a huge part of my life and letting him deceive me right under my nose.
And for my sister, I honestly didn't even know what to feel but I wasn't also surprised.
Finally, I spoke again. “You know what? You’re perfect for each other. Truly. You both enjoy lies and drama. I wish you happiness.”
Scarlett’s tears stopped instantly. She looked at me carefully now, her eyes sharp. “What are you saying?”
I shrugged. “I’m saying you should be together. Clearly, that’s where you both belong. As for the sex? I don’t care. Keep going if you want. You’re adults so that's on you.”
Asher looked lost, confused. He’d expected me to scream, or cry and ask why he'd treat me like this, anything but my calm indifference.
I turned toward the door, then paused. “I was planning a romantic dinner for our anniversary,” I added coolly. “But I’ll cancel it. You two can have dinner instead. Or better still, continue with the sex.”
Then I faced him one last time.
“And Asher,” I said evenly, “My lawyer will reach out with a divorce paper, you better sign them.”
HARRISON'S POV I scanned the report quickly, skimming past the dense medical jargon in search of something more telling. The mechanics of her death didn’t interest me nearly as much as the story of her life. I was looking for the quieter clues—the ones people carried with them long before they died. Had she suffered any old fractures? Was there evidence of drug use or sexually transmitted diseases? What had she eaten last? How long had it been since her last meal?Ruiz didn’t bother knocking.“I figured you were milk, no sugar.”He set a plastic cup of coffee on the desk and then patted his pockets, searching for cigarettes that weren’t there. When he came up empty, he ground his teeth instead.“So what can you tell me?”“She wasn’t a prostitute.”“Because?”“The median age for girls entering prostitution is around sixteen. This woman was in her mid-twenties, possibly older. There are no signs of long-term sexual activity or any evidence of sexually transmitted diseases. Abortions ar
HARRISON'S POVThe duty supervisor at Westminster Mortuary fit that old witch costume perfectly. He was bald, thickset, with pouchy jowls that sagged as though gravity had taken a particular interest in him. The moment he looked at me, I knew he had taken an instant dislike.“Who told you to come here?” he demanded.“I’m meeting Detective Inspector Ruiz.”“I haven’t been told. Nobody made an appointment.”“Can I wait for him?”“No. Only family of the deceased are allowed in the waiting room.”“Where can I wait?”“Outside.”As he spoke, I caught the sour tang of his body odour and noticed the dark crescents of sweat beneath his arms. He had probably worked through the night and was now grinding through overtime. He looked exhausted. Irritable. I usually had some sympathy for shift-workers—in much the same way I felt sorry for loners and overweight girls who never got asked to dance.It couldn’t have been an easy job, looking after the dead.I was just about to say something when Ruiz a
HARRISON'S POVI've been away for two days and soon Ruby will start asking questions but there was some things I would love to sort out before rushing back to my new life. I had first seen Elisa in a dingy interview room at a children’s home in Brentford sometime in 2015. Back then, I had only just been accepted as a trainee clinical psychologist with the West London Health Authority, still learning how to sit in rooms like that without feeling like an impostor.She came in without hesitation, dropped into the chair opposite me, and lit a cigarette as though I didn’t exist. There was no greeting, no acknowledgment. She was only fifteen, yet there was something in the way she moved that drew the eye and held it a second too long.She leaned back with one elbow resting on the table, the cigarette hovering near her lips, and stared past me at a small, high window. Smoke drifted upward, tangling in the messy fringe that fell across her forehead. Her nose had clearly been broken at some s
HARRISON'S POV By mid-afternoon, I had taken to glancing at the waiting room between sessions, my attention snagging on the empty chair that should have been occupied.“Where’s Benjamin?” I asked.“He hasn’t arrived.”“Did he call?”“No.” Meena avoided my eyes as she answered.“Can you try to find him? It’s been two weeks.”Even as I said it, I knew she didn’t want to make that call. She had never liked Benjamin. At first, I had assumed it was because of his inconsistency, missed appointments, unexplained absences but it went deeper than that. He unsettled her. Perhaps it was his size, or the awkward haircut, or the simmering defensiveness he carried like a shield. Then again, no one really knew Benjamin well enough to explain him.Almost as if summoned, he appeared in the doorway.He stood there with that odd-legged shuffle of his, hovering between entering and retreating, his expression anxious and uncertain. He was tall and overweight, with flax-brown hair and metal-framed glasses
RUBY'S POVI stepped back instinctively, heat rushing violently to my cheeks.“…My uncle?” I repeated, my voice thinner than I intended.For a second, I thought I had misheard. Harrison stood there, composed as ever, while he watched me closely.My father chuckled lightly, completely unaware that m
RUBY'S POV “What the hell is going on here?”Scarlett’s voice sliced through the corridor like a blade.Harrison stepped back immediately, but not far enough to make it look innocent. His hand was still hovering near my waist. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure she could hear it.Scarlett
RUBY'S POV “Ruby, why didn’t you tell me you met Harrison at the party last week?”My heart seemed to drop straight to my slippers.How had he found out?My father had sent for me, summoned me, reallyand now I stood before him in the sitting room, acutely aware of Diane’s steady presence nearby. I
RUBY’S POVNatalie’s finger tightened on the trigger.Time stopped.My breath froze halfway inside my chest as the cold black barrel of the gun pointed straight at my heart. I could see the tiny tremor in Natalie’s finger, the faint twitch of her manicured nail resting against the trigger like it w


















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