Chapter 1

Dad replied almost immediately:

[That scum! Sweetheart, don't panic. I'm getting the best lawyer right now. He's about to learn he messed with the wrong family.]

I swallowed back the nausea and kept scrolling through Kelsey's posts.

One month ago:

[We finally picked out our little home today. The area is amazing! Thanks to my hubby for giving me and our baby such a cozy place.]

The photo showed her clinging to Nolan Thomson's arm at a sales office. Her dress showed off her bump, and she was smiling brightly.

Nolan had an arm around her waist.

I'd never seen him look at me that gently.

Two months ago:

[My hubby says our baby and I are his whole world. He's giving us the best life. This steak smells sooo good!]

The picture was from some fancy restaurant. On the table sat the expensive steak I could never bring myself to order.

I remembered that night.

I'd wanted to celebrate my promotion there.

Nolan said it was too expensive.

So we got takeout.

Three months ago:

[Two lines! Baby, you came at the perfect time. Your daddy and I can't wait for you!]

The picture showed her fingers laced with Nolan's over her stomach.

Every photo felt like a knife to the chest.

I cried into my pillow in the dark.

Next to me, Nolan slept peacefully, a tiny smile on his face.

Probably off dreaming about his perfect little secret family.

I stared at his face. Whatever love I had left died right there.

'Nolan, did you really think I'd never find out? I'm not someone you get to walk all over.'

I slipped out of bed, headed to the study, and turned on my laptop.

As the Jourdain family heiress, I had plenty of ways to make him regret this.

First, I needed to know exactly who Kelsey was.

I hired a private investigator and got her background fast.

Kelsey Ward. Twenty-three. Fresh out of a pretty average college. Receptionist at Nolan's company.

Middle-class family. Both parents worked in factories.

Just another girl trying to climb her way up.

What pissed me off even more?

She joined Nolan's company six months after we got married.

Meaning she'd been after a married man from day one.

Shameless.

The next morning, Nolan woke me the same way he always did.

"Babe, breakfast's ready." He kissed my forehead. "I've got an important client meeting today. Might be home late."

I forced a smile. "Okay. Work comes first."