LOGINFor all seven years of our marriage, I believed Nolan Harris was an orphan who'd never been to school and could only find work hauling cargo at the docks. Nolan brought home so little money each month that I worked two jobs every day to help make ends meet. Nolan practically lived at the docks and was hardly ever home. Every day, I cooked for him and had someone take him the food. Then complications during labor sent me to the hospital. There, I saw Nolan in a room with a woman I'd never seen before. She was crying in his arms. Nolan wore a sharp, expensive suit, and a crowd of his men stood behind him. That was when I found out Nolan had never been a dockworker at all. He was the Don of the Harris family. The woman in his arms was Christine Walsh, the widow of his best friend. Matthew Walsh had died saving Nolan's life. To repay that debt, Nolan had given Christine the best of everything and kept it all from me for seven years. And now a rival had brutally murdered Christine's child, Jamie Walsh. To comfort Christine, Nolan wanted me to give her my baby. Once I learned the truth, I gave up on Nolan completely. I decided to walk away from our seven-year sham of a marriage and break free of Nolan for good.
View MoreAria's POV:My back wound healed, leaving an ugly scar. In California, I found a tattoo shop and had snowflake flowers tattooed all across my back to cover it. To me, they symbolized new beginnings and my own rebirth.There, I met another man.His name was Ryan Mercer. He was a warm, thoughtful tattoo artist.When I first got to California, I struggled to adjust. Ryan stayed patiently by my side and helped whenever I needed him.After a while, I got back on my feet and opened a shop selling supplies for mothers and babies.I still loved kids. Seeing all those angelic little babies come into my shop healed my heart.Later, I brought my parents out to California too. I bought a house here and decided to settle down for good.Everything was getting better.But then I saw Nolan again."Aria."Nolan walked into my shop and said my name.I wasn't very surprised to see him. I'd known he would find me sooner or later."Can I help you, sir?"My distant tone stopped Nolan midstep."Aria," he sai
At Nolan's words, the fragile, pleading look disappeared from Christine's face.She sat on the floor in a daze, tears running down her face. After a while, she burst out laughing."Aria was right, Nolan. You really are a cruel man."Christine flashed a twisted grin, as if to punish Nolan for his coldness.Still crying, she gave Nolan a cruel smile. "Aria didn't hurt her back in an accidental fall. I did that to her. I had my bodyguards hold her down while I beat her. I kicked her hard in the stomach, too."You didn't know that, did you, Nolan? Even then, Aria still believed you'd give her baby back." She laughed aloud."I'm not the only one who hurt Aria, Nolan. You did too. You made me like this. You got Aria killed!"Christine's words shattered Nolan's composure.His eyes blazing, he grabbed Christine by the throat and roared, "It was you. You used my guilt to fool me. All those years, you were only pretending to be weak. You made me hurt Aria."But Christine just looked at Nolan and
Nolan buried himself in work and the constant struggle with his rivals. Little by little, his grief over losing Aria eased.A few months later, Christine made a suggestion. "Darling, it's time to let everyone know you have an heir. We should throw him a lavish party. Aria would be happy watching from heaven."Looking at the adorable baby in Christine's arms, Nolan smiled and agreed.At the party, Christine held Ethan as she chatted with the wives of the rich and powerful. She was elegant and gracious, as if she really were the Donna of the Harris family.But halfway through the party, Luca came to find Nolan, his face grim."Don, Owen finally cracked and told us everything. The person who hired him to kidnap Mrs. Walsh wasn't the Donna."Nolan's face darkened at the news. He took Luca to the lounge off the back garden.Christine had overheard them. Her face went white, and she couldn't stop trembling.Convinced that Aria was dead, Christine had been so caught up in her own happiness th
Third-person POV:Nolan and his men drove back to his mansion.A maid carried away Nolan and Aria's sleeping son, Ethan Harris. Nolan picked up Christine, who was trembling, and carried her upstairs."Christine, don't be scared. You're safe now. No one here is going to hurt you or the baby."Red-eyed and crying, Christine pressed closer to Nolan. "Nolan, Aria's lost her mind. She actually used the baby to set us up. She wants us dead. She's terrifying."Nolan stroked Christine's hair tenderly and held her tight. "Don't be scared. I'll bring Aria back and make her pay."Nolan called for Luca. "Luca, bring Aria to me."Luca hesitated, looking nervous. "Don, she went over the cliff during the shootout. We caught Owen. The search team is already out on the water, but they haven't found the Donna yet."Nolan's head jerked up in disbelief. He'd never imagined anything would happen to Aria."Send more people to keep looking. Even if you can't find her alive, bring me her body."After Luca lef












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