Yvonne's life is shattered after being betrayed by Kale, her husband, who is having an affair with his own half-sister. The nightmare becomes even more suffocating after her mother dies, her family evicts her, and she becomes pregnant after being divorced. Amidst the chaos of her life, Yvonne learns that her grandfather and Theo's grandfather have made an arranged marriage with Theo— her half-sister's ex-fiancé. Yvonne and Theo have since moved out of town, taking their family's hatred with them, and building a new life. Five years later, Kale came back to take Yvonne away from Theo. Just when Yvonne is already plotting her revenge, she realizes fate is too complicated for her.
View MoreYVONNE'S POV.
"You fool, Yvonne! Do you want to harm Jessy?!"
I was carrying a tray of four glasses, and it fell over. Someone hit me pretty hard. The broken glasses almost hurt Jessy—my step-sister's— leg.
In front of all the VIPs, Kale—my husband—yelled at me. My body fell among the broken glasses and my hand was hurt. But Kale ran quickly to Jessy to check on her legs.
Then Dad and Georgia—Jessy's mom and Dad's mistress—approached Jessy with worry.
Meanwhile, my palm was bleeding. No one was checking on me. All eyes were on Jessy.
"Are you okay, Jessy? Did your body get broken glass?" Kale asked Jessy worriedly.
I'm his wife, why did he more care to Jessy?
"No, I'm just in shock. I didn't expect Yvonne to drop those glasses on me," Jessy replied, looking at me with an accusing gaze.
Playing manipulation, that was the only thing Jessy had done to me so far.
Everyone believed Jessy's words, and I was the guilty one in their eyes.
"I'm sorry, Jessy, I didn't mean to... Someone pushed me, and—"
"Oh, so you want to put the blame on someone else?" Kale cut me off. The frown lines on his forehead showed anger.
I was gaping. I already knew no one would believe me, my self-defense only made me look worse.
This wasn't the first time.
Kale would rather run quickly to Jessy when she was hurt. On the other hand, Kale would leave me standing alone without help. Blaming me, or cursing me.
"Yvonne, I told you not to mess up at Jessy's party!" Dad yelled at me too, looking at me with his burning anger eyes. "If anything happens to Jessy, will you take responsibility?"
What about me? Didn't they see the blood on my hands?
Was Jessy the only thing that mattered in their eyes?
I stood up slowly and showed my bloody hands to Kale and Dad.
"Kale, my hands are bleeding. Can you help me?" I asked, knowing Kale would definitely let me blooding.
Kale laughed sarcastically. "Hey, you can heal your own hand. It's your fault for not being careful, it's lucky Jessy didn't get hurt like you."
Kale's words stabbed me in the chest. There was no concern on his face, he even looked at me coldly.
I looked at Jessy who was grinning slyly, as if satisfied that I was humiliated.
At this party I had been ordered by Father to serve all the guests, while Jessy enjoyed serving her. I didn't stand with them as a family member in front of the VIPs.
To them, I was just trash to be pushed aside. They became even more abusive to me after my mom fell into a coma and grandpa died.
"You worry about Jessy not getting hurt, but you let me get hurt?" I expressed my annoyance.
"Why are you being so dramatic? You're not a kid and you're jealous of your own sister?" Kale said sternly.
"No, I'm not jealous of my sister," my voice began to tremble. "But you see I'm hurting more, can't you pay attention to me once in a while?"
This was sickening. I still expected Kale to look at me with concern, run to me like he ran to Jessy, and show his love.
The three years of our marriage were cold.
There was no love from Kale. After all I did to him, he gave me nothing but pain.
"You better get out of our sight, Yvonne!" Dad suddenly grabbed me to pushed me away. His voice was loud.
I was forced to walk away from the back garden of the mansion. I secretly hoped Kale would come after me, asking what I was feeling, but my hopes were in vain.
I was alone. Tears blurred my vision. My heart was pierced with a thousand thorns. After all I had done for them, I was still worthless. I thought I'd never get someone on my side—
"Hey, Yvonne, I have something urgent for you to know right now."
Someone appeared from the side. It was Theo, Jessy's fiancé.
"What is it?" I asked.
Theo handed me a brown document folder. I furrowed my brow, looking at it curiously.
"Open this, you should know," Theo said as if he realized the question on my face. "Oh, your hands are bleeding..."
"It's okay, what's in this folder?" I asked as I opened the brown folder in my hand.
Some printed photos and papers. I took them out, then was dumbfounded by what I saw.
The printed photos featured Kale and Jessy's abnormal togetherness: hugging, kissing lips, wrapping their arms around each other's waists in a nightclub, and getting naked.
Something heavy hit my chest. I fell silent for a moment. My mind began to imagine all the things Kale had done to Jessy. I thought Kale was just being caring because Jessy was my family, but what was this?
Kale was betraying me behind my back?
With Jessy—my own step-sister?
"Yvonne, this—"
I didn't wait for Theo's words and took another step towards the back garden where they were gathered. As I walked, my hand gripped the brown document folder tighter and tighter.
Now I arrived in front of Kale, Jessy, Dad, and Georgia, they immediately stopped the conversation.
"Yvonne, what else do you want?" Dad asked. The smile on his face gave way to a stern look.
I directed my gaze fully at Kale and Jessy. Now, I understood why they were so tight that I thought they were inseparable.
I laughed sadly—laughing at my stupidity all this time.
"You guys were having an affair behind my back?" I asked without preamble. "I've been so stupid not to realize the closeness between you two isn't normal."
Kale and Jessy stiffened. But Kale immediately looked offended.
"What nonsense are you saying?" protested Kale.
I didn't wait long. I took out all the printed photos from the document folder and threw them in Kale's face.
There was only one print, of Kale and Jessy naked, left in my hand. I showed it to Dad. I smiled with satisfaction.
"Look what you guys did," I said firmly.
Kale and Jessica picked up the printed photos that were scattered on the ground.
Meanwhile, Dad and Georgia were completely silent. They seemed to be in disbelief, but the evidence was in front of their eyes.
"Well, it's finally out," Kale grinned as he looked at the photos. "Who gave you these?"
"Me."
Theo came over, standing next to me. All eyes were on him. Including Jessy who immediately showed panic.
"Theo, it's not what you think," Jessy said softly. "All of those photo's are fake!"
"Don't argue, Jessy. We did have a relationship behind their backs all along," Kale said without any guilt on his face.
"No, Kale..."
"So, what are you going to do, Yvonne? You love me so much, right? You won't be able to divorce me."
My lips curled sarcastically. My heart was breaking into pieces, but I tried to look normal. All my hopes for Kale disappeared.
"We're divorced, Kale. I finally have a reason to separate from you."
YVONNE'S POV. The city of California was bustling as I stood behind the glass window of the top floor of my company. Five years had passed so quickly, it was a familiar sight since I left New York City. In my hand is a magazine with my picture on the cover, boldly titled: "California Business Octopus: Who Owns the Ambergynn Group of Companies?" and, "American Billionaire Top 20 List: The Mysterious Ms. Hamberg". My lips smirked as I read the two newly-released American magazines. This wasn't the first time magazines had highlighted my company—Ambergynn Group Company. No one knew I was the owner of this company. For years I had been hiding behind the identity of Mrs. Hamberg who did not reveal myself to the public. "Mrs. Yvonne, something has been sent for you, an urgent letter." My attention shifted completely to my secretary who brought me a folder of documents. I moved towards the desk and picked up the document folder that was placed there. "What is this?" I asked. "I never
[FIVE YEARS LATER] KALE'S POV. "You've been married for five years, but no sign of pregnancy?" This was not the first time Watson, my father, had asked the same question. I was really fed up every time Watson brought up Jessy's pregnancy that never happened. My marriage to Jessy had been going on for five years, but there was no sign of pregnancy from Jessy. "We tried, Dad. You know..." "You've been saying that, Kale, since four years ago," Watson interrupted, his voice becoming very stern-almost sounding like a threat. I noticed Jessy's somber face after hearing Watson's words. I realized she was holding back her grief. "Dad, can we not talk about this like it's a big deal?" I asked. "Of course it's a big deal, Kale! The investors are hesitant to make you the heir to the company, you have no successor!" Watson replied. I felt somewhat jolted after Watson raised his voice. The intensity of the tension in this dining room suddenly increased. "I told you, I arranged your marr
THEO'S POV. SLAP! "What were you thinking? You broke up with Jessy?" My cheeks heated up. A slap from Dad had just landed there. I just arrived at Dad's mansion after he called me a few minutes ago. On the other side, not far from Dad, Jessy was standing with her sad-regretful look on her face. I grinned slightly because I didn't expect her to come to Dad's presence so soon. "Oh, she came earlier than me," I said sarcastically. "Are you telling me as an asshole breaking up an engaged relationship, Jessy?" "Hey, Theo, why do you broke up with Jessy? You are the only heir, and all the investors need mature-married CEO!" Dad's voice sharply cornered me. I knew Dad would be against my decision after finding out I broke up with Jessy. He was on Jessy's side, and had been since the beginning of our relationship. "Do you know something fatal that Jessy did?" I spoke again, my voice no less sharp. "She cheated on me behind my back, with Kale. Do you know who Kale is, Dad?" "Theo, you
"You have an outstanding medical bill of $10,000,000 for five months, Mrs. Yvonne. Due to the arrears, the hospital reduced your mother's treatment measures." Five months in arrears. My mother has been in a coma for five months and has been suffering from a progressive brain tumor since two years ago. It supposed to be my father's responsibility according to the agreement with grandfather. However, five months ago, when my mother fell into a coma, grandfather also died. That means Dad hasn't paid for mom's treatment since grandpa died. My body froze completely, my chest hit by something heavy. I was so shocked that I didn't know how to react. This wasn't something I expected. "How about my mom's condition?" "The malignant tumor has invaded almost all of his brain tissue, and he is in danger of being paralyzed." I tried to hold back the emotions welling up in my chest, but my voice betrayed me. I trembled in fear. "Please, can my mom get the same treatment as before? I don't w
YVONNE'S POV. "You fool, Yvonne! Do you want to harm Jessy?!"I was carrying a tray of four glasses, and it fell over. Someone hit me pretty hard. The broken glasses almost hurt Jessy—my step-sister's— leg. In front of all the VIPs, Kale—my husband—yelled at me. My body fell among the broken glasses and my hand was hurt. But Kale ran quickly to Jessy to check on her legs. Then Dad and Georgia—Jessy's mom and Dad's mistress—approached Jessy with worry.Meanwhile, my palm was bleeding. No one was checking on me. All eyes were on Jessy. "Are you okay, Jessy? Did your body get broken glass?" Kale asked Jessy worriedly. I'm his wife, why did he more care to Jessy? "No, I'm just in shock. I didn't expect Yvonne to drop those glasses on me," Jessy replied, looking at me with an accusing gaze. Playing manipulation, that was the only thing Jessy had done to me so far. Everyone believed Jessy's words, and I was the guilty one in their eyes. "I'm sorry, Jessy, I didn't mean to... Someon
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