LOGINEmely married Alexander Winchester—the billionaire who chose her not out of love, but because a family arrangement demanded it. For an entire year, she tried to build a warm home and a future for them, yet all she ever received was his icy indifference and a gaze that reminded her she would never be enough. When Emely failed to get pregnant, Alexander made a devastating choice: he hired another woman to carry his male heir. Emely agreed, clinging to the hope that saving their marriage was still possible… even if their marriage had never been built on love to begin with. But fate had plans neither of them could control. The surrogate became pregnant and so did Emely. When the surrogate delivered a son while Emely gave birth to a daughter, her status in the Winchester family collapsed instantly. Overnight, she became the unwanted wife, the mother who didn’t matter, the woman who had failed to produce the heir they valued above all else. Everyone expected her to break. Instead… Emely rose. She returned to work, rebuilt herself piece by piece, and shone brighter than ever—catching the eye of the one man no one saw coming: Steven Hale, Alexander’s most ruthless business rival. A man who saw Emely’s worth from the very beginning. A man who was willing to fight for her. And just when Alexander finally realized that the woman he’d neglected was the only one he could never live without—Emely was no longer standing alone. Now only one question remains: Will Emely return to the man who shattered her into pieces… or choose the one who was ready to protect her from the very start?
View MoreEMELYA soft cry pulled me from sleep earlier than usual. I blinked slowly, still half-conscious, before reaching for the small body beside me. Chloe stirred restlessly in my arms, her face flushed, her lips pursed as if searching for something.“I’m here… I’m here, sweetheart,” I murmured.With practiced ease, I adjusted her position and began to nurse her. The moment she found what she was looking for, she calmed. Her cries faded into soft, rhythmic suckling.Leaning back against the headboard, I let my body relax. The morning was still too quiet. Sunlight hadn’t fully filled the room yet. All I could hear was Chloe’s breathing and the steady ticking of the clock on the wall.For a while, I simply watched her in silence.Her tiny face looked so peaceful. Unaware of anything. Unaware of the chaos that had once swallowed my life whole. Unaware of fear, betrayal, or the wounds I had carried.And maybe… that’s how it should be.My hand moved gently along her back. A flicker of guilt cro
STEVENI rarely lose focus when I’m driving. At least, that’s what I’ve always believed.But this afternoon, for the first time in a long while, my mind isn’t truly on the road. My hands remain steady on the wheel, my eyes fixed ahead, yet my awareness… it’s still back on that park bench.In the moment Emely hugged me without hesitation. In the second her cheeks flushed and she pulled away so quickly. And in that instant when she stumbled into my arms, so close I could feel the warmth of her breath.I let out a quiet breath. The memory is too vivid. Too real.I glance sideways at the passenger seat. Emely sits there, looking out the window. Her hair falls softly along her cheek, brushed by the afternoon light streaming through the glass. She looks calm, much calmer than she was before. And somehow, that makes my chest feel even heavier.Without realizing it, the corner of my lips lifts slightly. Damn it. I didn’t expect my feelings to grow this far. At first, it was simple. I just wan
EMELYThe moment my eyes met Alexander’s, I felt my hand being gently pulled—then quietly clasped by Steven. For a heartbeat, my pulse quickened. Strangely, though, I didn’t pull away. Not even when I saw the wounded look in Alexander’s eyes. If anything, there was a faint, guilty flicker of satisfaction deep in my chest.“Let’s go,” Steven said softly.I gave a small nod. As I turned and walked toward the exit, my steps felt oddly light. As if something heavy had finally slipped off my shoulders… yet at the same time, it left behind a hollow space I didn’t quite know how to fill.The courthouse doors opened behind us, the noise inside fading into the calm of the outside air. A gentle breeze brushed against my face the moment I stepped into the courtyard. I paused, drawing in a slow breath.The air felt different today fresher, lighter. After everything, after all the waiting and enduring… this day had finally come. Alexander had been sentenced. Lorian too.I’d be lying if I said I di
ALEXANDERTime moves strangely in this place. It doesn’t feel fast, but it isn’t truly slow either. Days pass without meaning, one blending into the next. Hearing after hearing unfolds like a forced routine—sit, listen, deny, and return to the same suffocating room.At first, I treated all of this like a game. A flaw in the system that would eventually be corrected. I had money. I had connections. I had ways out. At least, that’s what I believed. But as time dragged on, those things began to crumble, one by one. The evidence kept piling up, too neat, too precise to deny. Recorded voices. Transaction trails. And worst of all, Lorian’s confession, painfully honest. Her name echoes in my head like a sound that refuses to fade. That woman dragged me here. Or maybe we dragged each other. I’m not sure anymore.Today, the courtroom feels different. There are more people than usual. Some faces I don’t recognize, others I’ve seen so often they’ve become dull. But this time, no one is really sp


















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