LOGINEven though it's been three years since we held our weddings, Adrian Johnson refuses to get our marriage registered. I overhear him venting to his best friend after he gets drunk. "Colleen got kidnapped before. I keep thinking of her as a tainted woman. Plus, her family has already gone into bankruptcy. She has no idea that my company is about to get listed." I feel my blood turn into ice in my veins. His confession leaves my feet rooted to the spot. Then, Adrian pulls a woman into his arms before kissing her belly. That woman is Rosalind Muller, the young and beautiful bar singer. I'm still dazed when I receive a text on my phone. It's a photo of Rosalind's pregnancy bump. The caption writes, "You're just a tainted woman. How can you ever compare to me?" What Adrian doesn't know is that I never got kidnapped three years ago. At that time, I had carried out a top-secret rescue mission as a secret agent. Soon, I text my dad. "Dad, where's your island? Can you send a helicopter over to pick me up?" On the day I leave Adrian once and for all, it's time for my mysterious identity and the truth from three years ago to be revealed.
View MoreFinally, the truth seemed to dawn on Adrian. He looked at me, his eyes wide with terror. "Caleb Lamb? You two have the same surname. Colleen, who exactly is he to you?"I smiled. "Oh, you didn't know? Caleb is my godbrother, but starting today, he's my husband."Adrian's eyes reddened, and his body wobbled. "So… The Lamb family was never bankrupt… I've been the fool all along…"I nodded. "Who told you the Lamb family went bankrupt? How do you think your startup took off so fast if not for the power behind it? You're destined to be a nobody, Adrian. Even when opportunities came, you couldn't hold onto them. How pathetic."Then, right in front of him, I called out to Caleb sweetly, "Honey, let's head upstairs. Don't keep our guests waiting."Our wedding ceremony was about to begin. I couldn't be bothered to waste another word on Adrian. Linking my arm with Caleb's, I turned and walked away.Behind us, Adrian let out a low, pained groan. He slumped by the door, slowly sinking to his
It didn't stop there. Adrian's company completely collapsed. He didn't realize that most of his past business partners had only worked with him out of respect for my dad.Once he publicly abandoned me, every partner reacted the moment I left Aleria. They terminated all contracts with Johnson Corp and demanded immediate settlement of every outstanding payment.Adrian drowned in grief over losing me, and his haughty parents struggled daily with creditors, living miserably.They sold every car and property, but it wasn't enough. They had to live in hiding, constantly on the run.The matrimonial home eventually ended up back in my hands. But since filth had lived in it, I wanted nothing to do with the place. I had Caleb sell it at a bargain.The Johnsons' chaotic downfall truly began.Meanwhile, I enjoyed an unprecedentedly peaceful life abroad, occasionally glancing at their miserable news. Life had never been sweeter.Months passed, and Rosalind finally gave birth.Adrian never m
Rosalind laughed, covering her face. "Yes, I'm a bitch. But Adrian, you're no saint either. You destroyed your own happiness. How's that my problem?"After that day, she vanished.My friends in Aleria told me that whenever they passed by the Johnson residence, screams of a woman could sometimes be heard from inside.Adrian's company, which was about to go public, collapsed. His business partners abandoned him, and the Johnson family's empire stalled completely.I was surprised. In just a few days, things had escalated far beyond what I imagined.I looked at Caleb. Light reflected off his glasses, and a faint smirk appeared on his lips.Suddenly, I jumped. "Caleb, did you leak all this? What exactly are you?"He scratched the tip of his nose, looking awkward."Colleen, about that, I owe you an apology. I was the one who asked for your help for the rescue three years ago. But I'd prepared everything. I would never have let you get hurt."I was too stunned to speak.Caleb had an
Dad never questioned Caleb's decisions. Not once.But I froze, staring at the hand Caleb was holding. A strange flutter rose in my chest.Inside the room, Caleb gently pressed me onto the couch and handed me a laptop. His broad frame loomed behind me."Colleen, this is what's happening back in Aleria. Take a look."The screen filled with Adrian's face.Unlike the calm, polished man from the last interview, he now looked wrecked with dark circles under his eyes and desperation written all over him.He was pleading with reporters. "Please, Colleen is missing. Can you help me find her?"Days earlier, Abbie had sent the full truth to every major media outlet.The teenage abduction case from three years ago resurfaced as well.That night, several young ladies had been abducted. Rosalind was one of them.After receiving the mysterious order, I disappeared from the wedding venue. By the time I ended up with the kidnappers, they were discussing ransom, then killing us afterward. The


















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