All Chapters of Trashing My Ex with the Ice King: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

MARY'S POVFor the past month, I had been surviving on one pathetic belief: Henry would never abandon me.Not after nineteen years together. Not after the engagement ring on my finger. Not when my entire life was collapsing around me.So I spent the last of my money to come to Kingsley’s ice arena tonight, desperate to see him. Desperate for him to hold me and tell me everything was going to be okay.Instead, I found my fiancé with his tongue down another girl’s throat.My steps stopped cold behind the plexiglass.Henry Davis was kissing Scarlett Harrington like I had never existed.Scarlett Harrington. The daughter of the man who had seized my family’s company, stolen our home, and destroyed my life.For a second, the entire arena blurred around me.A month ago, I was Mary Collins—the heiress of Collins Group. The girl wrapped in designer cashmere and followed around by bodyguards.Now?I was the bankrupt daughter of a fugitive standing in scuffed shoes while my fiancé cheated on me

Mary's POVTime blurred. The only constant was the steady beep of the hospital monitors and the sight of my mother lying motionless on the bed. I sat there half-asleep, resting my cheek against her cold hand—my only escape from the nightmare my life had become.Footsteps approached, and a gentle hand touched my shoulder. "You haven't been to class in three days. You can't keep doing this."I slowly lifted my head. "I'm dropping out. I'm never going back there."Elena sighed deeply. "I know it hurts, but—""How can I go back when just seeing Henry makes me want to die, Elena?"She studied me for a long moment before reaching into her purse. "Fine. Then take this." She placed a thick white envelope into my lap. "You can enroll in a different college. Start over somewhere else."My eyes widened, blurring with fresh tears, not out of joy, but pure shock. "Where did you get this kind of money?""You won't believe it, but I just got a new job.""A job?""Mr. Ryder Vance."My heart dropped a

Ryder's POVThe chime of the elevator shattered the silence of my penthouse. I didn't move from where I leaned against the marble pillar, letting the damn smirk I'd been holding back since last night finally etch itself clearly onto my lips.I could barely focus on anything all day. I even had Dante monitor her movements in secret—making sure the girl actually went to the hospital this morning, went back to Elena's apartment to pack her things, and didn't try to bolt from our deal. And now, she had finally arrived.The elevator doors slid open, and there she was.The haughty girl who, for years, swore she hated my guts, was now stepping into my territory. Handing herself over into my grasp. It took a little dirty manipulation and a threat regarding her mother's hospital bills, sure, but seeing her finally swallow her ego whole and submit to my terms? Fuck, the rush was far more intoxicating than winning any hockey championship. I finally got her.Her steps were hesitant as she dragged