All Chapters of MARRIED TO MY STEP SISTER'S HUSBAND : Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

In a small, dilapidated detached house on the edges of the slums, a beautiful woman lay on her deathbed. Even as a violent cough racked her fragile chest, stealing the last remnants of her strength, Evelyn still possessed a haunting, ethereal beauty—the kind that made people stop and stare in the streets.Beside the bed stood a fragile, pretty ten-year-old girl. Her tiny hands trembled as she offered a cup of water to her fading mother. This was Aria.With the last of her energy, Evelyn reached out, her fingers ice-cold as they tightly gripped Aria’s small hand. "Aria, my sweet girl..." Evelyn’s voice was a ragged whisper. "I won't be around to take care of you anymore. But you are not alone. You have a family. I... I have called your father's people. They are coming to pick you up."The words shattered Aria's world. "No! Mommy, please don't leave me!" she burst out, hot tears streaming down her pale cheeks as she squeezed her mother’s hands, trying to anchor her to the living world.Ev

The countdown to the engagement turned the Hayes mansion into an absolute warzone. Chloe’s rage peaked, and Aria’s daily existence became a grueling test of survival. Her body was bruised, and her chore list doubled, yet she never shed a single tear. No matter how brutal the treatment, Aria maintained a cold, hauntingly calm facade. Her stoic silence only infuriated her step-sister more. Seeing that she still couldn't extract a scream of pain or a plea for mercy, Chloe refused to stop. She was determined to break Aria’s strong front, no matter what it took.Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Country C, a completely different kind of storm was brewing.In a sky-high corporate office, standing before a floor-to-ceiling glass window overlooking the capital, Damian Vance stood like a handsome devil. His face was a mask of cold, emotionless perfection as he idly swirled a dark vintage wine in his crystal glass. His grandfather had just dropped a devastating bombshell over the phone: the

Getting back to the Hayes estate, Aria quickly snuck through the hidden back entrance. She gasped softly, freezing in her tracks when she spotted the old gardener behind the house clearing the overgrown grass.The gardener snapped his head up, equally shocked to see her out so early. Recognizing the gentle girl, a look of understanding crossed his weathered face. He kept his voice to a hushed whisper. "Head upstairs quickly, child. Nobody is awake yet since it's the weekend."Relieved, Aria thanked him earnestly and ran inside as quietly as a mouse. When she reached the kitchen, the older maids turned around, surprised. "Where were you, Aria?" one asked softly."I went to lay flowers on my mother's grave," Aria replied in a gentle murmur.A heavy, respectful silence fell over the kitchen staff. They nodded, patting her shoulder softly. "Take care of yourself, dear," they whispered before steering her toward her morning duties. Aria immediately got to work, losing herself in the labor.M

Upon entering the apartment, the space proved to be small, but it was remarkably clean and carried a warm, homey atmosphere. Chloe, however, looked around every corner with absolute disgust. Without offering a single hand to help, she marched over to the couch and sat down heavily, leaving Aria, Damian, and his assistant, Leo, to haul all the heavy luggage up the narrow stairwell. While the three of them were sweating and hauling the massive trunks inside, Chloe lounged on the sofa, loudly barking orders. "Be careful with that trunk! Those are custom designer silks! If you scratch that leather, you couldn't afford to replace it in a lifetime!" Once the bags were finally inside, Chloe pulled out her phone and immediately called her parents, her voice echoing shrilly through the small apartment. "Mom! Dad! You won't believe this place! The entire apartment is smaller than my walk-in closet back home! It's an absolute dump! I am already exhausted and I want to come back right now!" Wh