Shan
The Secret His Ex-Wife Kept
The day my husband divorced me, I was carrying his child. Five years later, I returned with his daughter and a heart that no longer knew how to love him.
Maria Clara thought marrying billionaire CEO Dorico Deliman meant a lifetime of love. Instead, she endured humiliation, betrayal, and the cruel reality that she would never be enough for the powerful Deliman family. When Dorico chose Vivi Crus over their marriage, Maria walked away with a broken heart and a secret that could change everything.
She left without his money, his protection, or his name. With the help of her best friend, Tesa Row, and lawyer Daisy Whit, Maria rebuilt her life, transforming her pain into strength. Her only purpose was to protect her daughter, Lucy Co, from the man who never knew she existed.
Five years later, fate brings Maria back into Dorico's world through Nora Group. But the woman standing before him is no longer the helpless wife he discarded. She's independent, successful, and determined never to let him hurt her again.
As old feelings resurface and Vivi fights to protect her position, dangerous secrets begin to unravel. John Deliman, Dorico's ruthless father, may be hiding truths capable of destroying them all.
When Dorico discovers the daughter he never knew he had, will he fight to reclaim the family he abandoned? Or will Maria's thirst for justice finally destroy the love she once sacrificed everything to protect?
He threw away his wife without knowing what she carried. Now, the woman he betrayed holds the one thing his billions can never buy: a second chance at fatherhood—and the power to deny him one.
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