From Coma to Queen
Arya Songhurst had loved Neil Hammond with all her heart for 15 years. Then, on the day she gave birth to their twins, she slipped into a coma.
While she lay unconscious, she heard her husband whisper coldly in her ear, "Ary, don't ever wake up again. You're useless to me now."
She had believed Neil was gentle and loving. Instead, he only held disgust and ruthless manipulation for her.
The twins she risked everything to bring into the world? They stood by her hospital bed, sweetly calling Neil's first love "Mommy."
Something inside Arya shattered completely.
When she finally woke, the first thing she did was file for divorce.
Only after the divorce did Neil realize how deeply Arya was woven into his life. She was more than his wife—she was a habit, a constant presence he could not live without.
Their next encounter came at a high-level medical summit. Arya entered as a top pharmaceutical expert, glowing with confidence, commanding every eye in the room.
The woman who once lived and breathed for Neil did not spare him a single glance.
He believed she was just angry and that she would return once he reached out. After all, she had once loved him to the bone.
Then he saw her again—at the lavish engagement party for the powerful Pearce family's new heir. She wore a stunning wedding dress, smiling radiantly as she ran into Troy Pearce's arms, eyes shining with love and devotion.
Neil lost it, and jealousy consumed him. With bloodshot eyes and trembling hands, he crushed a wine glass in his grip, blood dripping down like punishment for the woman he had lost.