Betray Me at My Lowest
At the annual gala, my father had me marry Asher Ziegler, a rising star in the finance industry whom he had groomed.
Back then, I, Maddison Gruber, had no idea that Asher was in love with someone else.
Sometime later, my father's company is investigated for product fraud, and his company's stock plummets. He even faces criminal charges.
When this happens, Asher immediately brings his first love, Cora Singer, home and tells me outright that he is going to make her his legally wedded wife.
My mother-in-law admonishes me.
"Your family's bankrupt now, and you're completely barren! Why shouldn't my son remarry?"
Asher slides a divorce agreement in front of me, his tone condescending.
"Sign this, and I can let you stay here and live alongside Cora."
But I say nothing. I merely quietly book a ticket to leave this place.
In seven days, I will be following my father down south.