Proud Messages

A scarred wife. A hidden legacy. A love too costly to deny. To the world, Adrian Voss is untouchable—cold, ruthless, and devastatingly powerful. The billionaire CEO of Voss Enterprises has everything… except the one thing he hides behind locked doors. His wife. Scarred and scorned, Ava Voss lives in the shadows of her marriage. To society, she doesn’t exist. To Adrian’s glamorous mistress, Selene Monroe, she’s nothing but an obstacle waiting to be erased. And to Adrian’s cruel family, she’s a curse. But Ava carries two secrets no one expects— One that ties Adrian’s fragile empire to her name. And another growing inside her that will change everything. When betrayal rips her from Adrian’s house, Ava vanishes into silence—until the night she returns. Stronger. Radiant. Revealed as the hidden heiress of Sinclair Global, the very empire Adrian is desperate to claim. Now the man who once denied her will have to fight for her. For her heart. For their child. And for the love he was too proud to show. She was meant to be his shame. Instead, she will be his reckoning.

Samuel Blanton gave me a rare antique every time he asked me to do something or abandoned me. In just two months, I'd collected 94 antiques. Then, the 95th package arrived from the auction house, and with it, a message from his true love, Zara Hill. [Hey, should the invitations for my and Samuel's wedding have patterns or just a solid color? [By the way, the wedding's next month. I really hope you can make it.] I didn't argue or make a scene. I just got a wedding gift ready and sent it to Zara myself. That night, Samuel came into my room. He said he wanted to reward me for not making a scene by giving me a child. On the wedding day, when Zara found out I was pregnant, she ran to the cliff, screaming she was going to jump. The usually cold and proud Samuel groveled before me for the first time, begging me to terminate the pregnancy. Everyone around us was waiting to see my reaction. But I obeyed. That very day, I went to the hospital. Samuel held me tightly, saying, "Ophelia, I'm only marrying Zara out of obligation. Once we divorce in a few months, I promise I'll give you a child again, okay?" But he didn't know… I had decided to leave him.

Shirley Carter had been married into a wealthy family for three years. Yet life was nothing like the lavish, carefree days she had imagined. After all dealings, Matthew Ray, her CEO husband, ended up owing her over 7,000 dollars. She despised him for his stingy and philandering ways, and for being hung up on his sister-in-law. He found her too proud and paranoid, blaming her for ruining his reputation. Eventually, Shirley decided it was enough. Once she finally saw the truth, she told him to pay her back—she wanted a divorce! But Matthew refused. They had grown up together. How could she not love him anymore? Impossible! - One weekend, Shirley asked him to go hiking with her. Matthew eagerly packed his things to follow her. Before they left, he found something in the shoe cabinet—a huge life insurance policy that named her as the beneficiary if he died, and a divorce agreement. He had to choose: divorce or death. Matthew's eyes burned red as he tore the divorce papers into shreds. "I'll die, then! I'd rather go to hell than let you leave me!"