Ruthless Lady Series #1: The Ruthless Comeback
Avyanna has spent her life mastering survival. A brilliant scholarship student by day, a strategist and fighter by necessity, she carries the weight of a childhood tragedy that left her orphaned. When she falls for Kairus Chuāthe rebellious heir of a powerful conglomerateāshe allows herself a fleeting moment of happiness. Their love defies all odds, culminating in a secret marriage despite his motherās ruthless opposition. But behind the scenes, Avyannaās trusted mentor, Lord Mendez, pulls unseen strings, shaping her fate for his own ends.
Their love is shattered when Zhen, a cunning rival, conspires with Kairusā mother to frame Avyanna for murder. Betrayed, sentenced to life in prison, and pregnant with Kairusā child, she refuses to be broken. With her only ally, Huan Yue, she orchestrates a daring escape, vanishing in fire and bloodāreborn as Bernadette Lu, a shadow queen of the underworld.
Years later, Avyanna returns with a vengeance, dismantling the Chu empire piece by piece. She manipulates Dylan Chu, Kairusā ambitious younger brother, and unearths the true enemyāLord Mendez, the man who orchestrated her downfall and her parentsā deaths. As she leaves devastation in her wake, Kairus, now a pawn of his motherās ambitions, is forced to confront the memories of the love he lost.
As Zhen and the Chu matriarch fall, Avyanna stands at the precipice of her ultimate choice: to reclaim the love that once defined her or to walk away forever, knowing that vengeance has carved an unbridgeable distance between who she was and who she has become. When Kairus finally finds her, face-to-face with the daughter he never knew, the question lingersācan love survive the ashes of war?