hapter 1
On the eve of her wedding, Whitney Valentine and her younger stepsister were kidnapped, but her fiancé only
rescued her sister.
The kidnapper lunged at her with a sneer, tearing at her clothes with a vicious rip.
Still in disbelief. Whitney waited foolishly, yelling, “No! Please wait more… Simon Perlman said he’d pay the ransom.”
With a mocking laugh, the kidnapper dialed a number and barked, “Monica Valentine, your elder sister sure is a fool!”
Whitney froze.
Her sister’s mocking voice came through the phone. “You really believed that knight–in–shining–armor crap? Let me tell you the truth: I’m carrying Simon’s baby!”
Whitney’s face turned ashen. “When… When did you two get together?”
“Simon’s always loved me. He only used you to start his business! Now that he’s CEO, guess why you’re the one kidnapped?”
Chills crawled up Whitney’s arms as she shook her head in disbelief. “I don’t believe it. Put Simon on the phone!”
Then a man’s voice that came through was cold and remorseless. “Whitney, you’re no longer of any value to me. Take care on your ‘journey.”
Boom!
Whitney’s world collapsed into a pallor of despair.
Eight years of love, all just a ploy? He wanted her dead so he could take over the company!
Whitney’s tears fell down her cheeks.
Monica’s twisted laugh cut through. “He wanted to leave you a pretty corpse, but I’ll make sure you die ugly. Have your fun with her, then leave her to the wolves!”
“Monica, I treated you like my own sister. Why are you doing this? Mom and Dad won’t let you get away with
this!”
“Do you think Mom and Dad really loved you?” Monica sneered coldly.
by that? Before
kidnappers pressed down on her with sinister grins. Whitney trembled with fear,
fate.
going to be a pawn in
she could not let
parked strangely with its door ajar on
his large silhouette vague, but the atmosphere was
tension.
free from her captors and tumbled down the hill toward the car, desperately pleading, “Sir, could you please
“Get lost.”
icy gaze half–closed,
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kidnappers were closing
trying to kill me, sir, please!” Whitney clung to his leg, crawling into the car and slamming the
against the man’s slacks, but she
man’s Adam’s apple bobbed, “You’re not getting out?”
shook her head frantically,
sent you, since you’ve come,” the man’s voice was a dark, cold
the man was still asleep; dawn had not
her clothes and fled
lost something precious. With a wretched wipe of her eyes, Whitney did not
alive, finally made it back to the Valentine family
her name, she endured hunger and
clenched her fist. In ten days, she hadn’t seen a
Dad never loved her. Recalling the injustices
to believe it, so she returned to confront
of the Valentine Mansion, Whitney entered with a cold gaze. Before she could step further, she heard a dispute
find the
arrange a ‘ghost marriage‘ for her! We’ll
a bit harsh?” That was her father, Preston Valentine, devoid of any paternal
slumped to the floor, her expressionless face stripped bare by the cold, and her fantasies of
sought to squeeze value out of her even in death,
a life cheaper than dirt! Besides, we know what happened to her mother. If Whitney’s still alive and finds out your
she doesn’t leave here today,” Preston’s voice was devoid of any
over her company. Her grandfather’s legacy, her
was empty, and devils
to keep from storming
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