Chapter 1

On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, Madelyn Jent, a 31-year-old woman, lost her battle to cancer.

Inside a room in SereneCare Hospital in Ventropolis, the air was filled with a strong scent of disinfectant.

[Zach, the doctor inserted a painful dialysis needle in me today.]

[I’m on the verge of death. Could you spare a moment to visit me?]

[Please, Zach…]

Madelyn weakly turned her head and glanced at the text messages on her phone. Despite sending multiple messages, they seemed to vanish into thin air. Zach Jardin hadn’t responded to any of them.

She was completely immobile, unable to perform even the simplest tasks. The

that kept her going was her love for Zach.

she had devoted to being Zach’s faithful wife. She had invested her heart and soul in standing by his side, only to find

and no longer subjected to the sight of her loathsome face.

the morning, and the carefully prepared meal on the table had grown cold. Instead of Zach, it was his assistant who arrived, bearing

had been pregnant, but an accident resulted in a stillborn child. Since then, her

in his early thirties, indeed needed an heir. That was why

assistant and trembled as she dialed Zach’s number. She wanted Zach to be the one delivering the news personally. The call connected, but instead of Zach, it was Cecilia’s

The laughter echoed through the room, mingling with tears

five years for him to ascend to the position of CEO in a prominent conglomerate in Ventropolis. Zach became a commanding figure in the business world, exerting influence through both legal and illegal means. With his undeniable charisma, he always attracted a flock of beautiful and captivating women. Among them, Cecilia Samford was

talent and methods were undeniable. The bond between Zach and

been for Madelyn in the beginning, Zach and Cecilia might have been together much earlier, instead of carrying

loveless marriage was undeniably a sorrowful

from Ventropolis. She could

BOOM!

illuminated

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