Shantel Hale has spent her life trying to live above the dark shadows her mother’s reputation cast over her. 

She has seen powerful men fall at Jessica Hale’s feet— the infamous seductress popularly termed the modern day ‘Jezebel’ only to be left ruined afterwards.

But unlike her sisters, who embraced their mother’s legacy to build fortunes and secure influential husbands, Shantel, the seventh and youngest daughter of Jessica Hale, had carved her own path in secret, gathering several awesome identities for herself. 

One of them was the elusive Elsa—an influential force in the corporate world, sought after by the most powerful executives. Invincible CEOs vie for her counsel, but she has consistently refused to step into the limelight while offering her services.

Meanwhile, in a desperate bid to salvage his company that was crumbling after a scandal, Richard Domango turns to Elsa, convinced that she is the only one who can save him.

Seeing that Richard had played right into her hands, Shantel will stop at nothing to demand for her pound of flesh from Richard for humiliating her in the past.

But neither is ready for the sparks that begins to fly between them, especially Richard after finding out that his saviour, whom he fell helplessly for at first sight, is none other than Shantel Hale— ‘the seventh daughter of Jezebel’ and the very woman he’d felt nothing but blatant disdain for all his life. 

Will they allow their past to chart a vengeful path for them, or give in to the all consuming attraction   growing between them in leaps and bounds by the day?

"You're jumping to conclusions, Richard," Shantel countered.


"Am I?" Richard asked with a strange calmness that left Shantel suspiciously curious. 


"You promised to carry me along and here you are seeing nothing wrong with another man actively trying to steal you from me. Do my feelings mean that little to you?"


Shantel opened her mouth, ready to fire back, but froze because Richard looked…wrecked.


His voice cracked as he continued. "Maybe you don't feel the same. I don't even know where I stand half the time. But damn it, Shantel…" His voice broke fully now. 


"You're the first person I've wanted something real with in a long time. And watching another man walk in here like something is really going on between you two—and after what you said… I can't help but feel like I could lose you before I even had a chance. I…" He trailed off, shaking his head.


Chapter 186 - I Could Lose You