I was devoted to Tom Collin, a man whose ambition I once admired. I gave up my career, my future, my entire identity for him. I was the perfect wife while he built his empire. But when he reached the top, I became invisible.
Then I found him with her—his college ex, the woman who’d abandoned him when he had nothing. When I confronted him, the man I married vanished, replaced by a monster whose hands left bruises on my skin.
I was finally ready to leave. But I never got the chance. He left our five-year-old daughter, Joy, alone for his mistress. And in his absence, my baby was murdered.
I buried my child, and with her, the weak woman I used to be. In a haze of grief, I let a handsome stranger hold me for one night in Italy—a single moment of oblivion.
Five years later, I live for one purpose: Revenge. Tom Collin will pay for what he did. He has no idea the woman now standing before him. But my new boss… he might. The magnetic CEO of our rival company is the stranger from that night. And he doesn’t know he’s the father of my secret daughter.


The heavy door swung open, and I walked through the threshold, my stilettos creating a sharp rhythm against the polished marble. The entrance hall took my breath away. Crystal chandeliers hung like frozen waterfalls above my head, while a grand staircase curved upward with the elegance of a palace.


A servant appeared within seconds, offering a respectful curtsy before extending her hands toward our luggage. I couldn't suppress the satisfied smile spreading across my face. She looked so ordinary, so unremarkable with her plain uniform and hair pulled back severely.


She probably considered herself courteous, but all I felt was the intoxicating rush of authority. My authority, finally.


Chapter 138 - Chapter 138 Taste of Power