Angelina Padgett spent ten years loving Zayden Darvold, only to discover he secretly married her off to his mistress’s servant just to keep another woman alive. Humiliated and betrayed, Angelina disappeared—only to return stronger, wealthier, and standing at the side of New York’s most powerful heir. Now Zayden kneels, begging for her forgiveness, while his mistress falls into madness. But Angelina has only one answer: “The girl who loved you is dead. The woman before you is here to destroy everything you cherish.”
Chapter 1
Angelina Padgett was standing at the entrance of City Hall, ready to propose to Zayden Darvold for the 99th time.
But Zayden still didn't come. All he said over the phone was, "If we get married now, someone might lose life. Let's just wait a bit longer."
Before Angelina could respond, he hung up.
Her friends next to her were puzzled, still holding their cameras and waiting to capture the moment they got their marriage certificate.
When they saw Angelina's expression, they froze too.
"You and Zayden have been childhood sweethearts for over ten years! Your relationship is great. So why isn't he here today?"
Angelina let out a bitter laugh and didn't say anything.
Once upon a time, Zayden and Angelina had an amazing relationship—some might even say it was pretty close to perfect.
Zayden was basically everywhere in Angelina's life.
Back in kindergarten, a wobbly little Zayden stuffed his candy right into Angelina's hands.
In elementary school, Zayden rode his bike hal
