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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.

What did Monica mean by that? Before

her with sinister grins. Whitney trembled with fear, unwilling to accept

fate.

pawn in Simon and Monica’s scheme, toyed with

could not let it

she saw a car parked strangely with its door ajar on the dark roadside below the

the back seat, his large silhouette vague, but the atmosphere was

tension.

free from her captors and tumbled down the hill toward the car, desperately pleading, “Sir,

“Get lost.”

man’s icy gaze half–closed, his breath

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kidnappers were closing

sir, please!” Whitney clung to his leg, crawling into the car and slamming the door

brushed against the man’s

wide, and the man’s Adam’s apple bobbed, “You’re not

can’t!” She shook her head frantically,

sent you, since you’ve come,” the man’s voice was a dark, cold chuckle. “Don’t regret it.” In an instant, his powerful

slowly came to, the man was still

and fled from the

she lost something precious. With a wretched wipe of her eyes, Whitney did not dare

back to the Valentine family in

endured hunger and cold, clinging

fist. In ten days, she hadn’t seen a single

loved her. Recalling the injustices of her

believe it, so she

a cold gaze. Before she could step further,

rest until we find the

about her haunting us, let’s arrange a ‘ghost marriage‘ for her! We’ll make a profit and bind

her father, Preston Valentine, devoid

bare by the cold, and her fantasies

to squeeze value out of her even in death, discussing

a life cheaper than dirt! Besides, we know what happened to her mother. If Whitney’s

she doesn’t leave here today,” Preston’s voice

reputation. Monica and Simon will take over her company. Her grandfather’s legacy, her uncle… All will be taken

was empty, and

lip to

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