hapter 1
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.
did Monica mean by that? Before
on her with sinister grins. Whitney trembled with
fate.
to be a pawn in Simon and Monica’s scheme, toyed with to her
let it end like
saw a car parked strangely with its door ajar
the back seat, his large silhouette vague, but the
tension.
captors and tumbled down the hill toward the car, desperately pleading, “Sir, could you please let me
“Get lost.”
man’s icy gaze half–closed,
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were
to his leg, crawling into the
the man’s slacks, but she was
the man’s Adam’s apple bobbed, “You’re not getting out?”
shook her head frantically,
you, since you’ve come,” the man’s voice was a dark,
the man
picked up her clothes and fled from the car
lost something precious. With a wretched wipe of her
it back to the
to her name, she endured hunger and cold,
In ten days, she hadn’t seen a single piece of news about
Dad never loved her. Recalling the injustices of
it, so
gaze. Before she could step further, she heard a dispute
can’t rest until we find the
sinister as she said, “Dad, if you’re worried about her haunting us, let’s arrange a ‘ghost marriage‘ for her! We’ll
bit harsh?” That was her father, Preston Valentine, devoid of any paternal
stripped bare by the cold, and her fantasies of a concerned and remorseful
they only sought to squeeze value out of her even in death, discussing using a ‘ghost marriage‘ to trap her
born to shield Monica from misfortune, a life cheaper than dirt! Besides, we know what happened to her mother. If
I’ll make sure she doesn’t leave
her company. Her
was empty, and
to keep from
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