Chapter 1

On my wedding day, Ethan Cross bombed the hotel to stop the ceremony.

He dug me out of the rubble with his bare hands.

Looking at me with my lost memories, he hid the wild joy in his eyes and said in a trembling voice that he was my lover.

But Ethan's devotion to me only lasted five years.

That day, he smoothly removed his wedding ring and gently cradled his assistant's pregnant belly.

"Have my child. I'll give you whatever you want. Just don't let Aria find out."

But he didn't know the assistant secretly recorded this and flaunted it to me.

"You old hag! Ethan loves me. It's time for you to step aside!"

What he knew even less was that I had recovered my memory.

Before him, my true love was named Nathan Kane.

That man was gorgeous, but also a crazy mafia boss who never forgot a grudge.

And I was just like him.

Ethan Cross was finished.

Ethan hid his mistress extremely well.

Too bad the girl's courage and ambition were both enormous.

This girl named Summer Collins came straight to my door, belly protruding, to provoke me.

"Aria, I'm carrying twins. The doctor said they're boys."

"Their father feels bad that pregnancy is so hard on me. He's been giving me massages every night lately, and only goes home to his wife after I fall asleep. He can't wait to meet the babies!"

I lifted my eyes with a smile, coldness flashing through them.

"Has the father of your children never told you what kind of person I am?"

If Ethan was so eager to see the children, shouldn't I help him out?

Half an hour later, an express delivery package was sent to Ethan's company.

While I enjoyed afternoon tea, I watched the company surveillance footage.

When Ethan received my package, his cold, stern features instantly melted into gentle spring water.

But the moment he opened it, his expression changed dramatically.

Inside was a medical certificate for a miscarriage.

Along with his and Summer's children.

An hour later, Ethan came home.

Summer was lying on a temporary hospital bed. The moment she saw him, she burst into heartbroken sobs.

"Ethan, she killed our children! Those were the babies you've been dreaming about!"

"I want her dead!"

Pain flashed through Ethan's eyes.

He grabbed my wrist, his cold, hard voice clearly suppressing tremendous rage.

"Aria, she's just a young girl fresh out of college! Did you really need to be this ruthless?"

In five years of marriage, this was the first time he'd been harsh with me.

And it was for another woman.

I threw my phone in front of him.

The chat history was full of intimate videos between Ethan and Summer.

Along with messages insulting me and demanding I step aside.

"Your mistress sent these to provoke me. As your wife, I was very hurt watching them. Isn't it okay for me to retaliate?"

Ethan froze.

He glanced coldly at Summer.

Then his eyes softened as he half-knelt before me, holding my hands.

"Aria, you misunderstood."

"I just didn't want you to suffer through childbirth. I planned to bring the baby home for you to raise after she gave birth."

"I swear on my life, the only person I'll ever love is you, Aria."

I believed what he said was true.

Back when we were considering having children, he directly signed up for a childbirth simulation experience.

That was the first time I'd seen Ethan cry.

He held me tight with heartache.

"Aria, how can childbirth be this painful? Let's not have children, okay? I can't bear to see you suffer."

But because he couldn't bear to see me suffer...

He had another woman carry twins for me instead?

I turned my head with a mocking look, just in time to see Summer's eyes widen in disbelief, turning bloodshot.

I laughed softly.

"Ethan Cross, you're the truly ruthless one, stabbing both of us with a single sentence."

"So now, what do you plan to do?"

"In the past, when someone made me angry, you'd ruin them without a second thought and drive them out of the city."