Chapter 4

The taxi stopped in front of an apartment building in the city center.

Amelia dragged herself upstairs and collapsed onto the plush sofa the moment she stepped inside.

Even after becoming Mrs. Wayne, she had never stopped studying.

Over the years, she had bought this apartment with her own money and quietly built a reputation as one of the sharpest financial analysts in the industry.

She simply never made that identity public while she played the dutiful wife.

Things were different now.

Amelia pulled out her phone and dialed. "Josh, I need you to look into two things for me. Everything you can find on a man named Kellan Hayes. And every single interaction between Eduardo Wayne and Josie Spencer. Send it all to my inbox as fast as you can."

Josh sounded stunned on the other end. "You and Eduardo are splitting up?"

"Yeah." Amelia answered calmly.

She and Josh had grown up together in the same orphanage. They were as close as siblings.

Josh was a genius with computers, had studied abroad, and now ranked among the world's top hackers. He was her biggest safety net.

"Good for you, Amelia. If you're ever unhappy, just come back. I'll always be here."

Her hand trembled around the phone.

She was used to being strong on her own, but Josh always found the cracks in her armor.

Minutes later, a thick file landed in her inbox.

It turned out Eduardo had once been Josie's pathetic lapdog. When Josie left the country to chase her modeling career, he had turned his full attention to Amelia with relentless pursuit.

After the wedding he sweet-talked and pressured her into retiring from modeling to become a full-time wife.

Meanwhile, Josie rose to international supermodel status.

Six months ago, Josie suddenly returned home and picked up right where she left off with Eduardo.

Every late night at the office or business trip, Eduardo claimed lined up perfectly with time spent with Josie.

Amelia smirked bitterly and saved the file.

"Amelia, about that other guy you asked me to dig into... why him?" Josh rarely called just to talk. "No one knows the full truth, but the rumors say that on paper he's a legitimate overseas tycoon. Behind the scenes he's a mafia don. Ruthless. Last year, someone nearly killed him. Following old family tradition, he froze sperm at a private clinic in case the bloodline died with him. He's been showing up at high-profile galas lately because he's hunting new markets."

So that was the story.

Amelia's hand drifted to her stomach.

This man was even more dangerous than she had feared.

At Wayne villa, Josie curled against Eduardo's chest. "Eduardo, what if she really leaks everything because you won't sign the papers?"

"She won't dare," Eduardo sneered with absolute certainty. "An orphan with no family and no career-where could she possibly go without me? She's just throwing a tantrum because she's pregnant and wants more attention. Trust me, I'm not indulging her spoiled little act."

Josie giggled and snuggled closer.

At Hayes private estate, Kellan had not expected his father to call just to nag him about marriage.

He brushed the old man off, but the image of Amelia Fuller refused to leave his mind.

"Jason." Kellan rubbed the plain silver band between his fingers.

It had fallen from Amelia's hand when she fled the ballroom.

A tall, broad-shouldered man stepped into the study. "Find everything you can on a woman named Amelia Fuller."

"Yes, sir."

"Wait." Kellan stopped him at the door, hesitating longer this time. "Also dig into the exact state of her marriage to Eduardo Wayne. I want details."