Introduction

My Hamptons dream life with Ethan, my rising star finance husband, shattered when masked men invaded our home, leaving me pregnant and terrified.

A month later, my husband's "fragile" childhood friend, Izzy Vance, suddenly announced her own pregnancy, suspiciously close in timing.

Then came Ethan's devastating public lie: he claimed Izzy's baby was his, letting the world believe my child was conceived during the home invasion. My "ordeal baby" became tabloid fodder, and my world imploded.

The man I loved had thrown me to the wolves, prioritizing Izzy's fabricated image above my real trauma.

He dismissed my pain, my forced abortion, and even my head injury, leaving me bleeding on the street while he rushed to Izzy's side after a staged accident.

He forced me to donate blood even after my own procedure, and used my public humiliation at a gala to solidify his own hero narrative.

Every interaction became a new cut, cementing my role as the villain in his carefully crafted play.

How could Ethan be so unbelievably blind?

So utterly complicit in my destruction?

The man who promised to protect me had become my greatest betrayer, leaving me broken, grieving, and utterly alone.

But his unwavering faith in Izzy's insidious lies, culminating in her fake accusation of me attacking a pregnant woman, didn't break me. It ignited a cold, steel resolve.

They wanted a lavish baby shower? Oh, I'd bring a gift – a secret that would not only expose their entire charade but detonate their perfect world, ensuring a spectacular downfall for all involved. It was time for my quiet, lethal revenge.