Introduction

My billionaire father, Arthur Vanderbilt II, constantly pressured me to choose a bride from the brilliant women of our Foundation Scholars program.

My focus, however, was stubbornly fixed on the enigmatic and beautiful Isabelle Hayes, convinced she was the one.

But then, I overheard an intimate conversation between Isabelle and her supposed younger brother, Leo, discovering their illicit affair and calculating plan to exploit our family's fortune.

My heartbreak quickly turned to fury as I uncovered a web of deceit: the other Scholars were actively mocking me, and Isabelle herself sabotaged me in a polo match, causing serious injury.

The public humiliation escalated at the Met Gala when Isabelle, a master hacker, froze my accounts and then mockingly covered my immense philanthropic pledge, all to elevate Leo and further disgrace me.

I was left reeling from their calculated gaslighting and the profound injustice, struggling to comprehend how deeply I'd been betrayed by the very people my family had uplifted.

But Leo's final, vulgar taunt – a video flaunting Isabelle's twisted devotion to him, followed by a crude offer of other Scholars – ignited an uncontrollable rage, solidifying my decision: they would all pay.