On the day we were supposed to sign our marriage license, my fiancé vanished.
Not because of work, not because of an accident—he was busy celebrating his “precious adopted sister’s” birthday.Six years of my youth, gone. I went from a bright-eyed girl in my twenties to a woman cornered by family pressure and the ticking clock. And what did I get in return? A worthless ring and endless excuses.
The problem has always been Ivana—the so-called “sister” he always put before me.
But I’ve finally learned the cruelest truth: in love, the worst betrayal isn’t another woman—it’s being sacrificed to someone else’s fake family ties.
So this time, I didn’t cry. I didn’t beg.
I went straight to the one man Cobb fears most—his uncle.
And I struck a deal that would make Cobb’s life burn to ashes.He never saw it coming. The woman he abandoned is the same woman who lit the fire he’ll never be able to put out.

I slipped into the washroom and immediately grabbed the Bluetooth earpiece from my purse the moment the door clicked shut behind me.


Within two minutes, the chatter outside died to complete silence.


Another minute passed before Diana's voice crackled through the earpiece. "Mom, I'm so frustrated. That bitch actually expects me to play sister-in-law with her. What an absolute fool."


My blood turned to ice the instant I heard Diana speak.


Gone was the fragile, breathless whisper she always used, as if each word might be her last. This voice carried strength and venom.


My shock mixed with dark satisfaction. So the brilliant Soren Zaid had finally been fooled. The meek little lamb had shed her costume to reveal the wolf underneath.


Chapter 185 - Chapter 185 A Voice Laced With Venom