Jade Villa Maya lay restlessly in her newly bought bed, tossing and turning as sleep continued to evade her. Frustrated, she finally sat up, a scowl forming on her face. Cayden quickly moved to sit beside her, concern etched on his features. "What's the matter, darling? Can't sleep?" Maya was seething. Even though she was preparing for her third marriage and expecting a child, she still carried herself with the grace and innocence of a young girl. “It’s too noisy next door,” she snapped. “Clara Walport has a house full of guests. They're laughing and drinking like it's a celebration—it’s infuriating.” She clenched her fists. “Ethan slept with my cousin, and now he’s cozying up with Clara? Two women in under a month since we split! Who does he think he is?” Though Maya had already moved on with Cayden after her divorce from Ethan, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she’d been wronged. Cayden blinked in confusion. They lived in a villa, not an apartment—soundproofing shouldn’t h

A flicker of desire had begun to burn in Cayden’s eyes. For years, he had always maintained a certain distance from Clara—partly out of respect, but mostly out of intimidation. She was older, confident, and carried herself with a commanding presence that made it difficult for him to act inappropriately. But now, Clara was no longer the unshakable figure he remembered. After a grueling day of fruitless job hunting, she looked visibly drained. Her hair clung to her face from the heat, her makeup was faintly smudged, and her once-perfect composure had slipped. She had walked a long way in painful heels before finally collapsing into her car. Cayden noticed her vulnerability. She had even kicked off her shoes, rubbing her aching feet with a look of fatigue etched across her features. That moment of weakness emboldened him—he saw a chance to exploit her exhaustion, to gain both a twisted sense of dominance and vengeance over Ethan by humiliating the woman he loved. But Clara wasn’

At that moment, Clara realized she couldn’t keep it hidden from him any longer. The weight of everything she had been carrying finally became too much to bear. She took a shaky breath. "Ethan... I'm sorry. I really am. I shouldn’t have kept this from you. I just... I didn’t want to burden you with my problems. You've already done so much for me, and I didn’t want you to worry." Ethan’s brows furrowed with concern, but he said nothing, letting her speak. Clara looked down, ashamed. "Yesterday, I went to see Vanessa. I thought maybe I could still move forward with the investment, make a fresh start. But instead, she handed me back the ten million dollars I put in. She said she couldn’t let me join her company. That she had no choice." Ethan’s jaw tightened, but his voice remained calm. "Let me guess. Cayden?" Clara gave a small, bitter nod. "Yes... Cayden Huxley. He’s pulling every string he has to make sure I hit a dead end. He wants me out of this city—no, out of the industry. Out

Maya’s words slipped out before she could stop herself—a single sentence that shattered the fragile tension between them. Her eyes widened in alarm as she realized what she had just admitted. Ethan, on the other hand, wasn’t shocked. Deep down, he had suspected the truth for a long time. But hearing it come from her lips still hit him like a punch to the gut. Just moments ago, he had been trying to calm down—for the sake of the child she carried. He had intended to walk away without another word. But now? Now her carelessness had ignited the fury he had tried so hard to suppress. He pointed at her, voice rising with barely contained rage. “Maya Reynolds… so you’re finally admitting it? You did sleep with Tony West, didn’t you?” Maya’s shoulders tensed, but she didn’t flinch. She knew there was no turning back now, and honestly, she no longer cared to. She wasn’t Ethan’s wife anymore. What did she owe him? “So what if I did?” she snapped defiantly. “Yes, I slept with Tony. It was

"The moment I first laid eyes on Cayden, I just knew—he was the one," Maya said with a soft, loving expression, her gaze locked onto her soon-to-be husband. She spoke with such sincerity that it tugged at the hearts of many in the room. Meanwhile, seated quietly, Alexander kept recording the scene on his phone, the corners of his lips curled into a mocking smirk. “Maya, oh Maya… If you weren’t my cousin—and if our family didn’t still need your status to climb higher—I’d expose everything right now without a second thought.” Most of the guests in attendance were unaware that Maya had been married when she met Cayden. So to them, her words painted a picture-perfect, romantic tale. After all, what’s more enchanting than falling in love at first sight? With both Maya and Cayden being undeniably attractive, no one had reason to doubt the story she was telling. Maya continued speaking, her voice warm with emotion. “Cayden has always treated me with such care and kindness. He’s the mos