Our Marriage: A Twisted Revenge

Our Marriage: A Twisted Revenge

Beatrice Wells

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My husband, Aiden, brought his mistress to a gala. She was carrying my clutch bag, a gift from him. He was laughing, daring me to make a scene. But the ultimate cruelty wasn't the affair. It was when he brought up my kidnapping from ten years ago, using my deepest trauma as a weapon to publicly shame me. His mistress, Ember, piled on, her voice dripping with false pity. "Oh, Julia, I just can't imagine what you went through. Aiden told me everything. How you were... so damaged." I suddenly realized who she was: the daughter of the man who had orchestrated my kidnapping. This wasn't just an affair; it was a long-con revenge plot to destroy the company I had sacrificed everything to save. Aiden, the man who once swore to protect me, was her willing pawn. His cruelty had already cost me our unborn child years ago. In that moment, the last bit of love I had for him turned to ice. He thought he was breaking me. He had no idea he was just handing me the keys to his destruction.

Our Marriage: A Twisted Revenge Chapter 1

My husband, Aiden, brought his mistress to a gala. She was carrying my clutch bag, a gift from him. He was laughing, daring me to make a scene.

But the ultimate cruelty wasn't the affair. It was when he brought up my kidnapping from ten years ago, using my deepest trauma as a weapon to publicly shame me.

His mistress, Ember, piled on, her voice dripping with false pity.

"Oh, Julia, I just can't imagine what you went through. Aiden told me everything. How you were... so damaged."

I suddenly realized who she was: the daughter of the man who had orchestrated my kidnapping. This wasn't just an affair; it was a long-con revenge plot to destroy the company I had sacrificed everything to save.

Aiden, the man who once swore to protect me, was her willing pawn. His cruelty had already cost me our unborn child years ago.

In that moment, the last bit of love I had for him turned to ice. He thought he was breaking me.

He had no idea he was just handing me the keys to his destruction.

Chapter 1

JULIA GARRETT POV:

The world, I' ve learned, has rules. Rules for decorum, for business, for marriage. Rules for everything, it seems, except for how to deal with a husband who brings his mistress to a gala and forces her into your face.

Aiden Daniel has always been good at breaking rules, especially the ones that mattered most to me.

He was laughing across the ballroom, a loud, booming sound that used to make my stomach flutter. Now, it just made my jaw ache. His arm was around Ember Stokes, a woman young enough to be his - well, not his daughter, but definitely not his wife. She held a small, glittering clutch bag. My clutch bag. The one he' d given me for our fifth anniversary.

"Aiden, for God's sake," Davina, my mother, hissed beside me. "Does he have no shame?"

He had none. His eyes, when they met mine, were cold, daring me to react. Ember, the little viper, gave him a sweet, innocent smile before deliberately turning the clutch so the diamond-encrusted clasp caught the light. A direct hit.

"Julia," Davina whispered, her voice tight with suppressed rage. "He's provoking you."

I watched Ember's performance, a practiced sway of her hips, a toss of her perfect blonde hair. She was enjoying this far too much. Aiden' s hand tightened around her waist, a public declaration.

"Look at her," Davina growled, her hand clutching her chest. "That little hussy. And him! After everything you' ve done for this family, for him..." Her face was blotchy red.

"Mother, please," I said, my voice flat, holding out a steady hand to her. "Don't make a scene. It' s not worth it."

She stared at me, eyes wide. "Not worth it? Julia, he has brought his paramour to a public event, flaunting her with your gifts! He' s humiliating you, humiliating our family."

I took a slow sip of my champagne, the bubbles doing nothing to calm the cold knot in my stomach. "He is, yes. But humiliation can be a powerful tool, Mother. It strips away the pretense."

Davina' s brow furrowed. "Pretense? What are you talking about?"

"This marriage," I said, my gaze still fixed on Aiden and Ember. "It was never about love, not really. It was a merger. A hostile takeover, in many ways. I was the asset, the collateral for the Daniel family's survival."

I watched Aiden whisper something in Ember' s ear, making her giggle. The sound pierced through the clinking of glasses and polite chatter.

"And now," I continued, my voice low, "he has revealed the true value of that asset. Or rather, he has devalued it publicly."

My mother looked at me as if I' d lost my mind. "Julia, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying," I turned to her then, my eyes meeting hers, "that this is no longer about saving a marriage. It's about recovering lost investments. And perhaps, acquiring a new one."

"Are you... are you talking about Daniel Holdings?" Davina asked, her voice barely a whisper.

"It's on the table, isn't it?" I smiled, a cold, thin line. "He's making it very clear he doesn't want me. Fine. But he won't get to keep what I helped build."

Davina' s hand trembled as she reached for me. "Julia, you've changed."

I felt the eyes of the other guests on us, a mixture of pity and morbid curiosity. They expected tears, a dramatic exit even. They wouldn't get it. Not tonight.

I straightened my posture, a calculated movement. "Survival changes people, Mother. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need a moment."

"You need to hide away," Davina urged, her voice strained.

"No," I corrected, my gaze sweeping over the room, meeting a few lingering stares with a steady, unblinking intensity. "I need to strategize."

Davina looked at me for a long moment, a flicker of understanding, perhaps even pride, in her eyes. "Then strategize, my dear. I'll make sure no one bothers you." She gave a curt nod and, with a surprising show of strength, turned to intercept a pair of gossiping socialites.

Aiden chose that moment to make his grand entrance. He walked towards us, Ember clinging to his arm, her smile sickly sweet. He moved with the arrogance of a king who had just conquered a new territory.

"Julia," Ember purred, her voice a little too loud, a little too saccharine. "So glad you could make it. You look... well, you look."

She was wearing a dress that was a poor imitation of one I'd worn last season, cut far too low, far too tight. It screamed 'new money' and 'desperate to impress.'

"Ember darling," I replied, my voice calm, "You're wearing my clutch. How... nostalgic."

Ember' s smile faltered for a split second before she recovered, giggling. "Oh, this old thing? Aiden picked it out. He said it reminded him of someone who needed a bit of sparkle." She batted her eyelashes at Aiden.

"Sparkle?" Aiden scoffed, his eyes on me, filled with a cruel amusement. "Some people are beyond sparkle, Ember. They're just... tarnished."

He then turned to my mother, who had rejoined us, her face a mask of barely contained fury. "Davina, allow me to introduce Ember Stokes. My... very good friend." He laid extra emphasis on "very good friend," his eyes still challenging me.

Davina' s jaw tightened. "Aiden, have you no respect?"

"Respect?" Aiden sneered, ignoring Davina's question. He looked at me, a wolfish grin spreading across his face. "You know, Ember was just asking me about your... little accident, Julia. The one from ten years ago. She found it quite fascinating."

The words hit me like a physical blow, sucking the air from my lungs. The trauma. The kidnapping. The weeks of terror. He was using that. He was using that to hurt me.

A cold wave washed over me, stronger than any anger. This wasn't about love or betrayal anymore. This was about a festering wound he was deliberately tearing open.

Ember, seeing her opening, chimed in, her voice dripping with false concern. "Oh, Julia, I just can't imagine what you went through. It sounds absolutely dreadful. Aiden told me everything. How you were... so damaged." She touched Aiden's arm, her fingers tracing soothing circles.

Aiden leaned into her touch, his gaze fixed on me, a smug satisfaction in his eyes. He reveled in my pain.

My vision blurred for a second. In that moment, the last vestiges of love, of hope, of any lingering affection I had for Aiden Daniel, shriveled and died. It wasn't a slow burn. It was an instant, icy obliteration. My heart, once a battlefield, was now a barren wasteland.

I looked at Aiden, truly looked at him. He was a stranger, a cruel, petty man I no longer recognized, if I ever truly had. My husband. My tormentor.

Ember, sensing victory, beamed. She wrapped her arms around Aiden' s neck, pulling him closer, then pressed a lingering kiss to his lips, right there, for everyone to see. Aiden, for his part, put on a show, his hand cupping her cheek, his eyes still on me, enjoying the spectacle.

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“My husband, Aiden, brought his mistress to a gala. She was carrying my clutch bag, a gift from him. He was laughing, daring me to make a scene. But the ultimate cruelty wasn't the affair. It was when he brought up my kidnapping from ten years ago, using my deepest trauma as a weapon to publicly shame me. His mistress, Ember, piled on, her voice dripping with false pity. "Oh, Julia, I just can't imagine what you went through. Aiden told me everything. How you were... so damaged." I suddenly realized who she was: the daughter of the man who had orchestrated my kidnapping. This wasn't just an affair; it was a long-con revenge plot to destroy the company I had sacrificed everything to save. Aiden, the man who once swore to protect me, was her willing pawn. His cruelty had already cost me our unborn child years ago. In that moment, the last bit of love I had for him turned to ice. He thought he was breaking me. He had no idea he was just handing me the keys to his destruction.”
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