The Jilted Wife's Ruthless Wall Street Return

Chapter 5

Word Count: 827 | Released on: 20/04/2026

's heated pool, scattering blinding reflections across t

ide a bank vault in Manhattan. For the first time in years

roke the silence. Adriene didn't move. She knew the sound. Elaina walked

iene's chair. She looked down, h

aid, keeping her eyes shut. "I

in my room again last night," Elaina whispered, her voice thick with vulg

d. "You really are pathetic," Adriene sneered. "Pick

class background. Her face twisted into an ugly sna

rs leading into the house. Dallin was walking qui

ina's face. She lunged forward and grab

the hold. The force wasn't strong, but Elaina used the momentum. Sh

as she tipped over the edge and crashe

ldly, swallowing water and screaming for help,

eyes went wide with panic as he saw Elaina sinking. He did

nted across the marble deck like a wild animal. Adri

t. He didn't even slow down. To save a fraction of a second, he thr

f her feet. She was thrown

he side of her head slammed heavily against the flat, unyielding s

went black for a terrifying second before swimming back into focus. Warm, thick blood rushed from the gash on he

ive splash sounded as Dallin dov

rd stone. She clutched her bleeding head,

us. He held her tight against his chest, kicking furiously toward the

the house. He stepped right over Adriene's legs. The cold water dripping from his

Through the red haze of her own b

ed, her voice trembl

is head. "If she dies, I will bury you," he s

ared down

beating of her heart. The blood dripped steadily onto the pristine white stone, fo

he blood. And t

laugh bubbled up her throat. A tear mi

ainst the cold stone. In that exact moment, the last micro

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“For three years, Adriene Rodgers gave up her brilliant Wall Street career to be the perfect, devoted wife to billionaire Dallin Morales. But one night, she overheard him talking to his lawyer, a confession that shattered her world. "Adriene is exactly what I need her to be. A perfect social shield to keep the cameras busy so Elaina can live in peace." Elaina was his late brother's widow. Dallin coldly admitted that touching his wife made him physically sick, and he only stomached it by closing his eyes and thinking of Elaina. From that moment, the nightmare escalated. Elaina framed Adriene at every turn-slashing Adriene's beloved dog to death and throwing herself into a pool to play the victim. Dallin blindly believed the widow. He shoved Adriene so hard she cracked her head open on the marble deck, leaving her bleeding on the ground while he tenderly carried Elaina away. The ultimate betrayal came when Adriene's father went into sudden cardiac failure. Desperate, she begged Dallin for the life-saving hospital funds. Instead, Dallin ruthlessly froze every single one of her bank accounts. "Go get on your knees and apologize to Elaina. Do that, and I will unfreeze your cards." Standing in the freezing rain while Dallin's Rolls-Royce sped off to comfort Elaina's fake panic attack, Adriene's heart finally turned to ice. How could she have wasted three years of devotion on a man who would use her dying father as a bargaining chip for a manipulative parasite? She didn't shed another tear. After borrowing money to save her father, she secretly signed the divorce papers and left them in a Hermès anniversary box on his desk. Then, she pulled out her old resume and sent it directly to his biggest corporate rivals. The submissive wife was dead, and it was time to burn his empire to the ground.”