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The Jilted Bride's Billion Dollar Revenge

Chapter 2 

Word Count: 1034    |    Released on: Today at 11:32

ith her lawyer. Her face

mail app. She drafted a message directly to the head of her person

w across the v

o his widowed sister-in-law. She attached a photo of his discarded wedding ring and stated her immediate intention to divorce. S

director was asking for secondary confirmation

essed the confirm button. She s

a bright green li

expensive vanity. It hit the marbl

club in Manhattan, the heavy bass o

e was surrounded by Wall Street investors, celebrating

piercing alarm sound that cut

d the phone from his suit

ak from Katrina's camp. The smug smile on his face died instantly. The muscles in his jaw lock

is pale face. "Everyt

t hammered violently against his

ally sprinted toward

d behind him, Brandin began pacing fr

a cold, automated voice tol

les throbbed. He knew exactly what this meant. If this scandal leaked to the p

e estate in Long Island, Adelbert Mey

g back in his Chesterfield l

ce on his mahogany desk suddenl

is face was pale, his breathing rushed. He was breaking d

elbert. The screen displayed the breaking media embargo: Katr

e stared at the screen. The veins on the back of h

He swung his cane violently. The heavy silver

hattered against the Persian rug. S

ff the bookshelves. "Track Coleton's car! Bring tha

fectly still. He watched his grandfather's explosio

concern. "Grandfather, should I contact th

haos to grab control of th

your clever little tricks to yourself, Jovani. Our only priority i

oleton's Aston Martin tore through t

mmed on the brakes in front o

teps, the cold autumn wind biting through his thin dress shirt. He j

door jer

as stained with tears. She looked fragile and terrified. Wit

tight. The scent of her delicate, floral perfume filled his

g her face into his shirt. She clung to him

outh to whisper a co

ed vibrating like a wild animal. The aggressive

ulled back slightly a

cy number. Coleton's stomach dropped to his knees

answer. "

is family!" Adelbert's roar blasted through the speaker, hitting Co

ash. His fingers trembled as he swi

t, plastered across a major news site, glared back

nd sheer panic slammed into

ed at the woman he was holding, finally realizing

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“On our wedding night, celebrating a billion-dollar family merger, my new husband Coleton stepped out of the shower. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was his dead brother's widow, Hana, crying that her five-year-old had a fever. Without hesitation, Coleton shoved me hard into the wall to get out the door. "Are you seriously jealous of a sick five-year-old kid?" he spat. He abandoned me in the bridal suite. I immediately filed for divorce and leaked it to the press. To save the merger and their stock prices, both our families rushed in to force me to back down. My own father raised his hand to slap me for my "petty female jealousy." Coleton's grandfather brutally beat him with a heavy wooden cane right in front of me, trying to use a twisted debt of honor to guilt-trip me into staying. Through a hidden dumbwaiter shaft, I overheard their secret meeting. They were plotting to use Coleton's bloody photos to paint me as a cold-hearted villain to the media, trapping me in the marriage through public shame. My own brother nodded along to this plot just to secure his CEO bonus. Coleton only begged for my forgiveness because he was terrified of losing his trust fund to an illegitimate heir. In their eyes, my dignity was just a cheap commodity with a price tag. But I am a Pennington, raised in a world where trust is a liability. I calmly saved the audio recording of their plot, packed my Hermes suitcase, and emailed the most ruthless divorce litigator in Manhattan.”