Rising From Ashes: The Divorced Heiress

Author: Xiao Mao Mao

Chapter 1

Word Count: 719 | Released on: 29/05/2026

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ke a shard of glass. She stood before him in a plain white dress, an apparition of stark simplicity amidst the glittering sea of couture gown

on, a glass of amber whiskey in one hand. He had been laughing with Robert Reynolds, the CEO of some tech firm he was pla

at her?" "What is she wearing?" "She

k her path moments earlier. "Well, look what the cat dragged in," she'd sneered, her

that focus was wavering under Julian's gaze. It was a look tha

at her face, a slow, deliberate motion. A cruel smirk played

nto a nervous scrape of bows. Robert Reynolds cleared his throat, a path

xanne added, rushing to Julian's side li

od rigidly by the massive oak doors. His voice was low, yet it carried

ithin minutes, the ballroom, once teeming with New York's elite, was empty. The sound of their hurried depa

She remembered the hope that had felt so real it was a physical ac

He was a predator, and she was trapped. She instinctively

is voice a low growl that vibrated t

e cologne and the whiskey on his breath enveloping her, su

ore," she whispered,

. "You will stay here, in this house, as my

f. The envelope fell from her numb fingers, scattering its contents ac

e was a mask of cold fury. He leaned down, his lips b

you had the right to talk about an 'end

er's name was the

ked out, the same futile word

eathed, his eyes burning with a hatred that consumed ever

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Rising From Ashes: The Divorced Heiress

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“When Seraphina handed the divorce papers to her billionaire husband, she just wanted to end their suffocating marriage. Instead of signing, Julian burned the documents in the fireplace and declared her his eternal prisoner. "You will live in this house and be reminded every single day of the sister you took from me." He firmly believed she had murdered her sister, Isabelle-the only woman he ever truly loved. Driven to absolute despair, Seraphina falsely confessed to the crime just to force him to let her go. But Julian used her broken words to completely destroy her. He threw her out of the estate into the freezing rain, where she was struck by a speeding car. While she lay in the hospital with broken bones, her own family disowned her for ruining their business ties. Then, the police arrived to arrest her for Isabelle's murder, a final deadly trap orchestrated by Julian himself. She had lost her dignity, her family, and nearly her freedom, tortured by a man who only saw a ghost when he looked at her face. Why did she have to bear the weight of a crime she didn't commit, stripped of everything she ever had? Saved from prison by a friend's legal team, Seraphina left the city with nothing but her shattered pride. Four years later, she stepped out of the airport with her two children, no longer the fragile victim they broke. This time, she was back.”