Chapter 1

It wasn't until I saw my son slip something into my bowl with my own eyes that I truly understood how much he hated me.

"Daddy, if I tell everyone Mommy is with Mr. Miller, can Seraphina really become my mom?"

To make sure I'd leave the divorce with absolutely nothing, my husband had coached our son to accuse me of having an affair with our neighbor.

He'd then turn around and marry his first love.

What he didn't know was, I was just as terrified of him taking half of *my* hundreds of millions.

"Daddy, if I tell everyone Mommy is with Mr. Miller, can Seraphina really become my mom?"

Waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, I heard those words and instantly sobered up.

The 'Seraphina' Leo mentioned was our new tutor.

A while back, Leo had whined about wanting a tutor, and Arthur had been unusually eager to find him one.

Her name was Seraphina. She was a business school graduate who'd also studied overseas.

She'd been a senior executive at a prestigious company; her resume was beyond impressive.

It seemed odd that someone so accomplished would take a tutoring job for us, but seeing how well she got along with Leo, I didn't give it much thought.

Seraphina had told me:

"Chloe, I don't really have any family or friends here. I'm not picky about salary, just as long as you provide me with a place to stay."

At the time, I had no idea she was Arthur's first love.

Before we got married, I knew Arthur had a first love.

He claimed it was a naive college romance. She'd apparently dumped him for being poor and left the country.

He said he hated her guts.

On our wedding day, he knelt before me, eyes red-rimmed.

"Chloe, you're the only one who's ever truly cared for me. I, Arthur, will only ever love you. If I break this vow, may I die a miserable death!"

His family was dirt poor, and his relatives barely tolerated him.

I was the one who stood by him, helping him build his career.

Now, he's the Regional Director for Europe, earning a multi-million dollar salary.

"Leo, if you just do what Daddy says, then your mommy won't be able to tell you what to do anymore. Isn't that great?"

"Yeah!"

Seraphina was nestled in my husband's lap, gently stroking Leo's head.

This whole scheme was Seraphina's idea.

Arthur wanted a divorce, but he was afraid I'd take half his fortune.

So, he plotted to frame me for infidelity and make me leave with nothing.

Once Leo was asleep.

My husband and Seraphina were passionately kissing, right there on Leo's study desk.

Their clothes were half-undone. Even through the screen, I could almost *feel* their heavy breathing.

Expressionless, I recorded the video and sent it to my lawyer. "Is this enough to make him leave with nothing?"

What he didn't know was, I was just as terrified of him taking half of *my* hundreds of millions.