Chapter 1

For eight long years, I was married to Caleb Hayes, the man who was blind, all because I felt bound by a debt of gratitude.

But the moment his cornea transplant bandages came off, he was instantly smitten by the nurse who removed them.

To pursue Serena Vance, he recklessly disregarded every hospital protocol, letting an intern perform a critical surgery herself – a move that nearly cost a life.

When I finally filed for divorce, I was hit with the crushing truth: our marriage certificate was a fake.

He didn't even spare me a glance, his voice chillingly flat as I confronted him:

"You orchestrated the crash that took my sight. I, in turn, systematically tormented your youth for eight years. Seems perfectly fair, wouldn't you say?"

Blinded by rage, I unleashed a damning video of Serena Vance bullying others at his extravagant engagement party, shattering her pristine image overnight.

That very night, Caleb Hayes brazenly replaced our son, Leo's, life-saving medication with the cheapest saline solution he could find.

As if that wasn't enough to satisfy his cruel heart, he then had Leo and me shipped off to a war-torn country, leaving us to fend for ourselves, or die.

The next time we met, his eyes fell upon my wedding gown, and he sneered, "All these years, and you're still clinging to the pathetic dream of marrying me!"

Little did he know, I – and his formidable stepfather, the man who truly pulled all the strings – were the actual stars of this new wedding.