Chapter 1

One year into my marriage, I was cornered, stripped of my clothes, and pinned against a wall.

The woman turned on her phone to start a livestream, then slapped me hard across the face.

"You filthy homewrecker! How dare you seduce my husband!"

She had the strength of an ox. I couldn’t fight back. All I could do was cover my chest and scream in denial:

"You have the wrong person! I'm married! I don’t even know your husband!"

The woman sneered and threw a marriage certificate at my face.

It was a certified copy of a marriage license, complete with a photo of her and my husband, Liam!

"Liam and I got married three years ago. Maya, you are the mistress here. Get it?"

My mind went completely blank.

Overnight, my life was ruined.

I lost my promotion at the TV network, and I was blacklisted from the entire industry.

Depressed and broken, I walked out onto the balcony of our penthouse.

Just as I was about to jump, I heard voices outside the door.

A woman laughed. "Liam, you are truly ruthless."

"We’ve only known each other for three months, yet you let me use a fake marriage license to destroy her just to make me happy."

Liam’s voice was filled with adoration. "As long as you're happy, babe. You can play with her however you want."

I stared at the closed door, my heart shattering into pieces.

The living hell I had been through was nothing more than a game he played to make his new girl laugh.