The Ex-Wife's Counterattack

Betrayal, heartbreak, rivalry, and a no-mercy fight for love. This isn't the average romance story. Here, no one plays fair, and forgiveness isn't on the table. It's a battle for happiness, and nobody walks away unscathed. Four years into her marriage, Eloise Marchand figures she has nailed it. Lucian Calloway is every girl's dream. He is rich, good-looking, and thoughtful. She also gets along just fine with his mother, and their son is a happy little handful. But the happy bubble bursts the second Genevieve Bancroft, Lucian's first love, comes back from overseas. Only then does Eloise realize her so-called marriage is nothing but a joke. Lucian goes all soft for Genevieve, looking after her like she's about to break. He even warns Eloise that Genevieve is struggling with depression, so she'd better not hurt her. To make it worse, their son adores Genevieve and throws tantrums, demanding she's the one who should be his mom. Even Lucian's mother can't resist Genevieve, acting like she has always been the right choice for her son. All together, they look more like a real family, leaving Eloise completely out of the picture. Eloise then lets her anger fly with a slap and storms out to end things for good. But Lucian insists she will wish she never left. She just shakes her head, wondering why she ever waited this long. With the marriage behind her, Eloise puts every ounce of energy into her career—archaeology, treasure hunting, and restoring lost pieces of history. It pays off big, and soon she is a star in her field. Three years pass and Lucian is still obsessed, trying again and again to win her over by any means necessary. She stays distant and determined, refusing to let him blur the lines between them. All Eloise wants is to live her own life, but she ends up catching the eye of San Francisco's most powerful and dangerous man, Thaddeus Radcliffe. He smirks and says, "What, you think you can mess with me and walk off? Fine, treat me like a toy, but don't think you can get away with just one round. Now get back here and keep going..."