She showed up to sign the divorce papers in her eighth month of pregnancy… and then watched her husband marry his mistress that same day, smiling as if he’d lost everything… What she didn’t know was that she was leaving carrying with her a secret that would destroy everything she thought she’d achieved.

She replied calmly, “I’m better than fine.” Only then did her father look at Gregory, who tried to greet him but received no response.

“Is everything ready?” William asked the lawyer.

Victor nodded and replied, “The divorce is finalized and the other matter is ready to proceed.”

Gregory frowned and asked, “What other matter?”

No one answered her and Madeline, before leaving, simply said: “You’ll understand soon enough.”

In the car, William spoke softly: “I could have ruined her career as soon as I found out.”

“I know,” she replied, “but I needed it to come out sooner.”

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Two years earlier, Gregory was an ambitious architect who admired her independence and intelligence, but his admiration gradually turned to resentment when she refused to use her father’s influence to her advantage.

When she became pregnant, their relationship intensified and, eventually, his relationship with Ashley became undeniable.

The night he left, he mocked her pregnancy and said her life was over, revealing a cruelty she would never forget. The next morning, he gathered evidence proving not only her infidelity, but also her attempt to steal confidential company information by exploiting her connections to her family.

Instead of reacting impulsively, she hatched a plan with her lawyer and her father, making Gregory believe he had won while she prepared the legal action that would follow the divorce.