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Everyone believed I was Bradley Hunter's one and only love.
Appearing ascetic, he could make me climax seven times in one night. Because he worried that birth control pills might harm my body, he didn't hesitate to get a vasectomy.
Until I was trapped in a mansion engulfed by a massive fire.
Bradley immediately abandoned a ten-million-dollar deal to rush back, but when I hysterically cried for help amidst the flames, he grabbed the safe and bolted out the door without looking back.
As his skin sizzled from the burns, he seemed oblivious to the pain, rescuing his adopted daughter Selena's mementos from the inferno—her fallen baby teeth, panties stained red from her first period, and the red high heels she wore on her first date...
He growled in a frenzied whisper:
"Selena, since you left, Uncle's world has lost all color."
"I've stayed single for three years for you, at least leave me something to remember you by."
So in his eyes, I was merely the perfect cover for his forbidden love.
I closed my eyes in despair, letting the flames consume my body.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of my engagement to Bradley.

When Ashes Speak

The news of the scandal at the dinner party quickly spread through the upper class.


"Just an adopted daughter, how she dares to be so insolent? The upbringing of the Hunter family is nothing special after all."


Several companies, dissatisfied with Bradley's handling of the situation, terminated their partnerships with the Hunter Group.


In just one week, the Hunter Group lost billions of dollars in orders.


Meanwhile, the controversy over whether Selena was "X" rapidly exploded on social media.


As Bradley was busy with a video conference with the board of directors, Selena burst into the study with her phone, complaining:


"Uncle, those internet trolls dare to insult me. You must sue them for me! I want them all to face legal action!"


Bradley saw her self-righteousness, without a hint of guilt for impersonating someone else.


For the first time, he felt that Selena was a stranger to him.


Chapter 8