Synopsis
YvetteMatthewshadagreatearlychildhood.Shehadlovingparentsthathasgivenheragreatlife.Herfatherwasa5-starmasterchefwhilehermotherwasawellknownpatissierintheculinaryworld.Herlifewasgreatbutallofthatchangedwhenherparentsgotintoacaraccidentanddied.Yvettewasorphanedatatenderageofsixyearsold.Inherparent’swake,amiddleagedmanwithhistenyearoldsoncame.HetoldYvettethathewasherparents’friendfromcollegeandwaswillingtoadoptYvette.Herhavingnonextofkinandratherthanhergoingintofostercare,theadultsinthefosteragencyagreedaftercheckingtheman’sbackground.ItwasknownthatthemiddleagedmanwastheCEOofalarge5-starhotelandrestaurantgroupthatnotonlyoperatedinthecountrybutaroundtheworld.Yvettelivedalifeasaprincessbeingdotedbyherstepfatherandstepbrother.Eventhoughshelivedalifefullofluxury,shestayedhumbleandstudiedhardtobeagoodchefandpatissierlikeherparents.Shelovedhernewfamily,andsheharboredromanticfeelingswithherstepbrother,JosephHamilton.Somethingshekeptasecretsincesheknewherfeelingscannotbereciprocated.Butallofthatchangedwhenherstepfatherdiedofoldage.WhenthelawyerofhisstepfatherreadhislastwillleavingseventypercentofhisfortunetoYvetteincludingtherightstotheHamiltonhotels.Thisshockedmanyespeciallyherstepbrother,Joseph,sincehewasonlyleftwiththirtypercent.Buttherewasaclauseinthewill,thatJospehcouldbetheCEOifhemarriesYvetteandtheyproduceanheir.HerlifestartedtoturngraysinceJosephwasforcedtoleavehiscurrentgirlfriendwhomYvetteknewhelovedsomuchandmarryhertogettheCEOtitle.Joseph’skindnessandpamperingturnedintohateanddisgust.Hebecamecoldandaloof,cominghomelateandgoingtoworkearlyinthemorning.Yvette’sonlysolacewasthesonsheborewithJosephontheirweddingnight.Shepouredallofherlovetoherlittleson.ButfatewascrueltoheronceagainwhenshefoundoutthatJosephwasseeinghisex-girlfriendonceagain.Hearingfromsomeonethattheyweremeetinginahotelroom,shemusteredthecouragetoconfrontthem.Yvettesawtheex-girlfriendinthehotelroomwearingsexylingerie.Theygotintheheatedargument.“Sephdoesbotloveyou.”Theex-girlfriendsaid.“Hejustmarriedyoutogetthepositionthatshouldberightfullyhis!”Sheshouted.“DoyounotthinkIknowthat?!”ShoutedYvette.“Butheisstillmarriedtome!”Thetwowerepullingeachother’shairinthehotelbalconywhichislocatedatthe43rdfloor.Theybothwentovertherailedintheheatofthemomentandtheywereholdingfordearlife.“Dianne!”Josephvoicewasheardinsidethehotelroom.“S-Seph!”Theex-girlfriendshouted.“Helpme!”“Dianne!”Josephwasalarmedtoseeherhangingonthebalcony.“Yvette?Whyareyouhere?!”Hesoundedsurprised.“H-Helpme.”Yvettecried.“Holdon!Iamgoingtogetyouout.”Josephsaidbuthepulledhisex-girlfriendfirstandtookoffhiscoattoputontoher.Yvette’sheartwascrushed.SheknewinthattimethatwhoJosephreallylovedwasDianneandnother.Thiserasedallofherhopeonbeinglovedandhadletgo.Shefeltherbodyfallingforalongtime.Yvette’sbodyfeltlightandshethoughtthatshehadnowthrownallofherguiltandtheburdeninthelovelessrelationship.Shewishedthatinhernextlife,shewouldnothavethiskindofloveonceagain.Butthensheopenedhereyesonceagain,tothedaywhenthelawyerwouldreadherstepfather’slastwill.“Iwillchangedmyfate.”Yvettethought.“Inthislife,Iwillnotbedrownedinalovelessmarriagewithmystepbrother.”
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Chapters 74
- Chapter 74: The Feeling That Won’t Leave May 20, 2026
- Chapter 73: The First Move to Protect Her May 20, 2026
- Chapter 72: The Headline That Changes Everything May 20, 2026
- Chapter 71: The Man Who Refuses to Retreat May 20, 2026
- Chapter 70: The Man Who Stayed May 20, 2026
- Chapter 69: When Distance Becomes Visible May 20, 2026
- Chapter 68: The Space Between Three May 20, 2026
- Chapter 67: When Presence Becomes Pressure May 20, 2026
- Chapter 66: The Risk of Standing Still May 20, 2026
- Chapter 65: What I Carry Forward May 20, 2026
- Chapter 64: The Space Between Us May 20, 2026
- Chapter 63: When Two Roads Open May 20, 2026
- Chapter 62: Lines That Cannot Be Uncrossed May 20, 2026
- Chapter 61: Pressure, Rearranged May 20, 2026
- Chapter 60: When Distance Fails May 20, 2026
- Chapter 59: Watching Becomes Painful May 20, 2026
- Chapter 58: The Shape of Comfort May 20, 2026
- Chapter 57: The Weight of Excellence May 20, 2026
- Chapter 56: Arrival Without Claim May 20, 2026
- Chapter 55: The Net Tightens May 20, 2026
- Chapter 54: Hairline Cracks May 20, 2026
- Chapter 53: The Shape of a Shadow May 20, 2026
- Chapter 52: Blood Before Water May 20, 2026
- Chapter 51: Pressure Points May 20, 2026
- Chapter 50: Ripples Across the Water May 20, 2026
- Chapter 49: When the Mask Slips May 20, 2026
- Chapter 48: A Place to Stand May 20, 2026
- Chapter 47: Unease From Afar May 20, 2026
- Chapter 46: Under Pressure, Softly Held May 20, 2026
- Chapter 45: What She Sold Herself For May 20, 2026
- Chapter 44: The Space Between Us May 20, 2026
- Chapter 43: When Someone Stays May 20, 2026
- Chapter 42: The Heat of the Kitchen May 20, 2026
- Chapter 41: A City That Doesn’t Know My Name May 20, 2026
- Chapter 40: The Night Before Departure May 20, 2026
- Chapter 39: The Debt That Built an Empire May 20, 2026
- Chapter 38: The Price of Leaving May 20, 2026
- Chapter 37: Cracks Beneath the Glass May 20, 2026
- Chapter 36: What Stayed with Me May 20, 2026
- Chapter 35: The Year that Carried Me May 20, 2026
- Chapter 34: The Space Between Us May 20, 2026
- Chapter 33: Moving Forward, With the Door Unlocked May 20, 2026
- Chapter 32: Cut Loose May 20, 2026
- Chapter 31: The Truth Has a Deadline May 20, 2026
- Chapter 30: Dianne’s Collapse May 20, 2026
- Chapter 29: The Legal Verification Process May 20, 2026
- Chapter 28: The Shape of Truth May 20, 2026
- Chapter 27: The Lie Tightens May 20, 2026
- Chapter 26: Fault Lines May 20, 2026
- Chapter 25: A Lie Running Out of Time May 20, 2026
- Chapter 24: What She Chooses Not to Ask May 20, 2026
- Chapter 23: Legal Preparations May 20, 2026
- Chapter 22: Lines on Paper, Weight on the Heart May 20, 2026
- Chapter 21: The Meeting May 20, 2026
- Chapter 20: Walking Beside Her May 20, 2026
- Chapter 19: The Night That Shouldn’t Have Happened May 20, 2026
- Chapter 18: The Line She Crossed May 20, 2026
- Chapter 17: The Things He Tried to Control May 20, 2026
- Chapter 16: A Dream That Shouldn’t Exist May 20, 2026
- Chapter 15: The Space She Left Behind May 20, 2026
- Chapter 14: Stepping into the Light May 20, 2026
- Chapter 13: The First Step May 20, 2026
- Chapter 12: A Different Joseph (2) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 11: A Different Joseph (1) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 10: A Start of a New Life (2) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 9: A Start of a New Life (1) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 8: Changing Fate (2) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 7: Changing Fate (1) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 6: The Fateful Day (3) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 5: The Fateful Day (2) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 4: The Fateful Day (1) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 3: My Bitter Sweet Life (3) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 2: My Bitter Sweet Life (2) May 20, 2026
- Chapter 1: My Bitter Sweet Life (1) May 20, 2026
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