1 Prologue:

Thunder roared across the sky and a torrential rain vengefully poured down the earth.

Inside a large room, dust flew everywhere as the old curtains danced with the strong gust of wind. It was originally hot weather but somehow, it felt a little cold. Clothes and jewelry were scattered all over the floor as if a calamity had just gone by.

A beautiful woman was kneeling on the ground, glaring at the person in front.

The woman was only in her early twenties but because of exhaustion and the stress she's been getting over the years, the woman looked like she was in her mid-thirties.

"Vivi, please..." An old man beside was holding a gun in his hands as he said impatiently, "Just sign the paper and we will let you go. "

Ivy Lin's eyes landed on her uncle who used her nickname 'Vivi' just like when he tried to suck up to her deceased parents.

She remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking with a hoarse voice, "Uncle, do you remember when father was about to banish you from the family. I was the one who begged father not to."

Ivy Lin remembered how much her father, Lin Chen wanted to banish his brother, Lin Peilang for allying with their business rivals. Lin Peilang begged for mercy and wanted a second chance but Lin Chen was determined to chase his brother away but Ivy Lin also begged and told her father that Lin Peilang was her uncle, a family and anyone could have a second chance.

But who would've thought that the second chance that was given to Lin Peilang was used to bring down her family and ruin her tonight?

If only Ivy Lin knew that this was going to happen, she should have never given him a chance to stab them in the back!

Lin Peilang slightly raised his head arrogantly, "And I'm thankful for that since, without your help, I wouldn't get the chance to have all of your parent's shares in the company. Don't worry, your shares will also be mine."

"Thank you?…" Ivy Lin muttered before suddenly raising her head for a laugh, "Lin Peilang… You deserve to die a thousand times… Someday, you will pay for all the sins you've committed."

"Hahaha!! Dear niece, you should worry about yourself first before worrying about me. Look at what happened after you pitied the poor me." Lin Peilang smilingly said.

Suddenly, the door squeaked open and a pair of Channel black shoes stopped in front of Ivy Lin.

She looked up and saw the familiar face of her husband, Zhang Jingren. A small hope bloomed inside her heart but it was also immediately crushed by the hostility in his eyes.

Zhang Jingren was the man that she was foolishly in love with for the past 10 years and the husband that she helped in every circumstance over the years.

Now he said to her, "Just listen to your uncle and sign the divorce paper."

"No." Ivy Lin said with difficultly.

"Just sign the paper and end this Ivy!" Zhang Jingren grabbed a handful of her hair and pulled it until Ivy Lin whimpered in pain.

Ivy Lin couldn't believe that the man she loved for 10 years would do this to her.

Zhang Jingren was the second son of Lin Chen's business partner, Zhang Han and because he was the second son, Zhang Jingren was expected to be his brother's aide to their Zhang Corporation.

However, Ivy Lin fell in love with Zhang Jingren and married him, elevating his position in their company and making him an eligible candidate for the position of his father.

Ivy Lin thought that she was a princess in a love story. Giving up her everything for his love and successfully married him. However, just after a month of their marriage, Ivy Lin found out that Zhang Jingren was cheating with his childhood friend, Fan Mei.

Fan Mei was Zhang Jingren's childhood friend and the daughter from the prestigious family, Fan, who owned most of the hospitals in the country.

Zhang Jingren did not admit to their affair at first but after being caught kissing Fan Mei, he shamelessly asked Ivy Lin, "Do you even know how to knock?"

At that time, Ivy Lin screamed and cried her eyes out for a few days but after a month, she finally grew accustomed to Zhang Jingren's and Fan Mei's display of affection.

In the end, she had to be where she was tonight.

Zhang Jingren became her uncle's accomplice in bringing down her Lin family and took everything away from her.

And now, with his hand pulling her hair and almost making her head bleed, Zhang Jingren demand for her to sign the divorce paper for him to legally marry Fan Mei.

"Just sign the damn paper, you lowly bitch!" Zhang Jingren frowned but there was not the slightest change in expression, he was still glaring down at Ivy Lin like she was the reason why he could not get what he wanted.

Ivy Lin laughed at him and ignored the pain in her head before pushing Zhang Jingren, rushing towards Lin Peilang who was holding a gun.

Once she was in contact with Lin Peilang, Ivy Lin tried to snatch the gun away from him but they ended up pulling and pushing until a loud noise broke.

'BANG!'

Ivy Lin felt a burning pain in her chest. The tips of her fingers were slowly feeling numb and her whole body was falling. Her vision was turning in circles and she could see red in it.

Blood dripped from her chest, wetting her dress while her heartbeat was slowly losing its normal pace.

"Ivy!" Zhang Jingren shouted angrily as he rushed to her side, "You can't die…"

He was extremely shocked that Ivy Lin still had the energy to push him and run towards Lin Peilang. However, the gunshot after and seeing Ivy Lin falling on the ground was not something he wanted, at least not until he got her signature on their divorce papers.

The way he called and forbid her to die made Ivy Lin smile, knowing Zhang Jingren wasn't acting this way because of his affection or fear of losing her but because he feared that he could not get her to sign.

Ivy Lin stared at his handsome face and etched it in her memories. This was the man that she loved foolishly. She fought for his love and gave up everything.

However, this man's heart was never hers.

Feeling the cold slowly creeping into her body, Ivy slowly closed her eyes as voices called her name in the darkness.