Eira Hax, the daughter of a once-wealthy heiress, has spent her entire life in the shadows. Twenty-two years ago, her mother, a kind-hearted but naive woman, was deceived by her husband, a ruthless businessman. He stole her entire fortune and framed her for a crime, sending her to prison, unaware that she was pregnant and secretly battling terminal cancer. Eira’s mother died alone behind bars, but not before giving birth to Eira, entrusting her with a burning desire for revenge. Now, two decades later, Eira returns with one goal: to destroy the man who ruined her mother’s life—her own father. To do so, she strategically marries his most powerful rival, Callian Reed, a man as dangerous as he is influential. Together, they plot to destroy her father’s empire, piece by piece. But as Eira is pulled deeper into a world of business, power and revenge, she’s forced to confront her own problems and decide just how far she’s willing to go to avenge her mother. “I’m not your enemy, darling…you should know that by now.” “Callian, everything you do is not written in our contract. Why are you breaking it?” “The more I learn about you, the more I hate everyone who hurt you. So please, Eira, let me get rid of them for you.”
Chapter 38: Callian Is Back
Eira sat in the quiet hospital room, with her eyes glued to the screen of her phone.
Headlines flashed across it, each one was more shocking than the last.
Dominion Investors Begin Pullout—Stock Free Fall Continues.
She exhaled a shaky breath, her heart pounded faster as she read the latest updates. "Finally," she whispered to herself. "They're actually leaving him."
So focused on the news, she didn't hear the faint move from the hospital bed behind her.
The beeping machines, the conversations of nurses down the hall—it all faded as she scrolled through the articles.
But then, a soft and weak voice broke through. "Eira…"
She blinked, thinking she was imagining it.
"Eira," the voice called again, barely louder, but real.
She felt a faint pressure on her shoulder, and she jumped, startled.
Her phone slipped from her hand, colliding with the floor.