The Forsaken Heiress: Becoming The Enemy’s Bride
Adopted into a wealthy family at a young age, Axelle always believed she had finally found the love and security she longed for. But behind the lavish dinners and polite smiles, dark secrets festered, and Axelle soon learned the hard way that blood may be thicker than water, but it can also be deadlier. When she catches her husband—the man she trusted with her heart—in bed with her sister, Axelle’s world shatters. Her heartbreak deepens as she realizes that this betrayal is only the tip of the iceberg. The family she sacrificed everything for has set her up to take the fall for their crimes, using her as a pawn in a game she never asked to play. But Axelle is no longer the naive girl who once craved acceptance. With nothing left to lose, she turns to the last person anyone would expect—her family's most dangerous enemy.
CHAPTER 12
AXELLE
Pearl had requested that we meet for negotiation outside the court, and I agreed. Honestly, I didn't have the strength to deal with the inevitable media frenzy. All I wanted was for this whole ordeal to be over with as quickly and quietly as possible.
I prayed that things would go smoothly, hoping we could just wrap everything up without any unnecessary drama. But when I arrived and saw Mr. Kenneth, Adan's father, sitting across from me at the table, I realized it wouldn't be that simple. I hadn't expected him being here.
A brief thought flickered—maybe I should have asked Miles to come with me.
I took in Adan battered face and wondered what could have happened to him.
The old man glared at me, his eyes cold and judgmental. But I didn't care. I met his gaze without flinching, refusing to be intimidated by someone who was as much to blame for this mess as anyone. They all caused this, every last one of them.