Chapter 1 Let's Get a Divorce

• The man's breath was tainted with alcohol. His well-defined, muscular physique was accentuated in the room in the refined villa. Reilly Lundberg's breath caught as she became entangled with him. "Ford..." Reilly murmured. The butterfly birthmark beside her ear glowed crimson under the moonlight. The man caressed the back of her ear gently. The room's tender yet hazy and alluring air intensified Ford Bannister's desire.
• In the bathroom, the high-pressure shower drowned out Reilly's racing heartbeat on the bed. Her cheeks flushed, and a faint smile formed on the corner of her mouth. The man... had never been so assertive like tonight... Does he care about me? Even just a little?
• The man instantly walked out of the bathroom with the lower half of his body wrapped in a towel. His attractive eight-pack abs outlined his gorgeous physique as water droplets cascaded down his body. But Ford seemed indifferent as he strolled out casually.
• Reilly served him a glass of water out of consideration. "Honey..." However, she was met with Ford's indifference. She saw the man walk to the desk coldly, open a drawer, and retrieve a document. He turned and handed it to Reilly. "Sign it. Let's get a divorce."
• 'Crash!' The glass in her hand fell to the ground, her fingers trembling slightly. The hope that had ignited in her heart instantly froze. She looked up at Ford, tears welling up in her reddened eyes. "Wh-why?"
• "Elena is back," Ford said nonchalantly. Reilly was stunned. Elena is back? Elena Lundberg was the Lundberg family's biological daughter who was supposed to marry Ford... She's back? But didn't she refuse to marry Ford in the first place because she despised his status as the son of his dad's second wife? Didn't she force me to marry him instead? She escaped abroad and had a good time, didn't she? Why is she willing to return?
• "Elena was initially supposed to marry me, but you tricked her into going abroad and delayed the wedding," Ford said. "You knew I still had feelings for her all these years, but you drugged me on our wedding day."
• "Reilly, you've been Mrs. Bannister for three years. It's time for you to step aside." Ford's words were icy and utterly heartless. Reilly couldn't believe it. "Did… Elena tell you all this?" Reilly asked.
• "Yes. I would still be in the dark if it weren't for Elena. Reilly, I would never have married you if Grandpa didn't like you so much. I know you love money. The amount stated in the divorce agreement should be enough for you. Return to the Lundberg family and stop making things difficult for Elena."
• Every word Ford said pierced Reilly's heart. She had never done any of the things he accused her of! She had never made things difficult for Elena either. On the contrary, Reilly felt indebted to Elena since Elena reunited with the Lundberg family.
• Reilly had tried to please Elena and the entire Lundberg family in every way. In the Lundberg family, Reilly had become like a servant! Ford didn't know about all this at all… Reilly had been secretly in love with Ford for over a decade. Coupled with their three years of marriage, she felt like an utter joke.
• 'Buzz, buzz.' Ford's phone vibrated. He looked down and saw that it was a call from Elena. "What? Elena had an accident? Which hospital?" He quickly answered, and an anxious expression appeared on his face. "I'll come now!" Ford dressed and left the bedroom without looking back almost instantly after hanging up.
• Reilly watched his figure and felt that her heart had utterly shattered. It turned out that everyone would choose Elena over her, including Ford and the Lundbergs. So… what does that make me? Reilly picked up a pen and signed her name in a daze.
• 'Ding dong.' The villa's doorbell rang. Reilly was slightly startled. Could it be... Ford... Did he change his mind and come back to me? A glimmer of joy flashed in Reilly's eyes. She ran barefoot to the front door from the second-floor bedroom.
• As she opened the door, handcuffs were placed on her hands. "Ms. Lundberg, you're under arrest under suspicion of being involved in a hit-and-run accident." Reilly never expected the police to be at her doorstep. She was in a daze and at a loss as she was taken to the police station. It was futile no matter how she tried to defend herself.
• The surveillance cameras where the accident had occurred were damaged, and the car involved in the hit-and-run was registered under Reilly's name... What on earth is going on? Reilly desperately defended herself before the police finally agreed to let her call her family.
• However, neither of her parents answered. As she was about to give up, the call to Ford went through. "Hello, Rei. Why are you looking for Ford?" A seductive voice rang on the other end of the phone.
• Reilly was stunned. Elena... How can she be using Ford's phone... Are they together already? "Elena, you were driving, weren't you? Why did you frame me?!" Reilly was in handcuffs, and her soft, fair hands were covered in bloodstains.
• "Of course, I caused the accident, but how could Mommy and Daddy bear to let me go to jail? After all, I'm the Lundberg family's biological daughter." The woman on the other end of the phone burst into laughter. "Unlike you, Rei. You're not their biological daughter. You were switched at birth. Of course, you can be sacrificed. Mommy and Daddy suggested this idea. They said that I can only take the position of Mrs. Bannister when you disappear."
• Reilly never expected Elena to be so ruthless or for her adoptive parents to be so malicious. "You didn't want this marriage of convenience back then... You said you wanted to have fun for a few more years..." Reilly couldn't believe it.
• "Rei, don't be naïve. Ford wasn't Bannister Group's president at the time. Who wouldn't want to marry him now? Just stay in jail. We've arranged everything. There won't be any loopholes." After that, Reilly heard the sound of a door opening. Elena's seductive voice rang. "Ford... You're here... Oh... Don't kiss me there. You're so naughty..." Her suggestive voice lingered in the air. Reilly felt like her heart was breaking and was utterly hurt.
• At that moment, the police snatched the phone away. Without giving Reilly a chance to explain, they had the prison guards take her away. Elena was right. The Lundberg family had already made arrangements. Reilly was thrown into Murkoff's most notorious women's prison. It was said that barely anyone who entered could leave unscathed.
• "Prisoner 887, due to your exemplary behavior, acts of merit, and outstanding performance, you're eligible for early release!" A frail figure stumbled out of prison three years later. The sun wasn't too bright, but she squinted as if she wasn't accustomed to it.
• 'Swoosh.' A gust of wind blew, and a line of luxury cars suddenly rushed towards her, causing her to instinctively take a few steps back. A group of well-dressed bodyguards emerged from the vehicles.
• The man in the lead with shades and a black suit had a slight mischievous smile on his lips. He approached the woman and suddenly knelt down when he was near. "Welcome back, boss."