Hanna Daniel got her dream job as an intern in the best architectural company, with a hidden intention, after swearing not to fall in love, destiny has something else installed for her when she crossed path with Alexander chen the CEO of Dream architectural group. her past put her on a path of revenge but she was willing to let go of her past for love but will her past let her go.
CHAPTER ONE
Elis ran through the streets of pearl city, it was all over the news all the Billboards are showing the news of how a well-known architect used cheap materials to build a government hospital and pocketed the rest of the money.
Elis bumped into some people, "hey watch where you're going" a man angrily said, "am sorry" she apologized and kept running, she fell on the gravel road and scraped her knee but the pain didn't matter to her she stood up and kept running, tears kept rolling down her cheeks.
She was still in school when her best friend Lora ran towards her and showed her a video of her father being arrested, Elis's body began to tremble, and she turned around and ran out of the school not even answering the teachers calling her name.
When reached her destination, She ran into her house, her mother was crying and her little brother sat under the stairs looking miserable, "mum what's going on", her mum stood up cleaned her tears and hugged her daughter, " you are supposed to be in school" her voice came out hoarse, she pushed her mum away, "mum who cares about school, tell me what's going on with Dad" she yelled at her mother whose tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks,
"I don't know sweetie, Ray has gone to meet him, he will tell us everything," her Mum said sobbing, "we should be at the police station", her younger brother just stared at the ladies arguing among themselves.
" Elis shut up! I don't have time for this, get in the car, Ben you too am taking you both to your uncle's house, Elis angrily walked out of the house, entered the car, and slammed the door, Ben and their mother joined in, the drive to her uncle's house was quiet, Elis looked out the window looking at the trees while Ben played with his toy car, they reached the house they were welcomed by her uncle and his Wife.
"Oh Kate come here, their uncle hugged their mother, their Aunt hugged her, and Ben " don't worry nothing will happen to your daddy, he's a good man she said comforting the children, "am still keeping in touch with Ray, we would do everything in our power to get Collins out" The uncle placed his hands on Kate's shoulders, "I know is just that I don't know what to do, Elis is mad at me and Ben hasn't said a word" she sobbed. "I have to go to the station, I have to be there for Collins, can you look after them for me," she asked the uncle while she kept sobbing cleaning her face with her hankie, "nonsense, do you need to ask me, of course, I will take care of my kids," he said with a smile trying to ease her worries, she turned to leave but her phone started ringing she saw the caller and quickly picked the call, "hello Ray, have they agreed to release him," she said looking hopeful, but they saw her eyes widened, her phone fell on the red titles, she staggered and clutched her chest the uncle quickly held her before her back meets the floor,
all of them gathered around they all looked worried, "Kate, are you okay," the Uncle asked the woman whose entire being is trembling, "Collins, Collins" Kate stammered as she kept weeping making It hard for her to speak, "what about dad" Elis moved closer to her mum.
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?
Natalie used to think she could melt Connor’s icy heart, but she was sorely mistaken. When at last she decided to leave, she discovered that she was pregnant. Even so, she chose to quietly leave his world, prompting Connor to mobilize all of his resources and expand his business to a global scale—all in a bid to find her. But there was no trace of Natalie. Connor slowly spiraled into madness, turning the city upside down and leaving chaos in his wake. Natalie finally surfaced years later, with wealth and power of her own, only to find herself entangled with Connor once again.
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."
After hiding her true identity throughout her three-year marriage to Colton, Allison had committed wholeheartedly, only to find herself neglected and pushed toward divorce. Disheartened, she set out to rediscover her true self-a talented perfumer, the mastermind of a famous intelligence agency, and the heir to a secret hacker network. Realizing his mistakes, Colton expressed his regret. "I know I messed up. Please, give me another chance." Yet, Kellan, a once-disabled tycoon, stood up from his wheelchair, took Allison's hand, and scoffed dismissively, "You think she'll take you back? Dream on."
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.