A Billionaire's Boredom, A Wife's Rise

For three years, I was the perfect wife to tech CEO Atticus Monroe, trading my architecture career to become his personal chef and perfect hostess.

My world shattered when I brought him an eight-hour bone broth and overheard him confess to a friend.

"I'm just... bored."

His boredom quickly turned into an affair with his ex-fiancée, Isla. He spent nights at her apartment, then came home to blame me for his unhappiness. At a family gala, when I finally stood up to their public humiliation, Atticus grabbed my arm so hard it left a deep, purple bruise.