Chapter 1

On the one-year anniversary of our remarriage, I snuck into the hotel where my husband was staying for his business trip, planning to surprise him with flowers.

Instead, I stumbled upon a lavish birthday party he was throwing for Serena Thorne, the woman he'd always adored, his "white moonlight."

He was carefully fastening the heirloom bracelet, meant only for the Caldwell family's true daughter-in-law, onto her wrist.

A clueless guest chimed in, "If Caleb truly loves Ms. Thorne, then when his affair with her first went public, and Layla was so furious she divorced him and walked away, wasn't that exactly what he wanted?

Why did he spend six months chasing her down, begging her to remarry him?"

Someone quickly offered an explanation:

"Chasing her down? Remarriage? Please. Serena was just playing games with Layla."

"When Layla first filed for divorce, it blew up online, and Serena got slammed by netizens for ages. Serena was furious, so she told Caleb to pretend to win Layla back. Layla was completely played, genuinely believing Caleb had a change of heart. She held out for only six months before agreeing to remarry him."

"And in this past year of their remarriage, Serena's 'fun' with Layla has only escalated. Like making Caleb dress Layla in a cheap knock-off gown to a gala just to humiliate her, or tricking Layla, who can't swim, into going diving, then sharing the video of her nearly drowning with their entire social circle just to laugh at. It's truly 'entertaining'."

"I heard today is Caleb and Layla's one-year remarriage anniversary. I bet Serena has something even better planned for Layla later. I can't wait."

I felt like I'd plunged into an ice cellar. But I didn't rush out to cry or yell. Instead, I began to plan my own staged death.

Caleb Caldwell, you've deceived me for so long. It's time I returned the favor.