All Chapters of From Discarded Wife, Now the Untouchable Heiress : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I didn't sleep that night. I lay in the guest bedroom, which had become my usual bedroom even though I was supposed to be married, and I listened to the sounds of the mansion settling around me. I listened to Damon's footsteps as he moved through the house. I listened to him talking on the phone to someone, his voice lower and softer than it ever was when he spoke to me. By the next morning, I had made a decision. I was going to find out who this woman was. Not because that would make him want me back. Not because I still believed in saving the marriage. But because I needed to understand. I needed to know who was important enough to him that he's change completely like this. Who was worth the intentional gifts and the softness in his voice. Around 4pm, Damon left the house. I watched from the upstairs window as he got into his car. He was wearing a black shirt that looked similar to the one he wore the day before, freshly pressed. His hair was styled. He looked like a man going t

Damon left early in the morning.He didn't tell me where he was going or when he would be back. He just kissed Melissa goodbye at the kitchen table while I was making breakfast, and then he was gone. Gone to handle the Moretti family business. Gone to do whatever it was that men like him did when they left their houses.I was still standing at the stove, cooking eggs that nobody would eat, when Melissa crossed the kitchen dining table, moving towards me.She didn't say good morning. She didn't acknowledge me at all. She just walked past me like I was invisible, pushed me slightly as she moved toward the refrigerator, and pulled out a bottle of juice like she owned the place.Like this was her house now.Like I was the hired help.She poured herself a glass and took a long sip, and when she looked at me, there was something in her expression that was pure satisfaction. Pure triumph.I turned off the stove and decided to confront her because I was done crying. I was done being invisible

The emergency room was chaos.Doctors and nurses rushed past us in a blur of white coats and urgent voices. Melissa was already being taken deeper into the hospital, away from us, and Damon was following her, his hand on her shoulder, his expression a mixture of rage and desperation.I came through the sliding doors just as they were disappearing down a hallway."Damon," I called, trying to catch up to him.He turned, and when he saw me, his entire face darkened."I told you not to come here," he said coldly. "What the hell are you still doing here?""I needed to come," I said, my voice shaking. "Melissa is my sister. I need to make sure she's okay. And I need to tell you the truth about what happened.""I don't want to hear it," he said. "I don't care anymore, Hazel. Do you understand me? I don't care about your excuses or your lies or whatever story you've created in that head of yours.""It's not a story," I said. "I really didn't push her. You need to believe me, I'm your wife and

I tried to jump out of the way, but my legs were too slow. The black car came to a sudden, screeching halt just inches from my body. The force of my backward stumble made me lose balance completely and I fell hard onto the cold asphalt, my palms scraping against the rough ground. One of my suitcases tipped over beside me with a loud thud. Two other sleek cars parked right behind the black SUV. Then all the doors opened at once. Not just the driver's door. Every single door of the three cars swung open at the same time and men poured out, moving fast and silent and perfectly coordinated. I counted at least six of them before I lost track. They were all dressed in black suits, all broad and alert, and every single one of them had a weapon visible somewhere on their body. They spread out around the car immediately, scanning the road in both directions like they were looking for a threat, hands hovering near their holsters. Two of them positioned themselves closest to the back door

I woke up late the next morning, to sunlight streaming through the windows in my room. For a moment I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, my mind replaying everything from the night before–the board with all those photos of me, Kai’s intense eyes, the way he had carried me inside like I already belonged to him.It still felt unreal.I got up, washed my face, and changed into one of the simple outfits that had been left for me in the closet. When I stepped out of the bedroom, the staff immediately appeared, smiling warmly.“Good morning, Miss Rossi,” the older maid said. “Mr. Valentino left instructions to give you anything you want. What would you like for breakfast?”I was surprised someone was actually asking what I’d have for breakfast. “Coffee and scrambled eggs would be fine.” I replied trying to hide my shocked looking face. The older maid smiled at me, “Of course, Miss Rossi, I'll make it ready in a few minutes.” Then she turned to leave but I called her back. “How would y