“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place.

Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby.

“You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.”

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For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister.

Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds.

He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web.

In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.”

She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant.

In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years.
Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?


"Me? With another man? pfft–ahahah!" I burst into laughter as if Carlos had just told the funniest joke of the week. "I'm not some rich, young, gorgeous playboy who flirts with every breathing person on the planet like you, Mr. Benjamin. Before you could ever catch me with another man, I'd already catch you with at least many different women!"


Carlos chuckled, clearly amused by my comeback. "You're selling yourself short, Gracie. Who knows how many men you could charm with that beauty of yours? You're like the most stunning flower in any garden, and the bees just can't resist buzzing closer for a taste of your sweetness."


"And you're one of those bees?" I teased back.


"No, I'm the one with the fly swatter. I've knocked them all away so I can keep you all to myself," Carlos declared with a grin. "Hmm, maybe I should torch the whole hive too, just to be absolutely certain."


Chapter 116 - Chapter 116 Perfectly Designed For Me