Once High Society's Joke, Now The Ultimate Power Couple

After an explosion had nearly claimed her life three years ago, Hannah had fled to Ockdale. Before unconsciousness could take over, she made a deal with Roderick.

In return for a safe place to hide for the time being, she handed him the mining rights to the largest diamond deposit in Qester.

By the time she woke up again, however, she had lost her memory. Somehow, she had even become Adrian's wife.

For several seconds, Hannah said nothing as she studied Kaitlin's face. Her eyes eventually dropped to Kaitlin's legs, which were wrapped in casts, and an amused smile appeared on her lips.

"Did you really break your legs?" she asked.

The moment the question left her mouth, she grabbed the glass sitting beside the bed and threw it.

It flew straight toward Kaitlin and struck one of the casts with a sharp crack.

A terrified scream burst from Kaitlin as she instinctively jumped out of the wheelchair. She stumbled forward, and the cast around her leg cracked apart.

Broken plaster and fragments of glass spilled across the floor.

"Kaitlin!" Adrian hurried over and caught her before turning toward Hannah again. The disbelief in his eyes was impossible to hide.

For the past three years, Hannah had never even dared to challenge him openly once.

Even when Kaitlin claimed that Hannah had caused the car crash, he had still questioned whether her accusation was completely true. Now, however, he had just watched Hannah attack Kaitlin with his own eyes.

After seeing that, how could he continue doubting Kaitlin's version of what had happened?

"You—" Adrian began.

"Didn't you say your legs were broken?" Hannah glanced down at the broken cast on the floor before looking back at Kaitlin. A mocking laugh escaped her lips.

All this time, Adrian had accepted such an obvious lie without questioning it. Hannah finally understood that the truth had never mattered to him because his heart had already belonged to Kaitlin.

Something about Hannah's expression made Adrian pause.

For the first time, he felt as though the woman before him was someone he had never truly known.

Painful whimpers continued to escape Kaitlin's mouth. Adrian was about to comfort her when something caught his attention.

Once the broken cast had fallen away, Kaitlin's calf was completely visible.

Not even a faint bruise was on her smooth skin.

Silence settled over the room.

Panic flashed across Kaitlin's face, and her unsteady body began to sway.

"Adrian..."

Her fragile voice jolted Adrian, and he immediately pulled her into his arms.

Since childhood, Kaitlin had followed him everywhere and treated him like the older brother she admired. She had always presented herself as the gentle and innocent younger sister. Had she really deceived him about something this serious?

"I'm bleeding..."

A piece of broken glass had sliced into Kaitlin's calf. She twisted her leg on purpose, forcing the wound more open so the injury would appear much worse.

Blood quickly seeped from the cut as tears rolled down her cheeks.

Seeing the blood should have made Adrian worry about her, yet irritation rose in him instead.

Although Kaitlin had clearly exaggerated the extent of her injuries, he still believed the car crash was real.

He had personally watched the surveillance footage showing Hannah's car hitting Kaitlin, after all. If the collision had been more severe, Kaitlin could have permanently lost the ability to walk.

In his mind, Kaitlin had only pretended to be worse off because she wanted his attention and sympathy. Even if she had deceived him, he believed her actions came from the countless times he had failed to give her the care she deserved.

His urge to protect her won over his disappointment in her lie. He turned his cold gaze toward Hannah. "Why couldn't you just say it instead of attacking her?"

"I already said it. You simply chose not to believe me."

Hannah reached for the pen beside the bed and signed her name on the divorce agreement.

Her signature was quick and firm, and she didn't hesitate for even a second.

After that, she threw the document toward Adrian.

"We're finished. From this moment on, you and I have nothing to do with each other," she said.

Adrian stared at the signed divorce agreement, and he could not make sense of the strange feeling rising in his chest.

Was he upset because Hannah was actually willing to leave him so easily, or did some part of him feel relieved that the wife he had never loved was finally walking away?

After a while, he said, "All right. I'll have someone prepare a separate property settlement agreement and send it to you later—"

"There's no need. I don't want anything from you. Just leave."

Hannah settled back against the pillows. Watching Adrian and Kaitlin continue their little intimate act held no interest for her.

A frown settled across Adrian's face. "You don't want anything from me? You've spent the last three years as a housewife. What kind of work do you think you can find now? You can't survive on your own. I'll give you one million dollars. That will be enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life."

Lately, he had been negotiating a financing deal, and the last thing he wanted was for news outlets to report that his ex-wife had become a homeless person.

Hannah lowered her eyes and let out a quiet chuckle. "I'll pass. You should keep the money and spend it on figuring out what's wrong with your head."

"You!"

Never before had Adrian encountered this side of Hannah.

Her every response carried a sharpness that left him unable to come up with a reply.

Seeing the tension between them, Kaitlin quickly reached for Adrian's sleeve. "Adrian, she just came out of surgery. Let's not argue with her right now. Give her some time to calm down."

While speaking, she could not stop herself from glancing at the divorce agreement. She had to suppress the smile threatening to appear on her face.

Adrian was finally going to be hers!

As one of Ockdale's most powerful heirs, Adrian had too much pride to lower himself and try to change her mind, especially after he had already decided he no longer wanted her as his wife.

"Don't come looking for me when you realize you've made a huge mistake."

With that, Adrian scooped Kaitlin into his arms and carried her out of the room.

Once the hospital door closed behind Adrian and Kaitlin, silence returned to the room.

Hannah stared at the ceiling with a cold smile.

Did Adrian honestly believe she would regret walking away from him?

Using the edge of the bed for support, she leaned over and grabbed her purse from the bedside table. Her phone was still inside, its screen covered in cracks.

After unlocking it, she opened the browser and typed in a web address that had only just returned to her mind after three years.

A black webpage soon appeared on the screen.