The Heiress He Threw Away

I loved Lothario De Luca. Desperately. Foolishly. Enough to give him my everything—my heart, my loyalty, my soul.

And he threw me away like I was nothing.

"She's my newly hired maid.

A maid? I'm his maid. That’s how he sees me after six years of being in a relationship with him.

That was what he told me before walking into Alessia Ricci’s arms. She was everything I wasn’t—beautiful, sophisticated, untouchable. But most importantly, she was the supposed daughter of Alexander Anderson, the richest man in Europe. Marrying her would elevate him to a throne of unimaginable power.

So he chose her. Over me. Over us.

And for what? A lie.

Because Alessia isn’t Alexander Anderson’s daughter.

I AM.

I am Pearl Anderson, heiress to an empire he could never dream of touching. And while he was busy betraying me, I was rising from the ashes. I became a force powerful enough to crush him and his little fiancée with a single whisper.

Now, it’s my turn to choose.

And I choose revenge.

When I walk into that gala, dressed in power, draped in wealth, Lothario turns pale. His lips part. His world tilts.

"Pearl?" His voice is hoarse, disbelieving.

I tilt my head, amused. "Miss me?"