Her Anchorless Heart Finds Love

Claire Aniston had been in love with Calvin Bennett for a decade. In all that time, he had blown hot and cold, but she never minded. She was certain that someday, he would see how much she truly cared.

That faith shattered on the night of their engagement party. Claire found him wrapped up with Iris Aniston.

"Once I marry Claire and get control of the shares, I'll divorce her and marry you," she heard him tell Iris.

So that was the truth. He wasn't just guarded—he didn't love her at all. Worse, he had been using her from the start.

With cold resolve, Claire went straight to the head of the Bennett family.

"Grandpa George, I've made up my mind. Calvin doesn't love me, and I won't force him into this. I'm not going to marry him."

The old man was shocked. "But…you've loved him all these years. Did he do something wrong? Don't worry, you will always be the one I want for my grandson."

"Grandpa George, the wedding date doesn't need to change. I will still marry into the Bennett family—but I'm choosing a different groom.

"On the day of the wedding, seven days from now, I will draw lots among all the eligible male heirs of the Bennett family. Whoever is chosen will become my husband."

After all, things couldn't possibly get any worse.

That year, Claire Aniston's parents died in a car accident. Soon after, the Aniston family went bankrupt, and Claire's grandfather suffered such a shock that he was rushed to the ICU.

Before he passed, he entrusted his network, his resources, and his only granddaughter, Claire, to George Bennett, a man who had once shared a life-or-death bond with him.

Afterward, George took Claire back to the Bennett family and made a solemn vow: she could choose any descendant of the Bennett family as her spouse.

But Claire stubbornly fell for Calvin, the illegitimate son. Although Calvin always treated her with indifference, her persistence finally paid off—he eventually agreed to marry her.

The engagement party that evening was dazzling, crowded with the city's most prominent families.

After chatting with several young women of high society, Claire realized she hadn't seen Calvin. She went upstairs to find him, but as she passed his room, a sound stopped her in her tracks—an intimate, unmistakable sound that made her cheeks burn.

Frozen, she slowly pushed open the door, only to witness a scene that stole her breath.

Calvin, shirtless, was bent over a woman.

The woman clung to him, gasping, her arms wrapped around his neck. "Calvin, I love you so much."

Calvin's movements grew more intense.

"I love you too, Iris. Even if I marry Claire, I won't touch her. You must understand… I'm marrying her only for you. As long as you get to live in this house, I'll see you every day."

Claire's body trembled uncontrollably.

She could not believe it—her fiancé was involved with her half-sister. And today, of all days, it