The Lies Behind Her Marriage

After six years together, Serena Kline discovered the love she trusted had been nothing but a lie. Her husband seized her father’s company and coldly handed her the divorce papers, as if she had never mattered at all.

“You never loved me?” she asked.

Nathaniel, her husband, looked at her with no trace of love left in his eyes and said, “Never.”

With no hope left for her marriage, Serena walked away with empty arms and a fierce will to rebuild her life.

***

Nathaniel Thorne believed he was prepared to lose anything to get retribution. But vengeance came with a cost he never understood until it was too late.

When fate brought him into the same room with Serena again, he prepared himself for the rage, for her retaliation, but instead, Serena calmly asked, “So… was it worth it? Your ultimate revenge?”

“I’m doing well,” he answered plainly, hiding the truth behind his commanding facade.

Serena smiled, beautiful in a way that made his chest tighten. “Then, I’m happy for you. Peace and closure look good on you.”

Her words landed sharper than she intended. Because the truth was, he had never found the peace she spoke of.

: Revenge

Serena Kline built her life around the man she called her husband, her love, her anchor, her choice. But after six years, he repaid her devotion with divorce papers and a cold dismissal. That was the moment her world broke, yet somehow she found the strength to walk away.

***

It took only two months for everything to collapse.

Serena’s husband, Nathaniel Thorne, had completely ignored her.

He became CEO of Kline BioSolutions.

Her father was arrested for patent fraud and murder.

Her mother died from the shock.

At present, Serena was at Velmon City Memorial Park, about to bury her mother, Roselind Kline.

She wasn’t grieving the way others expected her to. She had never been close to her parents, a truth she rarely voiced. Not even her husband knew just how much. Her heart had always looked for comfort elsewhere, and she thought she found it in Nathaniel, her husband… until the recent months proved her wrong.

The sun began to set, and the very few guests who attended her mother’s funeral started to whisper. They had been waiting for two hours, but there was no sign of Nathaniel Thorne.

“How long are we going to wait?”

“Will he really come? Didn’t he just put Serena’s father behind bars?”

“I saw the trending feed on social media. Nathaniel is attending the award show with Vanessa Holt, the actress. See?”

Serena’s eyes fluttered. Her hands trembled as she searched online. True enough, her husband was with Kline BioSolutions’ brand ambassador, Vanessa Holt. Together, they looked like the perfect pair.

She couldn’t deny the pictures and videos that were taken of her husband.

Nathaniel was the kind of man who drew eyes without trying. He had broad shoulders, flawless posture, and dark hair that never fell out of place.