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On their third wedding anniversary, Nina Evans got a message from her best friend Sophie Lane: [That bastard Jayden is throwing Claire a birthday party at Velvet Lounge. How much longer will you cling to false hope?] Claire Summers was Jayden's childhood sweetheart, the girl he always carried in his heart. Word was, if the Summers family hadn't suddenly moved abroad, Nina would never have become Mrs. Landon. Memories drifted back to a rainy night three years prior. Jayden stood in her living room, his black overcoat damp from the downpour, his tone colder than rain. "Ms. Evans, I need a wife. In return, I will resolve the Evans Group's severe funding crisis." There was no ring, no heartfelt proposal, only a rigid prenuptial contract and an extravagant wedding. That night, he brought Claire home. Nina traced her wrist scar silently, resolving to wait one more year. If Jayden still failed to see her sacrifices then, she would set herself free.