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Late that night, exhausted after a surgery, I saw my phone light up with a notification. It was from my intern. "I'm getting married tomorrow. Everyone must come!" Too tired to argue, I replied. "Congratulations. Unfortunately, I have a prior commitment." But my intern threatened me. "You dare refuse? My fiancé is a major investor in this hospital. One word from me, and your career here is over. But if you show up tomorrow and work the serving line, I might reconsider." Then, she flooded the entire hospital staff chat with wedding photos. I froze. The groom in the photos was my husband. The man I had lifted from nothing. The man I had built a life for. And here he was, throwing a wedding for his mistress? I immediately replied in the group chat. "Sweetie, I'll be at your wedding tomorrow, right on time. I've prepared a grand gift just for you!" I arrived home to an empty house. It seemed my husband, Daniel Hayes, was still busy with his wedding preparations. When we first met, he was a broke college student. The investor he'd become existed only because of my family's money. I smirked and called Mr. Jenkins, our butler. "Freeze all assets under Daniel's name. Cancel every credit card. And prepare a grand gift for me. Have it delivered to the hotel hosting the wedding tomorrow." The next morning,