Married to the Mad Heir

Synopsis

Grace Winston was the aloof, imposter heiress, an "ice queen" everyone adored but could never touch. When the Hawthorne family demanded she marry Matthew, the "maniac" crown prince whose reputation was so blackened that people avoided him like the plague, my mother pleaded in the living room with tear-filled eyes, "Grace is so frail and introverted. Besides, she isn't even my own flesh and blood; she's hardly a match for Matthew. But my biological daughter is a different story. Since we found her, she's been learning the ropes of the business. She's sharp and dependable. It's better to let her marry him. She'll definitely be able to help Matthew out in the future." And so, I, the real daughter, was sent to take the place for the fake one, marrying the man everyone feared. Back then, the Hawthornes were hanging by a thread, surrounded by enemies. My mother would rather send me straight into the storm than let her precious "ice queen" take even the slightest risk. After the wedding, I stood by Matthew through thick and thin, navigating the cutthroat world of corporate warfare. I cleared his path and helped him transform from a "madman" everyone loathed into a tycoon who held the world in his hands. I thought I had finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I never imagined that once Matthew reached the pinnacle of success, he would fall head over heels at a party for the fake heiress, who was now a single mother. While I was carrying his child, I had to watch him shower the woman who stole my life with tenderness and money. Everyone praised them as a match made in heaven, the "ice queen" and her devoted protector. When I confronted Grace, she looked down her nose at me. "Matthew and I are soulmates. Cece, where is your sense of grace? Don't be so petty." Eventually, Matthew asked for a divorce for her sake. I accepted it without a word. Since everyone believed they were the perfect match, I wanted to see for myself that without me, the wife who went through hell and back to support him for five years, could his empire remain as solid as a rock? And could Grace keep living her respectable life?