My Voice Stolen, My Revenge Spoken

Synopsis

My husband, Andrew Lane, the CEO of Starlight Entertainment, destroyed my voice, the one thing I was proud of. He did it with a cup of something he called "throat-soothing drink." The second I drank it, my throat felt like broken glass scraping inside. I lost my voice and fell to the floor, curled up in pain. Andrew held me and put on a desperate act for everyone, yelling about saving my voice. Later, half-awake in the hospital, I heard him talking to the doctor. That was when I learned the truth. He had given me a poison that permanently destroyed my vocal cords. I could never sing properly again. The reason was ironic. I was nothing more than a stand-in for my cousin, Evelyn Reed, the woman he truly loved. Evelyn was coming back to start her singing career. Andrew was afraid my voice, which sounded like hers but was better, would take her spotlight. So he ruined me to clear the way for her. He told me later that five years of fame was more than I deserved. In his mind, without my voice, I would finally settle down and stay by his side.