Saving Me to Destroy Me: A Ruthless Trade

Synopsis

The day my family went bankrupt, the loan sharks dragged me to the clock tower in the center of the financial district, tore off my clothes, and strung me up for the whole city to gawk at. They lashed my bare skin with leather belts, brutalizing me until I signed a contract to pay off the astronomical debts. Below me, the crowd went wild. Dozens of smartphones were out, flashes blinding me as pictures of my naked body went viral. Just when I thought I had hit rock bottom, a girl whose college tuition I had funded for years stepped forward to the press, falsely claiming I had bullied and tormented her my whole life. The world had turned its back on me. My older brother, despite his frail heart, shielded me with his life until he was beaten to death by loan sharks beneath the clock tower. As I prepared to take the leap and end it all, Matthew Foster descended like a god. He was the ruthless billionaire heir to the Foster family. With a snap of his fingers, he paid off my debts, shielded me behind his broad shoulders, and promised me a lifetime of safety and luxury. Six months into our marriage, I brought something for his hangover to his study, only to pause at the cracked door. Inside, his best friend was laughing. "Matthew, that move was seriously savage. You bankrupted her family and dragged her reputation through the mud, all just to clear the way to bring your illegitimate sister back into the Foster family? Wasn't the price a little steep?" "Not at all," Matthew replied. "The Foster family has strict rules. Vivian could only be officially inducted and given her shares if the position of my official wife was left open. Isabelle had been my fiancée for way too long." He added, "The only way my grandfather would ever allow me to break the engagement was if Isabelle was completely ruined. Trading one woman's life to secure my sister's rightful place was a bargain."