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The day I married Edward, my grandmother was mauled to death by a crocodile at a private zoo. The owner of that zoo was Edward's childhood sweetheart, Sophia. The security footage was crystal clear: Sophia herself shoved my grandmother into the enclosure, and all that was left was a heap of bones. "Sophia went way out of line this time. Whatever you decide, I'm with you," Edward said. After ten years of being together, this was the first time Edward had ever taken my side. I didn't hesitate. I took Sophia to court and charged her with murder. But the day before the trial, Edward threw a bank card loaded with 3 million at me, telling me to drop the case. He said, "Sophia's mentally ill. She snapped. I've punished her enough. "She's the Summers heiress. If she goes to prison, she's finished." To keep me from the trial, Edward forced me to swallow a lethal dose of sleeping pills, not caring I was pregnant. In that moment, I died inside.