Chapter 1

The iPad screen lit up on the study desk.

"Ethan, the copyright transfer and design attribution for the 'Galaxy' collection are fully processed. At tomorrow's launch event, Chloe will be officially introduced as the Chief Designer of the Miller Group."

I stared at the screen, my mind going completely blank.

Chloe was Ethan's ultimate muse, the one that got away.

The sound of the shower in the bathroom stopped.

Ethan walked out, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind. He rested his chin on my shoulder, his voice thick with post-shower warmth. "Babe, what are you just standing here in the dark?"

I lowered my eyes, my fingers gripping the spoon so hard my knuckles turned white. "Nothing. Just a bit of a stomachache."

He kissed the crown of my head gently. "Once the launch is over tomorrow, I'm taking you to Tahiti for a vacation."

I said nothing.

I only knew that in three days, at my birthday party, he planned to broadcast a humiliating video of me begging him on my knees to the entire high society of New York. He wanted to destroy me completely.

So I had already deleted every single backup on his phone, emptied his cloud trash, and blocked all his contacts.

Ethan, your little hunting game ends tonight.