Chapter 1

Everyone in our social circle laughed at me, calling me the most devoted substitute Ethan Vance ever had.

I was at Ethan’s beck and call for five whole years before he finally agreed to marry me.

But on the eve of our wedding, outside our new penthouse, I heard his heavy breathing mixed with another woman's.

I pushed the door open. Chloe Thorne’s face was flushed, while Ethan was calmly buttoning his shirt. He looked up, giving me a dismissive glance.

"Don't worry, the wedding is still on. You're still going to be Mrs. Vance."

"It's just a shame you look less and less like Clara these days. But Chloe... even her moans sound exactly like her."

I slapped him across the face, tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Ethan, you are a monster!"

The moment I ran out of his sight, I slowed my pace. I elegantly wiped the tears from my cheeks, pulled out my phone, and called Chloe.

"Good job. That was a stellar performance."

"After five grueling years, it's finally time to pull the net."

Ethan, you’ve had so many substitutes. Did no one ever tell you that Clara, your dead first love who drowned... had a younger sister who swore to make you pay in blood?