18.81 % Chapter 11 His suit was wrinkled , his eyes bloodshot . The moment he saw me , Ethan dropped to his knees with a heavy thud . " Baby ! We were husband and wife once - please , have mercy on me ! " I stirred my tea slowly , deliberately . " Oh ? Now you remember what it means to talk about loyalty between husband and wife ? " I looked up at him . " That day out on the water , when I begged you to spare me and the baby- what did you say then ? " His face turned ghostly pale . He lowered his forehead to the ground . " I was wrong ! I really know I was wrong now ! " He crawled closer , reaching for the hem of my dress . " It was all Vanessa - she tricked me ! She said she could help take the company public . " Clack ! I set my teacup down hard on the table . " Still blaming someone else , even now ? " I stood , towering over him . " Do you know what's funniest of all ? You threw away a real heiress for a fake one . " He shook all over , his face wet with snot and tears . " Baby , please - think of what we used to have ! Save me ! " " We're divorced . Stop calling me that . " " Think of our history- " " You think you're worthy of that word ? " I turned toward the house . " Guards , throw him out . Tell security this dog is never to set foot on my property again . " As I watched Ethan being dragged away in disgrace , my hand brushed lightly over my stomach . Baby , Mommy's avenged you . Chapter 11 19.80 % Sabag Coun A week later , I was watching the evening news when my lips curved into a cold smile . Ethan had been arrested for commercial fraud , tax evasion , and multiple other charges. The irony was almost sweet - at the police station , he ran into Vanessa , who had been arrested the same day . Turns out she wasn't just posing as the Blake Corporation's heiress ; she was also involved in running a prostitution ring , along with numerous fraud charges . Footage from the interrogation room showed Ethan's face twist in fury the moment he saw her in the next cell , cuffs on her wrists . " You conniving bitch ! " From behind the bars , he roared , " If you hadn't seduced me , I wouldn't be in this mess ! " Vanessa shot back without hesitation , her voice shrill . " Bullshit ! You were the one greedy for wealth ! If you hadn't promised to make me a society wife , I'd never have gotten mixed up with a loser like you ! " They tore into each other , dragging every dirty secret into the open . Ethan called her a fraud . She called him a kept man who'd built his career off his wife's family . The cops didn't even bother to step in , letting them tear each other apart . Watching their pathetic bickering on TV , I picked up my phone and dialed a number . " Mr. White , you can begin . " Three days later , every colleague who had taken part in that " water gun game " received a lavish invitation from an unnamed wealthy sponsor - an all - expenses - paid , seven - day luxury trip to the Maldives . They boarded the private jet full of excitement , clueless about what awaited them . When the plane landed on a deserted island in the Indian Ocean , the truth hit . The only building in sight was a dilapidated shack marked " Team Building Base . ' Inside , piled high , were the very same high - pressure water guns they had once used on me . Chapter 11 19.80 % The loudspeakers crackled to life with my voice . " Welcome , everyone , to your dream vacation . There are more than enough water guns here - so play as much as you like ... just like you did with me . " Then I cut all communication lines , leaving only one small boat to deliver supplies once a week . Those who had laughed at me would now spend an unforgettable month on that island . Every day , the only thing they had to eat was an endless supply of canned cockroaches .