Chapter 10 Our wedding transformed the ancestral Blackwood estate into a fairytale Cartier diamonds dripping from crystal chandeliers , rare orchids cascading from centuries old stone walls . Castro and Oriana also arrived , invited guests under close surveillance . Castro , still in his cast , leaned on Oriana while security guards watched their every move . Why invite them ? I whispered to Alexander . His lips curved into that dangerous smile . Better to keep your enemies where you can see them , darling . You magnificent sadist , William muttered , though his grin matched Alexanders . During our vows , chaos erupted . Castro shoved Oriana with surprising violence her head caught the corner of a tabl blood staining her pale silk Valentino . He didnt spare her a glance , just as hed ignored my scalded skin that night , too consumed by his obsession . When he lunged forward , security moved with practiced efficiency , their suits rippling as they restrained him . The cathedral bells drowned his muffled protests in waves of joyous sound . After the ceremony , I approached them . Looking at Orianas devastated face , I asked softly . Tell me now . do we really share such a resemblance ? She laughed through tears . It doesnt matter . He never truly loved either of us . Lies ! Castros cultured facade cracked entirely . You were my past , but Aveline Aveline is my everything now . You destroyed it all by returning ! Enough delusions , Castro , I said , my voice gentle but firm . I found your study . I saw everything . He collapsed into himself like a dying star , finally silenced . Alexander guided me away , his lips brushing my ear with wicked promises about our wedding night . I feigned outrage , but melted when he captured my lips in a possessive kiss . The aftermath unfolded like a Greek tragedy . Castros obsession turned to cruel revenge against Oriana , systematically destroying her career and reputation until something in her snapped . Chapter 10 She rammed his Mercedes with her car , leaving him paralyzed from the waist down . When the Harrison . family unleashed their legal hounds , she jumped from the Harrison Industries tower . The scandal devoured the company whole . Share prices plummeted as vulture capitalists circled , until the mighty Harrison empire crumbled to dust . Alexander made one call ensuring Castro received the finest medical care . When I raised an eyebrow , he pulled me close , his smile darkly playful . I promised him a lifetime of watching your happiness , darling . Death would be too merciful an escape . William was right my darling husband is quite a scheming man . rotect our light . But I knew with absolute certainty that his darkness would only ever protect Just as he promised , Alexander gave me everything I could dream of . We traveled the world together , sharing laughter under starlit skies in Paris and chasing sunsets on pristine beaches . His love enveloped me completely in his arms , I found the safety and warmth I had yearned for . For three blissful years , we lived in perfect harmony . But everything changed when Nora returned to the United States with a pregnant belly . Nora and I fell into the water at the same time . Struggling in the water , I saw him desperately swimming toward Nora . Both Nora and I went into premature labor , but I was rescued later , and by the time i reached the hospital , the baby was stillborn . On the seventh day after our childs passing , Henry proposed a divorce , but I had not agreed . Bit by bit , I watched helplessly as my gentle husband transformed into someone I barely recognized . The man who once looked at me with such tenderness now harbored a cold fury in his eyes . Though he tried to hide it , I could feel him pulling away , spending countless sleepless nights . I never expected that fateful doctors visit would reveal my own cruel destiny . Chapter 10 As I sat in the sterile hospital room , holding the devastating diagnosis in my trembling hands , I realized fate had a bitter sense of irony . Perhaps this was how thing were meant to be . The happiness we shared now seemed like a distant dream as I stared at the words that would change everything : Stage 3A stomach cancer . Five-year-old Annie, who can understand animals, saved Landon Hawthorne, a wealthy businessman, from suicide. Now she's his whole world and he's her legal cheat-code against every villain fate throws ...