Chapter 1 On the seventh night of her boss's business trip . Aurelia Stone's phone rang . " Aurelia ? Mr. Preston got arrested for soliciting . Can you go bail his ass out ? " The words hit like ice water . Preston Rothwell - her boss , her husband , the man who'd sworn to love only her . At the police station . Aurelia watched the surveillance footage . The woman on screen was stunning . Under police questioning , she was practically gloating : " This necklace ? A million dollars , courtesy of my boyfriend . The bracelet , the earrings , my penthouse , my Porsche - all gifts from him . What more proof do you need ? " " You arrived separately . Explain that . " The woman smirked and leaned back . " Officer , please . We were role - playing - the cheating husband and his mistress . Problem ? " Then the camera switched to Preston . Watching this woman with eyes full of devotion as he nodded . " She's right . We're together . " Together . The word shattered something inside Aurelia's chest . But it was the woman's face that made her world tilt . Camilla Kane . Her college roommate who'd made four years of her life hell . And now Aurelia was listening to her own husband claim he was dating her worst enemy ?! Aurelia's hands clenched into fists as a cold smile spread across her lips . This time , Aurelia wasn't the helpless girl she'd once been . One thought crystallized in her mind : 09:34 Hasdfiesta WAIT . He Saved My Four - Year Torturer's Life With MINE ?! ( Nah , I'm out ) 0.0 % Fuck you two to the curb My two test wahine to The monitoring room door opened galale . Someone used in with evidence mah gave us all this cuidenre 11 videns of their sex from the past atz monthe . Aurelia's head shot up . She Immediately reengnized Preston's phone . The glimpses of flesh on the screen stabbed at her eyes like needles . Nobody wanted to take the phone when it was handed over . The young female officer next to her blushed and looked down . " Looks like someone called in a bogus tip . These two are legit together . Should we release them ? " The lead detective turned to Aurelia . " Ma'am , just sign here to confirm their relationship and we can let them go . " Confirm ... their ... relationship ... Staring at the pre - written statement , she couldn't process what was happening . She even wanted to rip the paper to shreds , but in the end , she signed her name . Outside the station , Aurelia's legs gave out and she nearly fell . The winter wind cut across her face like a blade . Tears rolled down her cheeks . She and Preston had been married for seven years . The day they met , Camilla had stripped her naked and filmed her as blackmail . It was Preston who had rushed over , wrapped his coat around her , and called the police to delete every video from Camilla's phone . From that moment , she'd fallen hopelessly in love with him . They were perfect together . Then got married right after graduation . At their wedding , he'd vowed : " I promise to love Aurelia Stone for the rest of my life , and be good to only her . " After the wedding , Preston took over the family business and became CEO of Rothwell Industries . 09:34 WAIT . He Saved My Four - Year Torturer's Life With MINE ?! ( Nah , I'm out ) 0.1 % Chapter 1 At that time , women threw themselves at him constantly , making Aurella jealous . He'd hold her close and coax her : " Baby , why don't you be my secretary ? That way you can screen out any woman who tries to get near me . " She'd listened . Then she'd actually done it . But from that day on , their marriage became a secret because he said " it wouldn't look professional if people knew . " Back then , Aurelia had accepted it without question . Over the years , Preston had taken a knife for her , proposed on a snowy mountaintop , given her a fairy - tale castle wedding , and when she was seriously ill , cried saying he'd die with her . She'd thought their love was God's greatest gift to her . But that gift had turned into a pile of shit after seven years . It made no fucking sense . Preston knew exactly what torture she'd endured in college . He knew how much she hated Camilla . But he'd still betrayed her . He'd been with her college bully for six months ! Remembering how lovingly he'd looked at Camilla in that interrogation video , and those sex tapes on his phone , felt like a thousand knives carving up her heart . The pain spread through her entire body until she couldn't breathe . Aurelia gave a bitter smile as the cold wind slapped her face . Even the damn wind was laughing at what an idiot she'd been . Behind her , she heard Camilla's flirtatious giggle : " You were so rough tonight , babe . Maybe I should've let the cops teach you some manners . Be gentler next time . " Preston's laugh was thick with intimacy: " That's not what you said in bed . " Aurelia turned around . Their laughter stopped dead . When Preston saw her , shock flashed across his eyes . He frowned . " Secretary Stone , what are you doing here ? " Secretary Stone ? 09:34 WAIT . He Saved My Four - Year Torturer's Life With MINE ?! ( Nah , I'm out ) 0.3 % Aurelia smiled bitterly . " Jake was bursy . He asked me to help . " Her eyes stung as she glanced at Camilla , who was smiling and waving at her . " Mr. Rothwell , it's getting late . We should head back . " The eyes met , loaded with unspoken tension . Preston started to move closer , but Camilla grabbed his wrist . Her voice was soft and pitiful : " Mr. Rothwell , it's so late . I'm scared to go home alone . Could you drive me ? " Before Preston could answer , Aurelia tried to warn him : " Mr. Rothwell , if word gets out about this- " He cut her off coldly : " I brought Camilla here . I'm responsible for her . " His eyes flickered as he blinked at Aurelia deliberately . " You go on home . I'll add overtime pay to this month's bonus . " He used to blink like that whenever he needed her to pretend they were just boss and secretary . Back then she'd found it cute . Their little secret code . Now it was just pathetic . She wanted to scream " You know I hate her ! Why did you betray me for HER ?! " But she couldn't say it . For six years as his secretary , she'd handled everything . When he wanted to hide their relationship , she'd played along . After so long , even she started to believe their marriage was something shameful . Before she could speak , Preston said goodbye and walked away with Camilla in the opposite direction . Camilla looked back and waved cheerfully . " Bye bye , Secretary Stone ! " That title felt like a deliberate reminder . She was just the secretary . Nothing more . Even after they disappeared from sight , Preston never looked back . But she was a young girl too . She'd also driven out here alone in the middle of the night . 09:34 WAIT . He Saved My Four - Year Torturer's Life With MINE ?! ( Nah , I'm out ) 0.4 % Chapter 1 And he'd just abandoned her . Bitterness rose in her throat . Aurelia wiped away her tears and sighed . She pulled out her phone with frozen , shaking fingers and dialed an international number . Professor , is it too late to accept your offer to join the team ? * Since Preston was determined to destroy everything they had , she wasn't going to fight for this piece - of - shit marriage anymore . Chapter 2 Chapter 2