Back to 2002: I Built My Empire

After five years of devotion to hockey star Ethan Carter, Lynn Moore's world collapses when he brands her a deranged stalker. Online mobs destroy her reputation, her career, and her will to live. Then billionaire Ryan Hayes rescues her from the brink, armed with proof of Ethan and his wealthy lover's vicious scheme. She reclaims her name and wins justice—but an anonymous note reveals a bone-chilling secret about the man who saved her.

Paul Caspar is a man defined by his intimidating stature and ink-covered skin, a presence no woman has ever successfully turned away. From their very first encounter, he claimed Arcadia as his own. Though she clings to a facade of autonomy, Paul knows her submission is only a matter of time. He plans to show absolutely no leniency once she finally breaks. In his world, there is no escape from the destiny he has envisioned for her, regardless of her resistance.

During a corporate gala, Rosalie Smith humiliates her husband by demanding he hand over his engineering breakthroughs to her former flame, Harry West. Outraged by her betrayal, he resigns and serves divorce papers, offering Harry his role as the CEO's spouse. While others dismiss his actions as petty jealousy, they realize too late that he alone controls the company's proprietary technology. Without his expertise, the firm's assets become worthless, leaving Rosalie to face total financial ruin.

As the De Luca family's illegitimate daughter, I believed Marco Moretti was my escape. Instead, my sister Isabella drugged me on my wedding day, usurping my place at the altar. After Marco’s empty promises led to the murder of me and my unborn child, I have regressed to the morning of the betrayal. Seeking vengeance against the Cosa Nostra, I will reject the treacherous heir and marry the Don, turning my sister's stolen wedding into her downfall.

For three years, she remained the hidden lover of Julian Moretti, the merciless heir to a powerful mafia dynasty. At the Underworld's Loyalty Game, he shattered her completely—announcing his engagement to a mafia princess while publicly dismissing her as a low-ranking soldier's daughter who meant nothing. His men vandalized her belongings, he stole her umbrella in freezing rain for his new queen, and he destroyed her forged passport when she tried to flee. Ordered to stay as a desk worker and serve him secretly after his marriage, she understood his promises were cages. On the night of his public coronation, she escaped his territory forever. Four years later, the now-feared Don tracks her to Paris, falls to his bloodied knees, and begs her return—but she simply walks away.

Julian Pierce believed his three-month silent treatment had successfully subdued his wife. He openly gave her tech summit keynote to his assistant, Savannah Ross, and even gifted Savannah her first-class ticket to Italy after a manipulative office tantrum. While Julian cozies up with his assistant on a private jet, sending condescending texts about her finally "growing up," he remains blissfully ignorant of the truth. He already signed the divorce papers. Their marriage is officially over.