Bastard King of the Cage

For years, I endured the constant hostility of my husband's sister, especially since he always took her side without hesitation. I dismissed her cruel behavior as mere childish jealousy, trying to keep our marriage intact. However, my world shattered when a quiet investigation uncovered a devastating truth: she wasn't his biological sibling at all. Instead, she was his forbidden, long-sought lover. Now that the marriage is over, it is time to expose their betrayal and make them pay.

A terrifying elevator plunge changes everything in an instant. Amidst the horror of the sudden drop, a young woman suffers the devastating loss of her unborn child. When paramedics finally arrive to rescue her broken body, she witnesses a heartbreaking betrayal. Her boyfriend, Nicholas Richmond, returns from a meeting with his secretary, Courtney Miller. Instead of rushing to his partner's side, Nicholas protectively holds Courtney and shields her eyes from the gruesome scene.

During a wedding door game, Tiffany Bastion is blindfolded and tasked with identifying her groom by touch. After feeling the groomsmen, she confidently selects Justin Winston, the protagonist's best friend, as her husband. Instead of correcting the mistake, Justin escalates the intimacy, guiding her hands across his body while Tiffany responds with bashful excitement. Disgusted by their blatant synchronization and lack of respect, the real groom hands over his bouquet and walks away from the ceremony.

Gavin Mercer always claimed to loathe children, yet he suddenly became obsessed with their neighbor's infant, completely neglecting his wife during her car accident and subsequent surgery. Pushed to her limit, she publicly demands a divorce at her own hospital discharge celebration. Gavin reacts with fury, throwing wine in her face and accusing her of being jealous of a baby. But when she spots a suspicious red mark on his neck, she realizes the truth and decides to set him free to be with his secret family.

During a relentless deluge in Arlington City, a mother desperately begs her partner, Jason, to help retrieve their stranded son from school. However, a sudden call from his producer lures Jason away, forcing her to brave the dangerous weather alone. Upon her arrival, she is devastated to find her son's lifeless body. Panicked and grieving, she repeatedly calls Jason for support, only for an unfamiliar, coquettish female voice to answer his phone in the middle of the night.

On their fifth anniversary, Ethan demands a thirty-eighth divorce, still tethered to his friend Ilene. When Ilene pushes the protagonist down some stairs, Ethan promises justice, but the evidence mysteriously vanishes. The horror escalates when Ilene orchestrates her kidnapping. Assaulted in a van, the protagonist calls Ethan for help, only for him to reject her. Escaping onto the dark road, she vows to vanish and never remarry him again.