The Heiress He Threw Away

After three years of a secret marriage, Evelyn has remained low-key and forbearing, willing to be the unnamed backer of the Blackwood family. No one knows she is the helm of Starharbor Capital, a top-tier investment firm. Three years ago, out of gratitude to the old patriarch, she secretly injected three billion to single-handedly rescue the verge-of-bankruptcy Blackwood Group, silently propping up the entire wealthy clan, yet never asked for anything in return. But all her devotion and sacrifices only brought endless humiliation and betrayal. Her mother-in-law Victoria was harsh and domineering, always looking down on her background and treating her like a free maid. Her husband Adrian, arrogant and conceited, was blinded by his first love and white moonlight Claire, turning a blind eye to all her forbearance and sacrifices. At a grand engagement banquet, Victoria and her son joined forces to force Evelyn into signing a divorce with no compensation, making her the laughingstock of everyone present. Worse still, Claire wore the heirloom that once belonged to Evelyn’s mother, flaunting it openly to humiliate her to the utmost. Her heart utterly broken, Evelyn signed the divorce papers without hesitation. Casting aside all restraint, she publicly announced the withdrawal of the three-billion credit line for Blackwood and terminated all supply chain guarantees on the spot. Overnight, the seemingly prosperous Blackwood Group plunged into a catastrophic capital crisis. It was then