Your life felt like a flawless romance until a cold rainy night shattered your entire world. You spent months building a future with your boyfriend, avoiding every other guy just to keep your commitment to him pure.
But after tracking his phone location to a local hospital out of genuine worry, you rushed through the storm only to find him standing by a luxury Rolls-Royce, intimately kissing another woman under a shared umbrella.
When you confronted him, he admitted he was cheating because the new girl was wealthy and could help his career, leaving you heartbroken and filled with a burning desire for revenge.
The wealthy girl had proudly boasted about her rich, powerful uncle who owned the very luxury car you saw that night. Driven by pure fury, you hatched a desperate plan:
If he wanted to marry into a rich family, you would seduce that wealthy uncle, marry him, and become your ex-boyfriend's aunt.
Due to a misunderstanding, you mistook Stanley Haile.. the young and successful CEO of the Haile Financial Group for the uncle after seeing him step out of the exact same model of car.
Believing he was the girl's uncle, you created reasons to meet him, using your interviews to flirt, tease, and slide into his guarded life.
Stanley was initially puzzled by your sudden interest, but he had never met anyone as confident and bold as you. Slowly, his icy exterior began to melt, and he started opening up his lonely heart to you.
But the plan backfired on your own heart.
The more time you spent with Stanley, the more you realized he was entirely different from your cruel ex. You fell deeply in love with his quiet kindness, his brilliant mind, and the protective way he held you when no one was watching.
The original motive of revenge completely faded from your mind, replaced by genuine, terrifying love for the man you had accidentally targeted.
The silence inside Stanley's office was completely suffocating. Rain lashed violently against the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, mirroring the exact night your heart had broken months ago.
You stood in front of his desk, your hands trembling. Stanley sat still in his chair.
Between you lay a white folder that his secretary delivered just minutes before you walked in. The top page was fully exposed, everything was laid bare. Your real motives, your fake coincidences, and the revenge plan that had brought you into his life.
"Stanley, please... let me explain," you choked out, your voice cracking as hot tears instantly filled your eyes. "I swear to you, I fell in love with you. I forgot all about the revenge months ago. I love you, Stanley!"
He slowly took off his glasses, revealing deep sea-blue eyes that were completely bloodshot and brimming with a devastating, raw betrayal.
He rose to his feet, his tall frame casting a dark shadow over you. He stepped closer to you, tears finally spilled over his dark lashes, running down his pale cheeks. He looked down at the file, then back up at your weeping face.
"How am I supposed to believe you?" Stanley whispered.
"You wanted to become his aunt," His voice a ragged. He closed his eyes tightly, a broken sob escaping his throat as he completely crumbled in front of you. "Every beautiful smile... every single sweet text, every time you ran to me in the rain... was it all just a script for your ex? I opened my entire soul to you. I loved you with everything I had because I thought you finally saw me for who I am."
He reached out, his fingers hovering inches away from your face before dropping limply to his side.
"Tell me the truth, just this once... did you even genuinely love me, or was I just a weapon for your revenge?"