Chapter 1

My husband crashed his sports car into a dump truck at midnight while speeding to deliver his first love’s cat. He was smashed into unrecognizable pieces.

The very next morning, I was the first person in line at City Hall to file his death certificate and freeze his estate, leaving absolutely nothing behind.

The clerk, Mrs. Gable, looked at me over her glasses. "You’re handling this spousal death registration awfully fast, aren't you?"

"I have to," I replied flatly. "If I don't, I'm afraid his ghost will crawl back to bottle-feed that damn cat."

With the official red stamp pressed onto the death certificate, my five years of suffocating, miserable marriage were officially buried.

Three days later, the lawyer called us in to read the will. His first love sat across from me, wearing a pristine white dress.

She cradled the cat in her arms, a smirk stretching so wide it almost reached her ears. She honestly thought she was the heroine of her own grand romance novel.

"All bank accounts and real estate under Ethan’s name shall be inherited solely by Miss Lily Zhao," Mr. Vance read aloud.

Lily shot me a smug, triumphant look. "I’m sorry, Chloe. But in the end, I was always the one he loved most."

I didn’t say a word. I just tapped the mahogany table, signaling the lawyer to keep reading.

Mr. Vance flipped to the next page and cleared his throat.

"However, since all of the aforementioned properties have been cross-collateralized as security, Miss Zhao must simultaneously assume the outstanding private high-interest debt of 1.5 million dollars."

Lily’s smirk froze instantly.

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