Introduction

Ava Miller lived a dream life, running a successful interior design firm, and happily married to her college sweetheart, tech CEO Ethan Hayes.

Their bond felt unbreakable, solidified by years of shared history and Ethan's fierce vow never to cheat, a promise backed by a prenup securing 70% of his assets for Ava if he ever strayed.

But a creeping shadow emerged: Chloe Vance, a former intern, obsessed with Ethan, staging public scenes and faking crises.

Ava dismissed her as a nuisance, always trusting Ethan to handle such issues firmly.

On their third anniversary, Ava surprised Ethan at his gleaming office tower, a small gift in hand, wishing for a rare spontaneous moment.

She pushed open the door to his private office and found Chloe there, half-dressed in Ethan's silk shirt, suggestively caressing his cherished Montblanc pen-Ava's gift to him.

Ethan walked in, stopping dead, his eyes wide with guilt, looking first at Chloe, then at Ava.

He stammered, then shockingly asked Ava to "handle" Chloe, to "get her dressed," claiming she was "in a fragile state."

Ava was stunned; this was entirely unlike the man who once had security remove Chloe instantly.

Later that evening, she watched him carefully clean and pocket the very Montblanc pen Chloe had just defiled.

That was it.

The pen, his treasure, now tainted, yet still cherished above all.

A cold, hard clarity replaced her shock and pain.

The next morning, Ava walked to their safe deposit box and retrieved the prenuptial agreement.

Then she picked up her phone and called Liam Walker, Ethan's biggest business rival.