Abandoned Heiress: Married to My Brother-in-Law

Adela stood outside the private room, holding the obsidian necklace she had spent three months hand-crafting for her boyfriend.

But through the cracked door, she heard Juston laughing with his friends, calling her a stupid, obedient pawn and her art "garbage."

After she shattered the necklace and walked out into the freezing rain, Juston texted her a far more horrifying truth.

Her own family didn't just hate her-they had actively tried to kill her.

Two years ago, her brother Kayden intentionally slipped deadly shellfish into her food at a gala, sending her into anaphylactic shock.

Worse, her parents had covered up the attempted murder as a simple kitchen mistake, all to protect the family name and elevate her adopted sister, Kara.

Adela collapsed on the wet pavement, suffocating under the weight of the ultimate betrayal.

She had spent her entire life begging for their love, secretly working as the anonymous designer keeping their failing company afloat, only to realize she was nothing but a disposable tool.

She had absolutely no one, and nowhere to go.

Just as the storm threatened to swallow her whole, a sleek black Maybach pulled up to the curb.

Harmon Holland, the ruthless Wall Street billionaire she was originally arranged to marry, stepped out into the rain.

He didn't offer her pity. Instead, he handed her a legal document.

"Marry me, Adela. For one year."

She took the pen. This time, she wouldn't be an obedient pawn; she would be their executioner.