Summary
River’s life with the handsome billionaire Noah De Marco has been a gilded cage for six long years. A replacement wife, she agreed to warm his bed and bear his children, secretly harboring the desperate hope that one day, his heart would turn from the ghost of his deceased first love and truly see her. But that hope, once a fragile ember, has finally died. Noah remains trapped in the past, oblivious to the woman who has silently devoted herself to him. Now, faced with a future as empty as her marriage, River stands at a crossroads. Will she continue to live a lie, or will she find the strength to break free, leaving behind the man who never loved her and the children she cherishes? Uncover her decision in Chapter 1.