His Billionaire Regret

Elena Vance stood in her wedding dress inside New York’s most prestigious church, brimming with joy as she waited for her fiancé Leo to say “I do.” Instead, Leo tore up the marriage certificate in front of everyone, belittled her mercilessly, and ordered security to drag her out of the church and hurl her into the torrential rain. Her wedding gown was ripped, her makeup ruined. Covered in muddy rainwater, she lifted her head — a black Maybach pulled up before her. The door swung open, a gilded business card was handed out, and a deep voice asked, “Do you want revenge?” That night, she vanished without a trace. Five years later, Elena returned to New York as an elite designer. She won Blackwood Group’s annual design bid, standing face-to-face with the man who once abandoned her. Leo stared in shock, and the whole room fell silent. Yet what truly halted her was the pair of icy blue eyes at the center of the judging panel. Damian Blackwood — the man who handed her the business card on that rainy night, CEO of Blackwood Group, and Leo’s own elder brother. He had noticed her long before she was abandoned. He sent her to Milan, gave her the tools to fight back, and helped her spread her wings. But one truth he never revealed to her: a twenty-five-year engagement contract forged by her father and his father bound them together. Elena thought she was fighting to take back control of her life. She had no idea she had long been the most crucial piece on this chessboard. As secrets unfo