

While the criminal was brutally killing me, my dad, the head of the criminal investigation division, and my mom, the chief forensic pathologist, were attending my sister Lily Lambert’s match. In a bid for revenge, the criminal, who had once been captured by my dad, cut out my tongue and used my phone to call him. My dad only said one thing before hanging up. "No matter what’s going on, Lily’s match is the top priority today!" The criminal sneered, "Seems I’ve kidnapped the wrong person. I thought they would love their biological daughter more!" At the crime scene, my parents were shocked by the brutal state of the body and condemned the cruelty of the killer. However, they did not realize that the horrifically mutilated corpse was their own daughter.

Audrey Finch once gave her heart to Lucas Montero, unaware of his true identity. His staged death and Cassandra Thorne's persecution cost Audrey her parents, her education, and her freedom. Now suffering from terminal stomach cancer, she endures life as Lucas' mistress to pay for her younger sister Ruby's treatment. At an alumni dinner, footage of her mother's assault is publicly screened. Lucas forces Audrey to take the blame by threatening Ruby and her parents' graves, then orders his guards to make her drink. That night, Cassandra destroys the Finches' graves and reveals that Ruby is dead. Audrey finally fights back. Lucas sends her to an underground boxing ring, where she loses consciousness from her injuries as New Year's fireworks accompany a hopeful message recorded by her 18-year-old self. Believing Audrey is staging another protest, Lucas casually orders her cremation if she dies. Confronted with medical records, a death certificate, and an urn, he breaks down, investigates the past, punishes Cassandra, and publicly declares Audrey his wife. In fact, Audrey has been secretly rescued by European mafia leader Cyrus Wolff and taken to Switzerland for treatment, where her cancer is brought under control. She wakes with amnesia, and Cyrus claims to be her fiance. Years earlier, Audrey saved his life while he was on the run. Although tempted to keep her dependent on him, he ultimately respects her wish to recover her memories and seek justice herself. His younger sister, Daisy, stirs Audrey's memories of Ruby, and a news video of Lucas brings her past flooding back. Audrey returns to Chicago, stabs Lucas at her family's graves, and rejects his apologies and offer of marriage. When he confines her to his estate, she gathers evidence and works with Cyrus to bring the police to his door. Released on bail, Lucas takes his own life at her parents' graves, leaving Audrey his remaining fortune and a farewell video. She chooses to return to Europe and resume her interrup

Everyone in the family can see the countdown above Eli Nash, my brother, so we all know he dies the day he turns 16 years old. Thus, Eli becomes the most pampered person in the family. He gets all the good food, the latest limited-edition sneakers, and even the bedtime stories from Mom and Dad. I feel very bad for him, yet I am jealous of all the love he receives. I finally make it to the eve of his 16th birthday. But Mom and Dad fear that I will cause trouble, so they lock me in a storage room while I am suffering from a high fever. I panic as I bang on the door. "Please let me out, Mom! I'm running a fever, and my head hurts so badly!" Mom snaps through gritted teeth, "That's enough, Ash! Eli is going to die tomorrow! Why can't you just put up with it?" "I feel really sick, though…" I start losing consciousness as the sounds outside the door die down.

I dated my lawyer boyfriend for five years. He canceled our wedding.Fifty-two times.First time? His intern messed up some paperwork. He ditched me at the beach to fix it. I waited all day.Alone.Second time, we were mid-ceremony when he bolted.Heard that intern was getting heat from another lawyer and left me to face the guests and their stares.After that, every time we tried again, there was always some ""emergency"" with her. Always.I finally hit my limit. I was done. Packed up and broke it off.But the day I left Ainsley? He totally lost it trying to find me.