Reborn As The Vengeful Billionaire Heiress
For five years, April Gamble loved Julian Travis with everything she had, trusting him completely.
But on a stormy night, he casually tossed a liquidation agreement at her feet, single-handedly destroying her grandfather's company.
He coldly admitted he only dated her to steal Vance Group's internal financial data.
"You were convenient," Julian said, swirling his whiskey without a shred of guilt.
Before April could even process the brutal betrayal, a breaking news alert lit up her phone.
She watched in absolute horror as her grandfather jumped from the ledge of the Vance Tower on live television.
Julian looked at her writhing, screaming form with utter boredom and simply ordered his bodyguard to throw her out.
Blinded by grief and tears, April sped into the torrential rain, only to be completely crushed by a hydroplaning transport truck at an intersection.
As the shattered glass tore into her skin and the metal crushed her ribs, she died with a hatred so pure it made her teeth ache.
Why did five years of devotion mean absolutely nothing to him? Why did her family have to die just to feed his ruthless greed?
When she opened her eyes again, the harsh hospital lights blinded her, but the familiar burn scar on her arm was gone.
She wasn't the betrayed financial analyst April Gamble anymore.
She had woken up in the body of Altagracia Blanchard, the most notorious, obscenely wealthy heiress in New York.
Julian had taken everything from her, but now, armed with a billionaire's empire, she was going to bury him.
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Chapter 3
A few days later, the physical therapy began paying off.
Altagracia-she had to get used to thinking of herself as Altagracia now-refused the wheelchair the nurse offered. She needed to feel the ground under her own feet.
She wore a pair of silk hospital pajamas and a thick cashmere shawl draped over her shoulders. She walked slowly down the corridor of the hospital's exclusive VIP wing, approaching the restricted-access solarium. The air was humid, smelling of damp earth and orchids.
In her hand, she held a sleek tablet. Her thumb swiped rapidly across the screen, reading the latest financial news from Wall Street.
The headline made her stomach churn. Vance Group Assets Liquidated. Travis Tech Acquires Core Patents for Pennies on the Dollar.
Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the edges of the tablet. Julian had moved fast. He had swallowed her grandfather's legacy without a single hiccup.
Suddenly, the low murmur of voices drifted from inside the private glass room. Julian had posted guards at the main entrance, but he clearly didn't realize the side door connecting to Altagracia's adjoining suite was unlocked. It was accompanied by the distinct squeak of a wheelchair rolling over the polished marble floor.
Altagracia froze.
She recognized that voice. It was a voice that had whispered in her ear in the dark, a voice that had ordered her destruction.
She quickly tapped the screen of her tablet, turning it black. She stepped sideways, pressing her back against the wall behind a massive Monstera plant just inside the doorway.
Julian walked into view. He was pushing a leather-bound wheelchair. Sitting in it was Howard Travis, the ruthless patriarch of the Travis family.
Altagracia's heart hammered against her ribs. A wave of pure, physiological disgust washed over her. Her hands shook, but she forced herself to breathe quietly.
"The acquisition is complete, Grandfather," Julian said. His tone was smooth, dripping with arrogance. "The patents are being integrated into our new energy division as we speak."
Howard coughed, a dry, rattling sound. "Make sure you cut the roots clean, Julian. I don't want any loose ends from the Gamble girl's side."
Julian let out a short, dismissive laugh. "April Gamble burned to a crisp in her sedan three nights ago. There is no threat left. She was always too stupid to see the bigger picture anyway."
Behind the leaves, Altagracia closed her eyes. The sheer cruelty of his words felt like a knife twisting in her gut.
She took a deep breath. The scent of the orchids filled her lungs. When she opened her eyes, the pain was gone. Only ice remained.
She quickly searched through Altagracia's memories. The original Altagracia had been obsessed with Julian. She had chased him to parties, embarrassed herself publicly, and been the laughingstock of their social circle.
Julian thought she was a pathetic, brainless groupie.
Perfect, she thought.
Altagracia adjusted her cashmere shawl, ensuring it sat perfectly on her shoulders. She stepped out from behind the plant and walked directly into their path.
The sharp click of her slippers on the stone caught Julian's attention. He looked up.
When he saw who it was, his jaw visibly tightened. A flash of intense annoyance crossed his features. He stopped pushing the wheelchair.
He clearly expected her to run up to him, batting her eyelashes and begging for his attention.
"Miss Blanchard," Julian said, his voice laced with cold dismissal. "I heard about your accident. Shouldn't you be resting?"
Altagracia didn't smile. She didn't rush forward.
She stopped exactly two paces away from him. She kept her spine perfectly straight. She tilted her chin up just a fraction, looking down her nose at him with an expression of absolute, crushing boredom.
"Mr. Travis," she said. Her voice was cool, distant, and completely devoid of the desperation he was used to hearing.
Julian blinked. The sudden shift in her demeanor threw him off balance. He stared at her, trying to find the lovesick girl he knew. She wasn't there.
Howard narrowed his eyes from the wheelchair, his sharp gaze assessing the heiress standing before them.
Altagracia didn't even give Julian a second glance. She shifted her attention to the old man.
"Mr. Travis Senior," she said, offering a slight, polite nod. "I trust your health is holding up despite the stress of your recent... acquisitions."
The air in the corridor shifted. The power dynamic flipped in a matter of seconds.
Julian's hands tightened on the handles of the wheelchair. A strange, uncomfortable sensation crawled up his spine. He felt like he was being looked at by a predator.
Altagracia watched the confusion war with anger on his face.
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But some ghosts have a name.When the masks come off and the corporate world demands her return, Marissa comes face to face with the man from the club. He isn't just anyone. He is Xavier Sterling....the ruthless billionaire CEO she once worked for, and the man Ethan calls his "best friend."Xavier knows her scent. He knows her touch. And most dangerously, he knows exactly what Ethan did to her.
Now, Marissa has to navigate a world where her husband wants her to stay, the mistress wants her dead, and the CEO wants to own the one woman he was never supposed to touch.
Now, Marissa is caught in a lethal triangle. Xavier wants to own her, Ethan wants to keep her to save his reputation, and the $300 million debt is threatening to drown them all. In a world of billionaire power plays, Marissa is about to learn that revenge is a dish best served... in the CEO's bed.
9.3
My father ordered me to marry into the cursed Vaughn family.
Their heirs were rumored to die young from a mysterious genetic agony. My sister Kayden laughed, saying she wasn't going to waste her youth planning a funeral. So, I became the sacrificial lamb.
When I refused, my father slammed his hand on the table and threatened to throw my dead mother's ashes into the city dump.
"You are a struggling actress with no money and no power. You have no choice," he told me coldly.
To make matters worse, my own agent drugged my drink at a business dinner, trying to sell my body to a sleazy investor just to secure project funding.
I was completely cornered, suffocating under the weight of their cruelty. I couldn't understand how my own flesh and blood could be so vicious, treating me like a worthless pawn to be traded and discarded.
But none of them knew that while escaping the drug-laced dinner, I crashed directly into the terrifying Vaughn heir, Algot.
When his glowing crimson eyes locked onto me during a violent episode of his cursed pain, we discovered an impossible truth: my physical touch was the only cure for his agony.
Looking at the dark bruises he accidentally left on my neck, I chose not to run. Instead, I pulled out the private business card he gave me and dialed his number.
"You need me," I whispered to the dangerous billionaire. "And I am going to use you to destroy them all."
7.4
I was a broke clinic doctor drowning in debt, so I took a confidential job to evaluate a billionaire heir's fertility.
I marched into the VIP ICU, pinned the struggling patient down, and injected a sedative. I finished the extraction and loudly declared to the family lawyer that the Holt heir was completely sterile.
But then, a chilling laugh echoed from the doorway.
The real heir, Jarrod Holt, the tyrant of Wall Street, stepped in. I had just sterilized his younger brother right in front of him.
Facing a decade in federal prison, I was completely at his mercy. To make things worse, my arrogant ex-boyfriend tried to publicly humiliate me, and my greedy uncle threatened to burn my dead mother's belongings for ransom. I was pushed to the absolute brink of ruin.
But instead of destroying me, Jarrod offered a terrifying lifeline. He bought out a Manhattan high-rise in five minutes just to ruin my ex, then handed me a marriage contract.
I was terrified and deeply confused. Why would this ruthless billionaire force a nobody into a fake marriage? He knew details about my past that no one should know. Did he discover my hidden identity as 'E', the underground surgeon the entire medical world was hunting for?
With my back against the wall, I signed the prenuptial agreement.
"I do," I whispered at City Hall.
He shoved his heavy, antique family ring onto my finger. It was supposed to be strictly business with absolutely no physical contact, but when his lips crashed violently onto mine, I knew I had just sold my soul to the devil.
7.0
My chest tightened with anticipation, five years of shared struggle culminating in this moment at the Manhattan penthouse banquet. But Chace, my partner, didn't look at me; he turned to Karyn, sliding his family's heirloom emerald ring onto her finger. Then, his voice echoed through the hall, dismissing me as "nothing but an asset under my name to provide entertainment."
My smile froze, the room erupted in laughter, and a cruel kick sent me sprawling, spraining my ankle on the cold marble floor. Karyn mocked me, but it was Chace’s icy gaze that truly shattered me. He dismissed our past, threatening my mother’s grave and my father’s life if I didn't "stay in your place and be an obedient dog."
The man I bled for, starved for, fought for, was a complete stranger, a monster veiled in cold disdain. My heartbreak bled out, replaced by a reckless, destructive madness. This wasn't just humiliation; it was an execution.
Retreating to the lavish restroom, my mind sharpened. I unblocked a forbidden number, a name whispered with terror in the New York underground: Keith Mosley. My text was brief: "I am ready to pay my debt." His reply flashed, stark and dominant: "The price is marriage." This wasn't a price; it was my knife.
8.2
Karmen lived suffocating under a tight chest binder and a grotesque silicone scar, forced to disguise herself as her degenerate twin brother, Kem. Her only job was to maintain a fake corporate engagement with the ruthless billionaire Earl Calderon.
But her abusive father suddenly escalated his demands. He ordered her to steal Earl's revolutionary AI patents, threatening to cut off her mother's life-saving medical trust and abandon the real Kem in a locked Swiss psych ward if she failed.
The task was a death sentence. Earl absolutely despised "Kem." He treated her like a repulsive parasite, constantly threatening to break her neck. When he accidentally caught her without her wig, he mistook her for a deranged cross-dresser, forcing her to glue the dirty fake scar back onto her raw, inflamed face in sheer disgust. At home, her father hurled glass ashtrays at her, violently yanking her collar.
"Do whatever you have to do in that bedroom, Kem. I don't care how disgusting it is. Just get the signature."
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9.3
Elliana sat on the cold marble floor, staring at the two pink lines on the pregnancy test. Overjoyed, she went to her husband Garrett’s study to surprise him.
But the room was empty. On his iPad, she accidentally opened a muted security video from the night before. As a graphic novelist trained in facial anatomy, she easily read Garrett’s lips as he spoke to their housekeeper.
"Increase the hallucinogens and the birth control. Let her become a complete lunatic."
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Lying in the hospital with her career ruined and her intellectual property stolen by the husband who forged her signature while she was drugged, a freezing void of hatred consumed her. She was nothing but a sedated decoy to hide Garrett's twisted, incestuous obsession with his own sister.
When Garrett knelt by her hospital bed with fake tears, Elliana didn't scream or expose him. Instead, she forced a pathetic, dependent smile, playing the perfect broken wife. She was going back to his penthouse to steal his encrypted files, ready to feed him to Manhattan's most cutthroat divorce lawyer and watch his empire burn.