Blurb：
After three years as Alexander Hamilton's secretary and hidden wife, Lavina Winslet's world shatters when she's kidnapped and abandoned. Discovering Alexander's affair with her swapped-at-birth sister Stephanie Winslet, Lavina makes a cold-blooded choice: accept Frederick Winslet's offer to marry the dying Stone heir, erasing herself from the Hamilton and Winslet legacies. This angsty romance novel explores betrayal, identity, and revenge as Lavina trades her invisible role for a strategic marriage, leaving Alexander Hamilton grappling with the consequences of his neglect. Perfect for readers who crave emotional rollercoasters with strong female protagonists overcoming family secrets and corporate intrigue.Content：
“I accept your offer.” I said coldly, the air sharp with finality. “I will disappear from Alexander Hamilton’s life forever… and marry the Stone heir instead.”The diamond wedding ring clattered onto the mahogany table like a final nail in a coffin.
Across the lavishly furnished drawing room, Frederick Winslet, my biological father froze mid-sip of his tea.
“You… what?” he rasped, voice filled with disbelief.
“I said I will marry the Stone heir who is on his deathbed.” I repeated, meeting his stunned gaze. “The forced engagement meant for your beloved daughter Stephanie? I will take it instead.”
Three years as Alexander Hamilton’s secretary. Three years as his hidden wife. And one month ago my entire life fell apart.
Kidnapped on my way home from work, I was kept in a windowless warehouse for four days screaming myself hoarse.
My wrists torn raw from the nylon that chewed through flesh. I heard them calling Alexander. Twenty-seven times.
Not once did he bother to answer.
Eventually, one of the men laughed, holding the phone out on speaker. A woman’s voice came chuckling: “The boss has better things to worry about. Try someone who gives a damn.”
They left me there after that.
I don’t remember how I was found. The police said I had been unconscious.
A week of starvation, a day away from death.
When I was wheeled into the hospital, I kept asking for my husband but he never came.
Instead, I saw the tabloids the next morning:
[Love in air: Alexander Hamilton photographed with childhood sweetheart Stephanie Winslet leaving a private resort in the Bali.]
And just like that, the illusion I had wrapped around my life disintegrated.
While I was suffering, my husband was with his secret lover, my ‘sister’ Stephanie.
The girl who was swapped with me at birth.
After spending sixteen years in countryside with my poor grandmother, it was discovered that I was the biological daughter of the Winslet household.
‘We cannot let go of the daughter we have raised for sixteen years. Unlike you Stephanie is fragile Lavina. Now that you are staying with us don't covet what is not meant for you.’
That was the first thing they told me while looking at me like I was a blemish on their legacy.
“I know you don’t want Stephanie to marry a dying man but you also need Stone Corporation’s help to sustain your business. Well, congratulations. Your unwanted daughter will do it instead.”
Eerie silence swallowed the room.
Frederick Winslet stared at me. My biological mother said nothing, her face morphed in shock.
I stood up slowly, gathering the last shreds of dignity I had left.
“In return.” I said coldly “Erase me from the Winslet family. No name, no inheritance. Pretend I was never born.”
I paused. Then added, voice cracking just slightly.
“Tell my husband that this is my last gift to him- freedom.”
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