For three years, Elena stood beside Lucas while he built his billion-dollar empire. When investors laughed at him, she believed in him. When banks rejected him, she supported him. When everyone else walked away, she stayed. Then, on the night of his company’s anniversary gala, Lucas took the stage, held another woman’s hand, and declared before the entire city: “Everything I built started because of Sophia.” The room erupted in applause. No one knew the truth. Sophia had built nothing. Elena had built everything. Humiliated and heartbroken, Elena signed the divorce papers without a fight. Lucas thought she was finally accepting her place. What he didn’t know was that the empire he proudly called his own had never truly belonged to him. The moment Elena walked away, investors began pulling out. Projects failed. Stocks crashed. One by one, the pillars holding Lucas’s empire together disappeared. And for the first time in his life, Lucas was forced to confront a devastating truth: The woman he discarded wasn’t standing in his shadow. He had been standing in hers. Now, as powerful enemies and ambitious rivals fight to win Elena’s trust—and her heart—Lucas will do everything he can to get her back. Unfortunately for him, some mistakes cost more than money. And some women never return.