Thre.[e` y ea/rs a/\ \;go, Madeline bore the sco]rn [
 of// the whole city an/#d played the r\,ol %+e of !!%a he/[(artless gold‑$ digger+(!. Wh!^^en Vincent lay dying in the . I`C - U,$ sh )%=e p#!ret!e #nd-\ed to thro]!w herself in,to the)* arms of his half‑brother Niccolo.!. Everyone b\.!#eli=. eved;# she[@: had ab)$,andone@*#(d the +^+dying hei+)/r fo%=r money. \No one knew_` t.?his:^: betray)*@al w/_as a d\_e$adly lie.%/ To sa$^ve V,incent=_%+, M]`ade@(li
++ne -.secretly d.onated one of her kidneys^`\+: ;to ;^him and_, left.$: T*\/hr;/ee y[#ears ] @later, Madel=ine works at :=#
a five‑star hotel, where sh)e crosse\*s paths with Vincent. He has survived!_ and reclaimed##^ his_ pow+-#erful f#amily e^mpire,$ but he is/ consum(/,ed by#: bitte[,r(%^ ha*tred. Vi].ncent t(?orments (Madeli
;ne with sha#rp. w[*)o-:rds and deliberate prov)ocations...