I Married My Ex-Husband's Cousin

"The Contract Marriage" Eleanor was a Chicago heiress—until her father Musk was framed and thrown into prison, and her family collapsed overnight. Her fiancé Julian, heir to the family empire, not only stood by but conspired against her at every turn. Her brother was set up and arrested. Her home was broken into. Her colleagues sabotaged her at work. One trap after another—and no one to turn to. At rock bottom, Julian's cousin Vans offered her a marriage contract. She thought it was just a cold business deal—but time and again, he pulled her from the flames. Manor humiliations, dinner party conspiracies, workplace framings…he stood in front of her every single time. When she visited her father in prison, she learned the truth—Vans had loved her for years, in secret, never once speaking of it. A patient named Lily was used by the schemers behind the scenes, joined forces with her family to smear Eleanor, and ultimately jumped to her death in despair. Vans, as her lawyer, was splashed with sulfuric acid by an angry client and hospitalized. They weathered the storms together, and their feelings grew deeper with every trial. Julian and his allies closed in—media attacks, death threats, a relentless campaign to destroy her. Eleanor and Vans stopped retreating. They gathered every piece of evidence, laid a massive trap, and exposed the underground deals and conspiracies of the corrupt elite in front of the world. Julian's empire crumbled. Every villain faced justice. Musk was exonerated. What began as a contract marriage became something far more precious—true love, forged through fire. Together, they walked out of the shadows, left the past behind, and stepped into a new life. —She thought she signed a cold contract. What she didn't know was that he had been offering her his future with ten years of silent devotion.