My husband transferred my private winery into his " girl bestie's " name . I moved fast - sold it , transferred the deed . Done . When Zander Caldwell found out , he acted like I'd lost my mind over nothing . " She was just putting her name on it temporarily , to trick the bank for a loan ... " I waved him off . " My winery is mine . The second someone else's name goes on it , it's contaminated . " " I don't do contaminated . " Zander stared at me , saying nothing . On our anniversary , Zander drugged my drink and dumped me in a swamp . From his helicopter , he watched my feet sink slowly into the muck . ' Wasn't purity your whole thing ? How about this swamp mud - contaminated enough for you ? Think it'll cure that obsession you have with people contaminating your things ? " He live - streamed my humiliation on the dark web , watching me covered in filth , thrashing in the bog . just grabbed the camera tied to some reeds and snapped : Fun's over , asshole . Get your ass down here and pull me out - NOW . " Silence . For two seconds . hen shrill laughter exploded from the helicopter . Dude , Zander , your training sucks . She's literally turning into a mud monster and she's still yelling at you . That's hilarious . " Maybe just give in and fish her out ? " Cander's fingers tightened around his wine glass . de ignored the co - pilot's teasing , leaning toward the window , his gaze raking over my mud caked body . Give in ? Lyra , remember what you always say ? ' I don't touch dirty things ' - you taught me that . " Right now you're covered head to toe in mud - a hundred times dirtier than that winery sign . Why the hell would I pull you out ? " A dozen cameras ringed the swamp . A huge projection screen split into grids displayed my misery from every angle . Holy crap ! This Zander guy is ruthless . Is that really his wife ? ] [ Sounds like wifey's got a cleanliness thing . Nice . Fighting fire with fire . ] 14:02 His Mistress's ' Dilli . Chapter 1 [ People with germaphobia are the worst . Acting like they're too good for everyone . I [ Wow , the negativity above is wild . Can't you see she's about to cry ? ] I felt sick The mud had reached my thighs , cold slime worming through my pores into my bones . Even my heart felt frozen . All this because I sold the winery ? Seriously ? Back when I wanted to help Zander without pressure , I told him my family had fallen on hard times and the winery was all I had left I let him use it to secure a bank loan , told him to pay me back double once he got back on his feet . And this is what I got for refusing to hand over my property to some random chick . From the helicopter , Zander sneered down at me : " You think I'm doing this because you wouldn't give the winery to Clover Ashby ? " " Wrong . It's because you're a gold digger . You saw I had potential and latched onto me early with that winery . " " But the second Clover wanted to use it , you sold it off . Afraid you'd lose money , right ? So here's the deal - give Clover the money from the sale , and I'll let you go . " My mind went blank . This is what he thinks of me ? The comment feed went crazy . [ Oh , so that's what happened . Yeah , this woman sounds petty as hell . ] [ Right ? I heard this Clover girl is Zander's close friend . If she'd just helped her , none of this would've happened . ] [ What goes around comes around . She deserves it . ] The malice on the dark web was suffocating . Then Clover's voice chimed in , perfectly timed . " Zander , I get why Lyra looks down on me . She's got good taste - she saw your brilliance from the start . " Zander didn't bother hiding his admiration for Clover . " Clover's been busting her ass running all over for her family's business . Unlike certain people who coast on inherited wealth and leech off others . " Running all over ? You mean running in and out of his office ? Zander had praised Clover's " competence " to me more than once . I'd pulled up documents full of her mistakes . Zander had blown up at me instead , picking apart everything I did . Chaping 1 " Lyra , vestire hot just herless - you're petty and jealous . " He didn't even glance at the errors I'd pointed out . They were always " discussing business " in his study . He knew I had a thing about cleanliness . I don't like Clover . You can meet at the office , but don't bring her into our home . After she started going in there , I never set foot in that room again . I dragged myself through the mud , my lips barely moving as I stared into the camera . Zander Caldwell , you're disgusting . You've been dirty all along . " " I don't do dirty . Let's get a divorce . " The dark web loved the drama . Comments flooded in . [ Zander , she's calling you dirty and wants a divorce . ] Zander looked at me on the screen , momentarily thrown . Clover fanned the flames , shaking her head with fake concern . " Divorce ? I doubt Lyra could give that up . After all , she worked so hard to land this lifestyle . " Zander let out a cold laugh , annoyed at himself for being fooled . Lyra , you've got nothing left . You want a divorce to take half my money ? You'll walk away with nothing ! " Then he barked at the pilot . Drop lower ! Since she thinks I'm so dirty , let's make her filthier ! "