Chapter 1 When I secured a major deal for the Stone family , my fiancé Leo's sister Iris pushed me down the grand staircase . [ ] She did this at the banquet , right in front of all the family elders . [ ] Iris looked down at me sprawled on the carpet , hatred blazing in her eyes . " Don't think landing this billion - dollar contract makes you secure as the Stone family's daughter - in - law . " [ ] " You'll never measure up to your sister Emma - my brother's true love ! " ] " Once Leo takes control , you can expect to leave with nothing ! " ] I touched my bloodied eye and slowly collected my scattered cards , exhausted to the bone . [ ] This girl once begged me to teach her shooting . Now I felt nothing but weariness . [ ] " You don't need to kick me out . Once I finish this deal and repay your family's kindness , I'll leave on my own . " Of course , when your family went bankrupt , didn't come crawling back to beg me either . [] -0 Sharp , knife - like pain shot through my eye , making it nearly impossible to breathe . [ ] But I couldn't go to the hospital yet . I bent down to collect the scattered contracts from the floor . n . " These represented two months of grueling work , traveling to dozens of companies worldwide to secure this deal . ]] Iris stared at me for a moment before saying coldly : [ ] " Vera , you stole Emma's place - this is karma ! " [ ] I raised my bloodied face and said calmly . [ ] " Iris , your brother asked me to handle this deal . " ] " If you destroy this contract , you're destroying Leo's hard work too . " [ ] Hearing this , Iris froze momentarily , then seemed even more enraged . [ ] " Vera ! Stop pretending ! " [ ] " If you hadn't killed Emma back then , she would be Leo's wife ! Not you ! " [ ] She hurled the documents at my injured eye . [ ] My already fragile eye took another brutal hit , nearly making me faint from pain . ] I bit my lip , fighting back the agony without making a sound . [ ] As I gripped the railing trying to stand , Leo walked over . [ ] He glanced at me dismissively , irritated : [ ] " Iris is just a kid . Why are you making such a big deal out of this ? " [] " Business deals shouldn't be handled by women like you anyway . " ] " Hand over the contract to me , apologize to Iris , and we'll call it even . " Hearing Leo's words , Iris became smugly triumphant , raising her voice . [ ] } " Nothing she does will make me forgive her ! If she wasn't useful making money for our family like a slave , how would a murderer like her deserve to enter the Stone household ! " The watching guests inunediately began whispering after hearing her words . [ ] The current Mrs. Stone is quite beautiful - how could she do something so heartless ? " ]