Juliette Thompson had believed in a fairytale: a penniless acting student who became a world-class star with her by his side. When Reed Lindgren wins Best Actor and, in the same moment, declares his love for Carolina Lam — the rich heiress who ruined Juliette in school — Juliette’s life shatters: husband, child and trust swept away in one televised blow. She signs the divorce, hides the pregnancy loss, then inherits her parents’ media empire and decides to turn pain into power. From the gutter of betrayal to the boardroom and the awards stage, Juliette rebuilds herself with ruthless precision: exposing fraud, toppling corporations, and using the spotlight to crush the men who humiliated her. Allies rise — Blake Diaz, the principled co-star who risks everything to save her; Lawson Griffin, her uncle who hands her a company and a mission. Enemies fall — a bankrupt family dynasty, a canceled star, and a rival sent to a psychiatric hospital. But a question hangs over every victory: when a woman raised to be gentle learns to punish without mercy, does she become the monster she was avenging — or the only one able to change an industry that chews people alive? Can Juliette have power, love, and justice without losing herself? Or will revenge cost her the one thing she never wanted to lose again — her heart?

16 Chapters