He was the poor illegitimate son no one wanted.She was the orphan with nothing but pride.Adrian Cole knows what it means to be humiliated. His ex left him when he was poor, his family treated him like a stain, and the world taught him early that love only belongs to the rich.Now he’s a billionaire with enough power to make his enemies kneel—but money hasn’t made him less lonely.When Ariel Hart is hired to work in his mansion, Adrian does everything possible to make her miserable. He is cruel, arrogant, and impossible to please. Ariel hates him almost immediately… until she begins to see the broken man hidden behind his icy mask.But just as Adrian falls harder than he ever thought possible, the past returns, secrets unravel, and one devastating betrayal turns love into hate.Now the lonely billionaire must prove that some hearts are worth more than revenge