"I love you, Ethan. I’ve loved you since the moment I saw you on the news," I confessed, my heart trembling with nineteen-year-old innocence.Ethan, the youngest billionaire in the city, didn’t hug me. He didn’t smile. He simply smirked and whispered, "Come to my birthday gala tomorrow, little girl. I have a surprise for you."I went, wearing my best dress, expecting a ring. Instead, I got a death sentence for my soul. In front of a thousand elite guests, Ethan laughed as he introduced me—not as his girlfriend, but as a 'stalker fan' who didn't know her place."Look at her," Ethan sneered, his arm around a supermodel. "She thought a mouse like her could ever stand beside a lion."The laughter of the crowd followed me as I ran into the rainy night, broken and humiliated. That night, the naive girl died.THREE YEARS LATER.Thorne Enterprises is on the brink of collapse, desperate for an investor. When the mysterious CEO of 'Phoenix Global' finally arrives for the meeting, the room goes silent. I walk in—no longer a mouse, but a Queen in a power suit, holding his empire in my palm.Ethan stares at me, his eyes filled with shock and a sudden, burning regret. "Elena? Is that you?"I smirk, tossing the contract on the table. "It's Ms. Vaughan to you, Mr. Thorne. And I’m not here to save your company... I’m here to watch it burn."