Ibukunoluwa Showunmi is a Nigerian writer and avid reader of contemporary romance novels. She began writing in late 2025, inspired by her love for stories she enjoys on popular novel apps. Though this is her first published work, she has been crafting her stories with care, eager to share her creativity and emotional storytelling with readers around the world.
For four years, Clara Hayes Kingsley has endured a marriage built on cold indifference. Her billionaire husband, Cassian Kingsley, gave her his name but never his heart that still belongs to his first love, Vanessa Hale. He forgets their anniversaries, touches her only to satisfy his own needs, and warns her never to carry his child. When Vanessa returns to the city, Clara becomes a ghost in her own home. Every insult from Vanessa is excused. Every hurt is overlooked. Cassian sees it all and does nothing.Until Clara decides she's had enough.She leaves her wedding ring, signed divorce papers, and a short letter behind. No tears. No begging. Just silence. But when Cassian wakes to an empty penthouse, the wife he ignored for four years is suddenly the only woman he can think about. Now he's chasing the woman he rejected and Clara is done being anyone's second choice.