The Game Begins
584 Words
I was restlessly counting the days until this contract marriage would be over.
Every morning, I would wake up and mentally cross another day off the calendar.
But Hayley Kardashian wouldn’t let me breathe.
She was always on my neck, her hatred relentless.
And today?
Today was the day I snapped.
It was a gloomy afternoon.
I sat alone, sipping my glass of wine.
To the world, I had everything—wealth, power, status.
But in reality?
I was miserable.
Then my phone started blowing up.
Hundreds of tags, mentions, notifications.
My hands trembled as I clicked on the first link.
It was an interview with Khloe Kardashian.
My vision blurred as I read the words.
“She’s the daughter of a fraudster. A criminal. A thief. Her father died of AIDS, after ruining lives with his scams.”
I felt something inside me shatter.
Then came the next blow.
“She’s a harlot. A gold-digger who slept her way to the top. A filthy slut who has been with every man in Henry’s company.”
I. Saw. Red.
I had tried to be civil.
I had tried to avoid the drama.
But Hayley had just crossed a line she could never return from.
She could call me whatever she wanted, but she would never tarnish my father’s name.
The one man who raised me, loved me, and protected me.
She had just made the worst mistake of her life.
Time to Play the Game
Henry had been begging me for weeks to come to the office and show myself as his wife.
I had always refused, too afraid of the confrontation with Hayley.
But not anymore.
I was ready for war.
Henry was shocked by my sudden change.
But he was a natural actor, and he played along.
The perfect devoted husband.
The charming billionaire prince.
He had always been good at manipulation.
But so was I.
It was time to show the world exactly who I was.
I glammed up.
A red power suit.
16-karat diamond rings.
A Hermès bag worth more than a luxury car.
Diamond earrings. A watch that could buy a mansion.
When I looked at myself in the mirror, I didn’t see the scared girl who had entered this marriage.
I saw a queen.
I saw a woman on a mission.
And today?
Today, I was going to destroy Hayley Kardashian.
The Grand Entrance
The moment I stepped into Polaris Enterprises, time seemed to stop.
Every head turned.
Every mouth fell open.
The last time I was here, I had been nothing.
An outsider. A nobody.
I had heard the whispers before.
“What will Mr. Polaris do with this ugly piece of trash?”
“She’s nothing compared to Hayley Kardashian.”
Well, now they were eating their words.
Because today?
I was unrecognizable.
A vision. A goddess. A force of nature.
The most beautiful, charismatic, and elegant woman in the room.
And Hayley?
She was about to learn exactly who she was dealing with.
The Showdown
I walked hand-in-hand with Henry, the perfect, untouchable wife.
The second we entered, the media went wild.
“Introducing Kyla Polaris—The Real Wife of Henry Polaris.”
Cameras flashed.
Headlines exploded.
And sitting at her usual seat, Hayley Kardashian froze.
Her fake confidence wavered.
For the first time, she looked threatened.
And that’s when I knew.
This was just the beginning.
I had a lot of people to mess up.
And Hayley was just first on my list.
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