LOVE EQUALS HATE

Celine had always been a fighter. Born into poverty, she clawed her way through life, determined to rewrite the story of her lineage. When she finally graduated—the first in her family—she saw it as the beginning of something great.

The job hunt was tough, but she didn’t let that break her spirit. That was when she met Ethan Sinclair, the young, brilliant CEO of a rising tech company. He was everything she wasn’t—wealthy, privileged, and effortlessly powerful. Yet, when he looked at her, there was something in his eyes, an admiration she hadn’t seen before.

“You’re different,” he had told her during her interview. And soon after, he asked her out.

At first, she felt lucky, chosen even. But reality shattered the fairytale quickly. Ethan had another woman, Natalia—a beautiful, rich heiress who belonged in his world. Unlike Celine, Natalia didn’t need to fight for anything. She had it all handed to her. And Ethan? He let it happen.

He kept Celine in the shadows, never introducing her to his circle, never acknowledging her in public. But Natalia knew. She made sure Celine felt her place—humiliating her, calling her names, treating her like she was nothing. And Ethan? He never stopped her. He never defended Celine.

Yet, Celine stayed. She stayed through the cold stares, the whispered insults, the gut-wrenching moments of watching him choose Natalia, again and again.

But pain has a way of reshaping love.

One day, something inside her snapped. The begging, the waiting, the silent suffering—she was done.

She stopped answering his calls. She stopped caring. And when Ethan finally noticed, when he saw the ice in her eyes, he asked, “What happened to you?”

Celine smiled, but it was cold. “Love equals hate when it’s dashed away.”

And just like that, she became the monster he created.