Polished Parents​

Summary

To marry the heir to the Astor dynasty, I reinvented my adoptive parents, turning street beggars into respected academics.

Then, using my platform as a top financial news anchor, I helped my selectively mute husband seize control of his family's empire.

On our wedding day, he pressed the deed to our villa into my hands and kissed me again and again.

But today, on a business trip, I overheard him confess his love to his old flame, his voice perfectly clear and steady.

"Rosalind, you're finally back. I faked this condition and married that grifter just to get my parents to finally accept us.