Veronica went from college boyfriend-girlfriend to husband and wife with Jonathan Rollings. They got married and on Jonathan’s request, kept their marriage a secret. He even gave her a silver band saying one day he would change it to a diamond ring. 
Two years after their marriage, Jonathan met Imelda who promised to help him build his business for a favor. 
Fulfilling this favor, seven years have passed by. 
Today, she’s still legally married to Jonathan Rollings, now one of the city's most powerful men, yet she serves wine at his parties in a server's uniform while Imelda openly calls him her fiance. Not only this, to the world, her husband is dead. 
Even her daughter cannot call her father Jonathan and must call him “Mr. Rollings”, while Imelda’s son calls him “dad” in public. 
She has endured it all in silence, hoping one day he will accept them in public. 
But after seven years of silence, she gives up. 
Behind Veronica’s back, something else was quietly unraveling. Marriage records changed, money she never received, correspondence she never heard of. 
Imelda didn’t want to make Jonathan forget Veronica, she was erasing her from his life.
But when she saw not only her health but her daughter’s life was also affected, she decided to give up and stop sacrificing anymore. 
Now, with a countdown running, Veronica decides to give Jonathan the last chance to choose her or Imelda, and finally she takes the decision. 
Some could lose everything they thought they were protecting. Some will find they never left them. And one woman, who was a secret for seven years, will become a truth no one can deny.
Veronica survived being erased. The only question is, whether Jonathan can see through Imelda’s schemes and win his love, Veronica, back or not.

Alex's Office - an hour after the council meet


It's been an hour since I walked out of the council meeting.


Today Jonathan has been officially declared the River heir and the admin to the River treaty.


"As if this wasn't enough," I said to myself.


"That fool representative also said Jonathan holds the rights to decide whether to open the vault or not."


"He actually said the houses can verify the assets from the list his mother made?"


I realized now it was no use of pressuring the old houses to make Jonathan open the vault.


Now if anyone pressures him…will be breaching the council orders.


"And Jonathan has stated he won't open the vault."


"It's clear he won't open the vault unless it's a major need like an heir's takeover…"


"At the present there's no such house."


Chapter 242 - Plan B