Falling Just as Hard

Falling Just as Hard

By:  Joy Joshua  Completed
Language: English
goodnovel16goodnovel
6
1 rating
81Chapters
2.2Kviews
Read
Add to library

Share:  

Report
Overview
Catalog
Leave your review on App

Jake has to get married in order to access his inheritance and his father’s company. There’s one problem, he’s a playboy and the thought of settling down with someone unnerves him. With the help of his best friend, Kyle, they set up a marriage contract which entails that he’ll be married to whichever girl of his choosing for just a year then the marriage would be dissolved and they would go their separate ways. The girl chosen would be compensated generously with lots of money, which was what Olivia needed more than anything. Olivia sees the ad but is not sure if that was what she wanted for herself. After a little persuasion, she signed the contract with Jake knowing there was no chance of her falling in love with the billionaire because she liked girls. Just a year and she would be free to live her life again, with lots of money this time. Jake marries Olivia and couldn’t be any happier because he could still see a lot of girls and not have to worry about her nurturing any kind of feelings for him. A couple months in and Jake finds himself falling in love with Olivia as he sees a side to her that she hides away from the world.

View More
Falling Just as Hard Novels Online Free PDF Download

Latest chapter

Interesting books of the same period

To Readers

Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.

Comments

default avatar
Liz Hart
A very good book until you hit ch. 47, then the rest is very confusing, seems like chapters are from another book, and many repeat. It's very disappointing because I really wanna know what happens to Jake & Olivia, or Olivia and Mac & his family. Only gave it 3 stars cause half the book is confusing
2024-01-20 05:39:27
0
81 Chapters

CHAPTER ONE

OLIVIA The hot water running out of the shower head reminds me how late I am on my rent again, especially with my heater cut off in this cold season. I enjoy every bit of it knowing that this gym shower was the only place I could warm up before going back to my beat down apartment to die of cold. When I’m done I wrap a loose towel around my chest and leave the bathroom stall. If I stayed there any longer then someone was going to get suspicious that I was the one always finishing the hot water. I dry up, putting my wet hair up in a two braids. I pull on my basket ball shorts and tank top, my sneakers going on next. I’m about to leave when my phone rings, I look at the caller ID to see its my landlady. I decline it. My fingers swipe across my phone to check if Jess had replied my text but it was still empty making me sigh. She was my bestfriend and my only hope of paying my rent before I’m thrown out. Yes, this was the thousandth time I was asking her to lend me some money and pr
Read more

CHAPTER TWO

JAKE I’m still rooted to the spot until Kyle shakes my shoulders snapping me out of my daze. “Did you just…” I’m unable to control my thoughts because my nose especially hurts more than my bruised ego. “Just let it go” he says calmly, looking at me like I was some spoilt child. I push his hand away “Easy for you to say because you’re not the one getting punched by a girl in the middle of the street” He doesn’t even seem fazed “Told you we should take the car, you wanted the entire street experience for yourself” “And now I’m totally regretting it” I mutter under my breath. It had seemed nice walking the streets and casually handing out fliers like I see them do in the movies, but with my half broken nose… it was the worst thing anyone had to go through. “Do you want to keep handing it out or do we go straight to the restaurant?” Kyle asks. I look down but there’s only a couple fliers on the floor, the crazy girl must have taken it with her in a haste. The fuck was I going to do
Read more

CHAPTER THREE

OLIVIA I don’t stop running until I’m outside the cafe that Jess is at. I stop briefly to catch my breath before pushing the door open. I’ve never been happier receiving a text from Jess and it was at the perfect moment, just as I was about to seal a deal with the dickhead. I scoff, good luck was certainly on my side this time. I can’t even begin to imagine what becoming his wife would entail even if it was fake and just for a short period of time. With that attitude of his it is no doubt that no one wants to settle down with him. When I step into the cafe there’s no one except Jess that is huddled in a corner. I can’t help the wide smile that makes its way onto my face, of cause I had someone I could always count on. “Jess” I slide into the seat opposite hers. She raises her head but instead of the normal bright smile that is on her face there’s a certain sadness darkness. “Are you okay? You don’t look so good and I’ve been trying to reach you since forever” I say all at once, t
Read more

CHAPTER FOUR

OLIVIA A jerk to a stop the moment something hits the car with a thud. I turn to Kyle with wide eyes but his expression is blank as always. There’s a downpour and I can barely see as I step out of the car, my suit immediately drenched before I make it around the car. I hear a groan as a body takes shape lying in front of the car. I peer into their face, my heart hammering in my chest in the fear that I might have hit and killed someone. It’s then that I recognize the black eyes that is looking at me, finding it hard to remain open. She mutters ‘Dickhead’ before her eyes close and she goes limp. It’s Olivia. I’m about to scream for Kyle when I see him bending over her. He checks her pulse and sighs so I think there’s no much problem. “She has a bruise on her forehead, pulse is still breathing strong so I think she just passed out from the shock. He says impassively, standing up and regarding me with a stern almost annoyed look. “What do we do now?” I ask with a shrug “Why does it
Read more

CHAPTER FIVE

OLIVIA White and Warm. That’s exactly how I feel when I finally come to. The bright light makes me groan and put my arm over my face. I snuggle into the duvet, a sigh of content falling from my lips at how comfortable I was. Its not until it registers that my room is usually cold not warm that I bolt up on the bed. In place of my peeling pain and frozen in place windows, all I see are white walls and a huge bed that I was just lying in. This is clearly not my room. I try to remember how I got here but my brain can’t seem to recall. It’s not until I look down and realize that I’m naked that the real panic sets in. As I struggle to get out of the bed, I pull the duvet with me and use it to wrap myself up. If I wasn’t in my room then where the hell was I? With quiet footsteps I snoop around the room, checking for anything that would give away where I was or whose house I was in. Someone I make into a walk-in closet that is much bigger than my entire apartment put together two time
Read more

CHAPTER SIX

JAKE Olivia’s piercing eyes follow me around the bathroom and I can immediately tell that she’s not happy about this. I’m not happy about it too but I couldn’t risk my parents finding her now, they were bound to question her. It would be so easy for my dad to pick her apart with words and no doubt find out about our little arrangement. I couldn’t let that happen. Finally I pull out a towel and wrap it around my waist. At first I had forgotten she was there until she grabbed my junk from under the table and pulled hard. I had to clamp my palm over my mouth to stop the scream from escaping until she finally let go with a huff. I apologized furiously after that which brings us to the present moment. When I leave the bathroom she has her middle finger up in the air which makes me unsure why I’m putting up with her. I dry off and quickly put on my clothes, my door bell ringing at the same time I open my door. With quickened steps I rush to the door and open it too see the flushed fa
Read more

CHAPTER SEVEN

OLIVIAI hit my already hurt head as I try to stand up and the dickhead in front of me has the guts to open his big mouth and laugh.Okay, that’s a lie…his mouth is not big but still.I crawl out from my hiding place and growl at him, “There’s nothing funny about this situation”.He coughs before trying to put up a straight face “I’m sorry…it’s just”I dust my shirt, realizing that I’m still wearing nothing under “Are your parents gone? Or which ever people that was snooping around?”“About that…” he starts “Thanking you for not letting him see you. I don’t know how you knew you weren’t supposed to be seen but I’m grateful all the same”“It’s not rocket science, I heard you all arguing from under your sink” I say.His eyes go wide and he touches my temple “You’re bleeding again, come here” he takes my hand and leads me out of the storage room. We go back to his bathroom and I glare at the back of his head “You better not push me under the sink this time”He laughs “Relax, I just nee
Read more

CHAPTER EIGHT

JAKEThe moment we finally got back Olivia went straight to the room I prepared for her opposite mine and didn’t come out till this morning.I don’t blame her thought. It was clear she was pretty exhausted after all the shopping and makeover yesterday as Kyle had insisted.I liked it though. She now looked more like the kind of woman father would pick out for me.With her now waxed skin and new hair that had been styled into big shiny waves that cascaded down her back she even looked like someone I would pick up at the club just because our eyes met across the room.I glanced at my watch, any minute and we were going to be late for breakfast with my parents.The clicking of heels on the tiled floor had me turning and my mouth hanging open at the sight of Olivia.She was dressed in the red dress I had picked put for her and it still didn’t do justice to her body. The one I had the privilege of seeing in a lingerie.She tucked a strand of hair behind her ears and stared at her shoes, “D
Read more

CHAPTER NINE

JAKEOlivia is crying.For the first time she lets me open the door for her and she sits quietly, leaning towards the door. Anything to be away from me.I wish I knew the things going on in her head. She sniffs back a time and wipes her face which only makes me feel worse.Swerving out of the parking lot I put on the radio at the highest volume possible but still no reaction from her.I half expect her to at least reach over and turn it off. She doesn’t. I put off the radio, letting us drown in silence.It was hard dealing with Olivia, she wasn’t like the other girls that threw themselves at me. Every other person wanted me with them but with her it was hard because she wasn’t trying to impress me. If anything she was only with me now because of money.My hands clutch the steering wheel tighter. And needed to get back on her good side because this is awful.“Look I’m sorry about what I said, I shouldn’t have…it wasn’t in my place” I say but she doesn’t even turn to me.“There is nothi
Read more

CHAPTER TEN

OLIVIA I wake up to warmth, a luxury that I couldn’t afford in the past and snuggle deeper into my pillow.For some reason the pillow had muscled arms that fit perfectly around me. It was comforting to say the least.I’d do anything to wake up like this every morning for the rest of my life.I try to roll over but my pillow holds me tighter, making me its captive.A smile breaks out on my face, my people doesn’t want me to leave. It felt nice but I’d have to get up one way or another.“What are you smiling about this early in the morning?” My pillow asks and I marvel at its deep voice that sends a vibration through me.I giggle “It’s about you holding me tighter, you want me to remain in bed”. There’s no reply from my pillow.“This feels really nice you know, you’re so warm and it makes me feel safe” I say to fill the silence between us.“We can sleep like this all the time if you want” It offers and I blush a deep pink.“I would love that” I say immediately before it changed its min
Read more
DMCA.com Protection Status