LOST IN THE BILLIONAIRE'S SCANDAL
Maya Rami is a survivor. As single mother in Dubai, she has worked relentlessly to provide the best for her daughter. But when she loses her job at an elite private school due to a scandal she had no part in, her life is thrown into turmoil. In an attempt at stability, she takes on the position of tutoring billionaire Adam Saif's son.
Maya expectes that Sami will be just like any other pampered kid, yet he isn't. He's genius, withdrawn, and completely silent. Nobody, not even his powerful father has any idea how to reach him.
Then there's Adam himself. Ice-cold, ruthless, and inscrutable, his entire life revolves around control. But behind the hardened facade, Maya senses something else, a man shaped by secrets, not authority.
What starts out as a simple assignment soon turns a lot more complicated. The more time Maya spends in Adam's world, the more she sees the cracks in his armor. The late-night conversations turn into lingering looks. The chemistry between them is undeniable, yet Adam has made one thing very clear, he doesn't believe in love.
Just as Maya begins to penetrate his defenses, his past comes back to haunt him. The enemies that encircle him close in, targeting everything, including Sami.
Now Maya has to make an impossible choice: walk away before she's pulled into the storm or stay with the one man she never imagined she'd fall in love with.
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Chapter: Chapter 27The kettle was just starting to sing when someone knocked on the entrance door.I blinked, half-dazed, the spoon in my hand suspended mid-air. I wasn't expecting any visitor, nobody even knew I lived here. It was already seven o'clock, who visits people that late? The children were sleeping upstairs, and the stillness in the house was sacred.One part of me was afraid as I switched off the stove and moved silently towards the door, tightening the sash on my robe.When I opened it, I almost forgot how to breathe as a result if whom I saw. "Adam?" My voice shattered on his name. He was standing there, weary from travel, eyes dark with something feral. His box stood lazily behind him, his jacket rumpled, hair uncombed. He looked as though he'd had no sleep, as though he'd just stepped off the plane, he looked a total mess. “What are you doing here?” You're supposed to be gone for a week and today is just…”His gaze found mine. "Shhhh," he whispered, voice low and pleading. "Someone w
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Chapter: Chapter 26Maya's Pov Adam left before sunrise.I stood there with Sami by my side, the crisp morning air circulating through the slightly opened door. The sky wasn't yet brightened, the entire setting was painted in gray tones, dense and immobile.He looked like he hadn't slept, even though he was smartly dressed like always. His collar on the shirt was in place, dark trousers clinging to his long physique. He clutched one hand with a suitcase and had a phone tucked into the other, gazing at me like he wanted to say something but just couldn't get the right words to come out.His eyes scanned my face, curious. "Will you be all right?""We'll be fine," I answered, forcing a slight smile as I looked down at Sami. "We'll wait."He didn't smile back. Just stared at me for a very long, quiet moment. Then his fingers brushed against mine, lightly, barely at all but long enough that I could sense it to the bone of my bones. His eyes said the rest.Take care of them for me.Not him. Not just Sami.The
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Chapter: Chapter 25Adam's POV The sun penetrated the tall windows, tracing golden stripes across the breakfast table. I sat in silence, its warmth having little effect on the heavy chill settled deep within my chest. My coffee remained cold, unmoved. Across from me, Sami poked at his toast with a cautious fork, as though he was tasting something new. Maya encouraged him with a low, gentle monotone, one so different from the one I'd built for us.I watched him, my son, this little human who once had burst into my arms unguarded. Now, even looking at me seemed to take effort.After breakfast, the scraunch of my chair against the marble was too loud. I stood up slowly, hands moist despite the serenity I tried to project."Sami," I said to him, very quiet, soft. "Do you want to take a walk with me? Just a little one, around the garden."He froze. Juice glass hovering in mid-air, halfway to his mouth, eyes wide and perplexed. He looked over at Maya, and something in my chest tugged tight at how he looked f
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Chapter: Chapter 24Maya's Pov I didn't mean to sit that close. I didn't even remember how I ended up on the floor beside him, one arm thrown over the couch, just... there. Close enough to hear him breathe. Close enough to feel the subtle trembling beneath it. Adam was shattered. Not in a flashy, dramatic way. Just still. Too still. Like someone trying too hard not to shatter.And maybe that is the reason I said nothing at first. Because sometimes silence speaks more deeply than words ever could.At least I was with him, two near strangers linked by suffering we did not know how to apportion.His eyes were closed, eyelashes lying heavily across his cheekbones. He seemed younger somehow. Exhausted in a way sleep could not remove.I had to reach out. Not to fix him, I wasn't that dumb, but to let him know that I saw him. That I wasn't turning my head the other way.And then, without even opening his eyes, he whispered, "He spoke with me."His voice was so soft, I almost didn't hear it.I nodded slowly. "
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Chapter: Chapter 23Adam's POVI didn’t think I would feel this torn.When Sami said those words—two simple, fragile words—I lost something in me. Or maybe I found something. I don’t even know anymore. But I knew right then I wasn’t going anywhere."Let's go back inside," I said to them, my voice barely above a whisper, thick and cracking. They all hesitated, even Maya. Especially Maya. But I couldn’t look at her just yet. I just needed a second.Sami was still wrapped in my arms, his little body trembling, worn out from all the crying. I lowered myself onto the couch with him, still holding him, my hands cradling him like he might break if I let go. And maybe I would too.The moment they were all inside, silence dropped over the room like a heavy blanket. I felt it, pressing down on me, making it harder to breathe."I don't know what to do," I whispered to no one, my lips brushing the crown of Sami's head. The tears came quietly. They weren’t dramatic or loud. Just steady. I didn’t even realize I was cr
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Chapter: Chapter 22The morning sun filtered through the blinds in a golden beam, warming stripes on the hardwood floor of the living room. I stood against the kitchen island, arms wrapped around a mug of coffee that had grown lukewarm.Maya was resting on the counter, her hair dropped over one shoulder as she made a note on her notepad. There was something soothing in her presence, something grounding. She brought structure to the chaos I'd gotten too used to."I believe we should tell them about it today," she told me without even looking up."Tell them what?" I asked, knowing full well anyway.She stared up at me and met my eyes. "About the home schooling, their schedule, their tutor. Everything. I know they are only children, but they ought to know. They ought to feel included."I didn't flinch. "You're right."She was… Again, as always. How did she manage it? Always knowing what was right. Always bringing it to me with such gentle confidence. There was strength in her, like a steel wrapped in silk
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