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WILL NEVER FALL FOR A MAN LIKE YOU ELARA’S POVI stand in front of the city's tallest building, The Knight Corporation, gawking up at the glass walls that reflect the bright afternoon sun. It's a breathtaking sight. So this is where Alexander Knight heads. I curl my fingers around my bag and exhale lightly. “This is just a meeting. Let's get this over with. I know it is more than that. This meeting will decide my future. I walk through the glass door inside the building. The lobby is huge, serene, and beautiful. The floor shines like a mirror, and the workers at the front desk are dressed in neat suits. The place screams expensive and perfect.I walk up to one of the receptionists with a smile, “Hello, I have a meeting with Mr. Alexander Knight.” She checks her computer and smiles back at me, “Yes, Miss Whitmore. The assistant is expecting you.”Some minutes later, a familiar man walks toward me, Ethan Cole. He stops in front of me and nods. “Miss Whitmore.” “Mr. Cole,” I bow.“T

ONLY ONE WAY TO FIX THIS ELARA’S POVBy the time I get home, the news is everywhere.My phone does not stop ringing. Messages keep coming in one after another, from social media, news websites, blogs. My name is everywhere in the news.I sit on my bed, scrolling through my phone as I read another headline."WHITMORE COMPANY HEIRESS SPENDS NIGHT WITH MYSTERIOUS BILLIONAIRE.”“MARRIAGE COMPANY HEIRESS SPENDS NIGHT WITH MYSTERIOUS BILLIONAIRE.”"MARRIAGE BETWEEN BUSINESS GIANTS COMING SOON.”" SCANDAL OR ROMANCE.”I throw my phone on the bed and cover my face with both hands.“This can’t be happening…” A knock comes on my door, before I can respond, the door opens and Miranda struts in, followed by Chloe. They both have on a serious expression. Although, I notice the small quirk plastered on Chloe's face. Miranda crosses her arms and looks at me like she is very disappointed." You…" I start.“Elara,” she says slowly, “what have you done?”I gaze at her in disbelief. “What have I done

I'M NOT THAT KIND OF WOMAN ELARA’S POVNeither of us move while the question still hangs in the air, unanswered. I find my voice first. “I should be asking you that!” My voice comes out more smooth and steady than I expect. Good.I hold the sheet tight around my body and sit up straight at the edge of the bed. My heart is beating so fast against my chest that I am dizzy.He looks at me for a few seconds without speaking. His eyes move from my face to the sheet wrapped around my body and then back to my face again, his expression darker now.“This is my hotel suite, so I will ask again. Who are you and how did you get in here?”“I don’t know!” I snap at him, getting irritated already. I steady my shaky hands. “I had dinner with my family last night and then I felt dizzy and the next thing I remember is waking up here!”He narrows his eyes at me like he is trying to detect if I am lying.“You expect me to believe that?” he asks.“Yes!” I angrily replied. “Because that is exactly what

WHO ARE YOU?ELARA’S POV“Are you sure this will work mom?” I hear Chloe’s voice faintly. She sounds nervous and excited at the same time.“Of course it will work," Miranda assures her. “Everything has been put in place. She'll be out for hours. We need to move quickly." Their hushed voices is what assure me that I'm not dead. I try to mentally break free from the force trying to pin me down but it's futile. I also attempt to lift myself but my body feels like it has been buried under a heavy rock. My arm wouldn't even lift and my eyes would open no matter how I try to make them. I can still hear voices around me but I can't seem to stir my body to react. The last thing I remember is that I passed out sometime ago although I don't know how long it has been now.“What if she refuses after?” Chloe asks.I want to speak, but my lips seem numb.I hear Miranda laugh. “She won’t refuse. By morning, it will be too late. Once the photos and news spread, she will have no choice but to marry

FINALLY USEFUL TO THE FAMILYELARA’S POV“What do you mean by we are losing money?” I spring up in anger, unable to hide the annoyance in my voice.Everywhere went quiet instantly. The sound of my chair scraping flat against the floor as I push it backwards with the back of my knees, echoed in the large conference room. Everyone was watching me like I had gone mad and at the same time studying my expression intently but what hurt me the most is that no one looked surprised at all. It was like everyone except me was already aware of this situation. A few minutes ago, an emergency board meeting was summoned and this was what it was all about? How did we even get here?Mr. Harris, the finance director, breaks the silence as he clears his throat and adjusts his glasses. He avoids my eyes as he slides printed documents toward me from across the table like he was placing evidence at a crime scene.“The company has been running at a loss for the past three quarters as there's been a thirty