
The Billionaire’s Accidental Bride
Emma Thompson has always believed that hard work and loyalty would eventually lead to the life she’d dreamed of. A brilliant Cambridge graduate and a dedicated business analyst at Sinclair Empire Group, she has spent years building a stable future with the man she loves. After four years together, she is certain that James Carter is the man she will marry.
But on the night of her birthday, everything falls apart.
After being pressured into drinking far more than she can handle, Emma wakes in the luxurious presidential suite of a five-star hotel beside an impossibly handsome stranger. Confused, ashamed, and unable to remember exactly what happened, she quietly slips away, believing it was nothing more than a terrible drunken mistake.
Hours later, the truth proves far more devastating.
James admits that he deliberately got her drunk and planned to send her to the bed of his wealthy boss in exchange for a promotion. The room mix-up that led Emma to another suite was nothing more than a twist of fate. The man she trusted with her heart had treated her as a bargaining chip for his own ambition.
Heartbroken and disgusted, Emma ends their relationship, determined never to let anyone control her life again.
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อ่าน
Chapter: Chapter 9: Obtaining the Marriage CertificateUpon departing the Registry Office, Emma stared vacantly at her newly acquired marriage certificate book.Had she genuinely married Alexander Sinclair? The entire experience felt utterly surreal, dreamlike in its improbability.Merely one week previously, she and Alexander inhabited entirely disparate universes, yet commencing from this moment forward, she’d officially become Alexander Sinclair’s wife.Remarkably, they’d progressed from initial encounter to marriage certificate acquisition within a single week’s timeframe.The previous morning, she’d visited his office to formalize their contractual agreement.Their arrangement constituted essentially a matrimonial convenience; establishing predetermined conditions simplified matters considerably.She hadn’t anticipated complications, particularly as the agreement demonstrated remarkable leniency toward her welfare.The singular fundamental stipulation: she’d cooperate during requisite occasions,sustaining an affectionate presentation
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Chapter: Chapter 8: Consenting to MatrimonyJust as Emma’s facial complexion transformed into absolute pallor, Alexander’s voice suddenly pierced through the tension.His measured tone resonated like celestial salvation to Emma’s terrified consciousness: “Now that the business briefing has concluded, everyone should resume their departmental responsibilities. There’s no requirement for continued attendance here.”Uncle Robert emitted an enigmatic chuckle, exchanged a meaningful glance with Alexander, and subsequently maintained silent restraint.Emma practically escaped the office in panic, her spine already drenched in nervous perspiration.She inhaled deeply, deliberately disregarding the bewildered expressions her colleagues directed toward her; her mental focus had contracted into singular clarity.Gratitude beyond measure! She’d survived unscathed!If Uncle Robert had genuinely exposed her before the assembled gathering, her professional existence would have terminated irrevocably!Nevertheless,Emma compressed her lips and
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Chapter: Chapter 7: My Mind Went Completely BlankThroughout the subsequent days, Emma’s existence gradually returned to an approximation of normalcy.Precisely as Alexander had assured her, he refrained from complicating her professional circumstances, and she retained her position without jeopardy,a development that substantially eased her anxiety.Nevertheless, she scarcely encountered Alexander again throughout that entire week.Her colleagues mentioned that he appeared perpetually occupied and had departed for yet another business expedition.The singular occasion she observed him occurred in the building’s main atrium. Emma had been preparing to join colleagues for lunch when Alexander arrived from outside, accompanied by numerous senior executives, absorbing work briefings whilst traversing the space.The two individuals brushed past one another without acknowledgment.Ever since that encounter, Emma experienced acute mortification whenever she heard Alexander’s name mentioned throughout the office.She’d believed he wouldn’t
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Chapter: Chapter 6: The Rabbit Falls Into the Trap“I-I’m sorry, what?!”Emma stood paralyzed, gaping at Alexander in utter bewilderment, her jaw nearly detaching from shock.She believed she’d misheard him entirely, yet Alexander’s expression displayed absolutely no evidence of jest or amusement.He maintained his intense gaze upon her and reiterated calmly, “I inquired whether you would seriously consider matrimony with me.”Upon recognizing his absolute sincerity, Emma found the entire proposition utterly preposterous: “Why?!”What on earth was occurring?It had been merely a singular accidental evening, and she hadn’t requested he assume any responsibility whatsoever. Why would this extraordinarily powerful man demand that she accept responsibility instead?Marriage?She was marrying Alexander Sinclair?!Was he genuinely mocking her?“Let me explain, Ms. Thompson,” Alexander acknowledged that his proposition was shockingly abrupt, so he reclined backward in his executive chair and proceeded with his justification.“You’ve already
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Chapter: Chapter 5: Marry MeAlthough Alexander’s question was phrased interrogatively, his delivery carried the absolute certainty of a statement.It was abundantly clear that he’d already determined with complete conviction that Emma was indeed the woman from that evening.Emma was rendered momentarily speechless, stumbling backward involuntarily. Her complexion drained of all pigmentation as she stared at him in shock. Once her cognitive faculties gradually reengaged, she experienced a peculiar sensation—as though an immense burden she’d been shouldering had finally, mercifully lifted.Of course.She’d been foolishly deceiving herself, imagining that without providing identifying information, no one could possibly locate her.But this was Alexander Sinclair. The Savoy was a luxury property within the Sinclair family’s extensive hospitality portfolio. If he genuinely wished to investigate, reviewing surveillance footage would be child’s play.Now that the truth had emerged, Emma possessed no viable alternative
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Chapter: Chapter 4: Was It You That Night?Chapter 4: Was It You That Night?The president’s office?Alexander Sinclair’s office?!Why on earth would Alexander Sinclair request a meeting with a junior business analyst for absolutely no apparent reason?Had he recognized her? Was he planning to confront her? But if so, why had he waited an entire day before summoning her?Just as Emma’s anxiety had begun to subside, her heart commenced its frenzied pounding anew.Emma desperately wished to decline this summons, yet she absolutely lacked the audacity to refuse.Unless she was prepared to resign immediately.Observing Emma’s expression—one of abject dread, as though she’d received catastrophic news—Charlotte couldn’t refrain from inquiring, “Emma? Where are you headed? We’re practically finished for the day.”Emma forced a smile that more closely resembled a grimace. Unwilling to reveal that Alexander Sinclair had personally requested her presence, she fabricated an excuse: “I’m meeting with Managing Director Sterling. He just te
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