Forever Was Never The Deal
Hilary Morel Banks had everything a woman could want—beauty, wealth, power, and the prestigious Banks name.
She thought she was about to marry the man she loved—until she caught her fiancée, the tech billionaire Miles Morales in bed with his secretary and realized that he had never loved her. He had only pursued her to use her against her father, in a decades-old war between their families.
His betrayal quickly turned her heartbreak into revenge.
Determined to make Miles regret using her, Hilary makes a shocking deal to a stranger she met on the street— William Carrington: Marry me for a month, and I’ll give you the biggest payday of your life.
William accepts the offer for one reason: he has nothing to lose. But Hilary doesn’t know that the man she’s paying to be her husband is hiding a secret of his own.
Things take a huge turn for Hillary as her buried past refuses to stay buried. As old wounds reopen and dangerous family secrets come out, they threaten to destroy her and everything she’s built.
What will happen to Hilary? Will she withstand the problems attached to the Banks name?
Is William just a random stranger or is there something more about him?
What happens when Hilary discovers the man she hired is far richer and more powerful than she ever imagined?
When Miles comes back begging for her love, would Hilary give him a second chance?
And what happens when William falls for his wife, will Hilary fall for him too—or realize her true feelings when it’s already too late?
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Chapter: Chapter 061: THE PAST"Call the police," I said, struggling to keep my voice steady. "No, wait. We don't even know what happened yet. Just get the car ready."Blake stood beside me, phone pressed to his ear as he issued instructions to his security team. The directors had been dismissed, the meeting abandoned, and the documents on the table forgotten.For once, I didn't care about work.My daughter was missing.Every second felt like a punishment, every unanswered question another crack in the fragile control I was desperately trying to maintain."Geoffrey is bringing the car around," Blake said after ending his call. "My security team is checking the usual places. I've asked them to contact the caregiver directly."I nodded, barely hearing him."Isabella has never disappeared like this before.""We'll find her.""You don't know that.""No," he admitted, stepping closer. "But I won't stand here and pretend there's nothing we can do."I looked at him. The sincerity in his eyes nearly broke me. Not because I
Last Updated: 2026-10-29
Chapter: Chapter 060: KIDNAPBy eleven in the morning, I had discovered that working with Blake Carrington was a special kind of punishment. Not because he was incompetent. That would have been easier.The man was annoyingly good at his job. He listened in meetings, considered opposing arguments, and made decisions without turning every disagreement into a power play. Worse, he no longer tried to force his way into my personal space.He was giving me exactly what I had demanded: professionalism, distance, and the freedom to pretend that his presence didn't affect me.Unfortunately, my heart hadn't received the memo. I was reviewing a stack of documents when a knock sounded against my open office door."Come in."Geoffrey appeared with a cup of coffee in one hand and a sandwich in the other."Your lunch," he announced, placing them on my desk.I glanced at the clock. "It's eleven.""And you've been surviving on coffee since eight. I'm choosing to intervene before you become unbearable.""How thoughtful. Should I p
Last Updated: 2026-10-26
Chapter: Chapter 059: TRUSTThe first thing I noticed when I woke up was the silence. The second was the empty side of the bed.I stared at the pillow beside me, at the faint indentation in the sheets where William used to sleep, and waited for the familiar ache in my chest to convince me that the previous night had been a nightmare.It didn't.The room was painfully ordinary. Sunlight slipped through the curtains. My phone sat on the bedside table. Somewhere beyond my bedroom door, the household had begun its morning routine.And William was gone. I sat up slowly, pulling the covers around myself. For a moment, I considered calling him. Then I remembered the ring in his hand. The look on his face when I'd asked him to leave. The way he'd finally walked away. I reached for my phone anyway.No messages. No missed calls. Nothing.“Excellent,” I muttered. “I've officially been abandoned by a billionaire before breakfast. Mother would be so proud.”The joke fell flat in the empty room. I put my phone down. I wasn't
Last Updated: 2026-10-24
Chapter: Chapter 058: I LOVE YOUChapter 058I didn’t make it very far before William caught up with me.“Hilary, please.”I stopped outside the ballroom, where the music was quieter and the guests couldn’t watch my marriage disintegrate over champagne.“Please what, Blake? Would you like me to give you another opportunity to lie to me? Because apparently, I’m very generous with those.”His face tightened.“I deserve that.”“Oh, good. We agree on something. This marriage might not be entirely wasted after all.”“Can you stop making jokes for five minutes and let me explain?”I turned to him.“Can you stop deciding what I can handle and start telling me the truth?”He fell silent.For the first time since Miles had arrived, I could see something beyond the composure William always wore like an expensive suit. He looked frightened. Not of Miles, not of the people inside the ballroom, but of me. Of losing me.Some pathetic part of my heart wanted to find comfort in that. I hated it.“Why did you approach me?” I asked. “
Last Updated: 2026-10-21
Chapter: Chapter 057: SECRETS“...Blake Carrington?”For a moment, I genuinely considered whether I had suffered a minor stroke. I looked at Miles. Then at William. Then back at Miles.“I'm sorry,” I said pleasantly. “Did you just call my husband by another name, or has the champagne finally started affecting my hearing?”Miles laughed.“Oh, Hilary. Always so entertaining.”“It's a gift. Unlike your ability to enter a room without making everyone regret having doors.”Jade made a strangled sound beside me. Normally, I would have been proud of that line.Unfortunately, William wasn't laughing. He stood perfectly still, his expression unreadable, his jaw tightening just enough for me to notice. And suddenly, the champagne didn't seem quite so amusing.I turned toward him.“William?”His eyes met mine.“Hilary, let me explain.”My stomach dropped. Not that he's lying. Not Miles is insane. Not even what the hell is he talking about? Let me explain. Four words. Four bloody words, and suddenly I couldn't hear the music,
Last Updated: 2026-10-17
Chapter: Chapter 056: CONGRATULATIONSChristian was waiting in the small sitting room beside the garden when I found him. He was already dressed for the ceremony, looking handsome in a tailored suit. His tie was slightly crooked, and he kept adjusting his cufflinks as though they had personally offended him.I leaned against the doorway."Well, look at you."He turned."Don't start."I smiled."I haven't said anything.""Your face has."I gasped."That's my line."He laughed, and some of the tension in his shoulders eased.I walked over and straightened his tie."Honestly, Christian. You're about to get married, and you can't even manage a piece of fabric.""You're enjoying this.""Immensely."He shook his head, smiling.Then his expression changed."Hilary?"I looked up."Yes?""Can we talk for a minute?"I studied him."You're not about to ask me to pay for another wedding expense, are you? Because I've already contributed enough money to keep the florist in business for the next decade."He smiled faintly."No.""Good.
Last Updated: 2026-10-15
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