Strictly Business: Signing the Marriage Deed
Eline De Beaufort has spent her entire life preparing to inherit a legacy she refuses to let anyone control.
At twenty-seven, she is a successful fashion entrepreneur and heiress to one of Europe’s most influential families. But despite her qualifications and her family’s support, the old guard refuses to give her an equal seat at the table because she is unmarried. If Eline wants control of her family’s empire, she needs a husband.
She refuses to let society choose him for her.
Jeffrey Hastings has his own reason to marry. The thirty-year-old heir to a powerful old-money dynasty is desperate to escape his ruthless father’s control. When a scandal threatens his family’s reputation, his father gives him ninety days to marry, or risk losing everything.
Neither wants love. They want freedom.
So when Eline and Jeffrey meet, they make a deal: a marriage of convenience with strict boundaries, mutual benefits, and absolutely no feelings.
Eline gets the husband she needs to secure her place in her family’s empire. Jeffrey gets the wife he needs to satisfy his father and gain his freedom.
Simple. Strategic. Strictly business.
Until an ex resurfaces, a scheming cousin begins watching their every move, and another man sets his sights on Eline. Worse, the closer Jeffrey gets to his untouchable wife, the harder it becomes to keep his heart out of the arrangement.
Eline has spent her life watching women trade power for love. She refuses to become one of them.
But when a marriage built on freedom begins to feel like something neither of them can afford to lose, will their carefully negotiated arrangement survive the one thing they never planned for, love?
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Chapter: Chapter Three“Miss Ridley, can you please get me the Brandon files? Also get me a cup of coffee, black, no sugar. Thank you,” the dark voice said. Miss Ridley scurried into the office with the files. She dropped the files and scurried to hand the coffee to the man. Because she was so terrified, she spilled a few hot drops onto his hands, and she nearly died. “I am terribly sorry mr hastings, I am so sorry.” “It's all right, Amelie. Get me a wet wipe,” the man said, dismissing her with a wave of his palm. She scurried off to get a wet wipe from her desk.Not that her boss was some sort of monster; far from it. Normally, he was quite cool and considerate, but today was different. He just had a meeting with his father, who came to the office unannounced and spent the next few minutes berating his son. Naturally, this drove her boss into a rage. But he was the considerate boss that he is. He never transferred his aggression to his staff.She quickly brought him the wet wipes, apologizing profusely onc
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Chapter: Chapter TwoA girl with red hair and blue eyes was standing against a white Chevy Camaro. She was the image of gorgeousness, tall, with a model-esque figure; you would think she was a Victoria's Secret model selling the new range of Pilates wear. The light blue yoga set made her blue eyes more electric and her red hair even fiercer. Eline’s breath caught in her throat when she saw her friend, Rosalind Pieter. Just like Eline, Rosalind is a rich heiress set to take over her father's engineering firm. Even though she has twin brothers, they're in their teens and will not be able to handle business yet. So Rosalind is taking the reins of the business until they mature, but rest assured she will be the major heir.Eline and Rosalind became friends when they both attended camp back in primary school. Some older girls tried to bully Eline, who wouldn't stop crying at having been snatched from the bedside of her sick grandmother. She pushed off the head bully and dared the other girls to dare her. After
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Chapter: Chapter One“I don’t love you; I could never love you. All you will ever be to me is a stepping stone to achieving my goals and a way to give two middle fingers to my father.” He looked condescendingly at her, hoping to see the look of pain and hurt in her eyes. Looking at him with a smug smile, “It seems we are completely on the same page, and I do not have to stress about keeping you at arm’s length. A look of confusion flitted across his face for a split second, but he gritted it away. “I would sooner shave my head and join the monastery than develop any form of romantic feelings towards you. All you will ever be to me is a business partner. You do not matter to me and you never will”. Feeling slighted, he exploded, “ I am truly delighted that we have come to an understanding.” Hoping to hurt her in any way possible, he continued, “You are free to date and be with anyone; you can bring them home if you so choose, just keep them on your own wing of the mansion. And oh, do try to keep it discre
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