He Proposed to Her, I Married a Billionaire
For eight years, I stood by my boyfriend, sacrificing my own needs to support his career. I was an accomplished OB-GYN, but to him, I was little more than a convenient partner.
Then, on national television, I watched him propose to his childhood sweetheart.
I didn't beg. I didn't cry. I simply walked away.
When my family introduced me to a powerful, reserved billionaire, I accepted his marriage proposal without hesitation. What my ex never expected was that the woman he had taken for granted would become the wife of a man far beyond his reach.
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Chapter: FiveChapter 5: Clara stared at her. "Why are you in my home?""Julian brought me here last night," Victoria replied smoothly.Clara walked past her into the grand foyer, stopping abruptly as Julian emerged from the kitchen carrying a warm bowl of poached eggs and artisan broth.Julian could cook?Clara felt a cold knot form in her stomach. Once, when she was bedridden with a severe fever, Julian had returned home late from a corporate meeting and complained that he was hungry, asking her to prepare dinner.When she had weakly suggested, "You should learn basic cooking so you don't starve when I am ill," he had wrapped his arms around her and laughed arrogantly, "Why learn when I have you to take care of me forever?"Now, he was serving Victoria like a devoted partner. Victoria was his princess; Clara had merely been his domestic manager.Julian cast a cold glance at Clara before leading Victoria to the dining table. He carefully placed a plush cushion behind Victoria's back."I have litt
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Chapter: FourChapter 4Clara spun around and bit his hand violently. Julian cursed, grabbing her chin to break her grip, before shoving her into the rear seat of his car and shouting at the chauffeur to drive.The driver, a long-serving employee of the Maxwells family, glanced nervously into the rearview mirror."Mr. Maxwells... Dr. Alexandra seems deeply distressed...""Who pays your salary, Thomas? Drive!"Realizing physical resistance was useless inside the moving vehicle, Clara forced herself to stay calm. "Julian, stop this foolishness. We are broken up. There is no need to make this humiliating for both of us."Julian's expression was stormy. "Broken up? I never agreed to a breakup!""You are marrying Victoria Thorne. Leave me out of your life.""I refuse!"Julian leaned down, his voice dark and possessive against her ear. "Didn't you spend years asking to have my child? I'll make sure you get your wish tonight."A loud, sharp crack echoed through the enclosed car.Clara's hand trembled from
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Chapter: ThreeChapter 3In front of dozens of lens flares and live-streaming smartphones, Julian kissed Victoria with dramatic, tender devotion.Clara stood bruised against the desk, a forgotten background figure in his public spectacle.Julian turned to the reporters, pointing an angry finger at the cameras. "Does that answer your questions? You want our story? Fine!""I have loved Victoria since we were teenagers! I confessed my feelings years ago, and my devotion to her has never wavered! She is the only woman I love, and the only woman who will ever bear the Maxwells name! I will give her the wedding of the century!"The dramatic declaration stunned the room into complete silence. Then, a sharp, slow applause broke the tension.Clara stood in her white lab coat, her short hair neatly framed around her pale, composed face. She clapped with measured precision, a polite smile on her lips. Prompted by her lead, the press corp joined in the applause.Julian's eyes darted to Clara. For a brief second
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Chapter: TwoChapter 2"Are you listening to me?" Julian's voice rose with impatience. "Victoria and I are handling a public relations crisis. It is a business arrangement! We will divorce once it settles. Why are you making a scene over something that has nothing to do with you? Just pretend you know nothing about it."Pretend she knew nothing? Her partner of eight years had announced a marriage to another woman on national television.Clara lowered her eyes. "Whether your marriage is real or staged, Julian, I am ending our relationship.""Clara!""I am exhausted," she said softly. "Eight years of loving you has drained everything I have. It is over.""Fine! We're breaking up! See how long you last before you regret it!" Julian snapped his jacket from the chair and stormed out of the villa.As the heavy oak door slammed shut, Clara felt an overwhelming wave of relief.As an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist at St. Jude's Royal Medical Center, Clara arrived early for her shift. In the breakroom
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Chapter: OneChapter 1"Mr. Pendelton, I agree to marry you."When Clara Alexandra made the call, the national entertainment news was broadcasting live footage of her boyfriend of eight years, Julian Maxwells, proposing to another woman.She watched coldly on the television screen as Julian knelt on one knee in front of Victoria Thorne. They had been together for eight long years, but Julian's heart had always belonged to his untouchable childhood sweetheart. Clara had once foolishly believed that given enough time and devotion, she could warm his heart and earn a place as his wife. Now, her final illusion lay shattered.A long silence stretched over the line before a deep, husky, and effortlessly commanding voice answered, "Very well."Clara pulled her gaze away from the broadcast. "So, Mr. Pendelton, when shall we sign the marriage register?""I am departing for an international business trip to Seattle tomorrow morning and will return in a month," Arthur Pendelton replied, his refined voice sou
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The Wife He Finally Lost
For seven years, Victoria believed that patience was the secret to saving her marriage.
She waited for her husband to come home. She waited for him to touch her, to look at her the way he once did, and to remember that she was the woman he had promised to love.
But on their seventh wedding anniversary, Alexander Sterling does not come home.
Instead, Victoria receives photographs of him kissing his beautiful secretary on a luxury yacht.
The betrayal is only the beginning. Alexander’s family expects her to remain quiet, his mistress begins taking over her place at work, and the man she once trusted uses her most painful family memories to remind her that she should be grateful for the life he gave her.
Victoria finally stops waiting.
She secretly secures Alexander’s signature on their divorce papers, negotiates a settlement, leaves the Sterling mansion, and accepts a position at the powerful Blackwood Group.
What she does not expect is to discover that Nathaniel Blackwood, the intimidating billionaire who defended her when everyone else humiliated her, is also the president of her new company.
Nathaniel offers her an opportunity, not a rescue. But as Victoria rebuilds her life, his attention becomes harder to ignore, and the secrets surrounding her former marriage begin threatening her new future.
Alexander is not prepared to lose the wife he took for granted. Chloe Bennett is determined to keep the position she stole. And someone is sending Victoria warnings that suggest the Sterling family’s betrayal reaches far beyond an affair.
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Chapter: SixCHAPTER SIX — A HOME OF MY OWN“Tell me the truth,” he said. “Did you really mean to leave me?”“Put the agreement down, Alexander. You have already signed it.”He stared at the papers as though the signature had appeared without his permission. I placed an empty suitcase on the bed and began folding my clothes.“You tricked me into signing a divorce agreement.”“I asked you to sign the credit-card statements. You signed without reading.”“You knew I trusted you.”The irony almost made me smile. “You were right about one thing. I did trust you. That was my mistake.”He dropped the agreement onto the dresser. “We can fix this. I will speak to Chloe, and she can be transferred to another department.”I folded a blouse and placed it in the suitcase. “You still think the problem is Chloe.”“She is not worth destroying seven years.”“Then why did you keep choosing her?”He had no answer.I continued packing until he moved in front of the wardrobe. “You are not leaving tonight.”“I have alr
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Chapter: Five“You will apologize to Chloe before you leave this office.”Alexander stood beside my desk, speaking as though he were issuing instructions to an employee. Chloe sat behind him, dabbing at her eyes with a tissue, while Eleanor watched me with open impatience.I looked at the ruined designs. “Did you ask her what happened?”“I can see that she is upset.”“That was not my question.”Alexander’s jaw tightened. “Victoria, stop making everything difficult.”I reached for the security tablet on my desk. The office cameras recorded the entire design floor, including the coffee incident. I had already asked the building manager to preserve the footage.“Then let us watch what happened.”I connected the tablet to the office screen. The recording showed Chloe approaching my desk, glancing toward the door, and deliberately tipping her cup across the drawings. It also showed her stepping back before the coffee touched her dress.The room became silent.Chloe’s face drained of colour. “The angle i
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Chapter: Four“You have no right to question where I go or who helps me.”Alexander followed me into the apartment, shutting the door harder than necessary. I leaned against the hallway wall, careful not to put too much weight on my injured ankle.“You made me look like a fool tonight,” he said.I stared at him. “You managed that without my assistance.”His eyes narrowed. “You were practically hanging on that man.”“He helped me after your friends spilled wine on me.”“Then you should have called me.”I almost laughed. “You were holding Chloe’s hand and asking whether she was hurt. I would have hated to interrupt such a touching family moment.”“Do not twist everything into something dirty.”“Then stop giving me reasons to see it clearly.”Alexander dragged a hand over his face. He looked exhausted, but I knew better than to mistake exhaustion for regret.“Who is Nathaniel Blackwood?”“You heard him introduce himself.”“Why was he so interested in you?”“Perhaps he has manners.”Alexander’s express
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Chapter: Three“Take your hand off my wife.”Alexander’s voice carried across the reception hall, sharp enough to silence the nearest guests. The stranger beside me did not move. He simply looked at Alexander as though the interruption bored him.“Your wife appeared to need help,” he replied. “I was offering it.”“I can handle my wife.”“Then perhaps you should have noticed someone humiliating her before a stranger did.”A few people lowered their glasses to hide their reactions. Alexander’s face hardened, and I almost admired the stranger for saying what I had wanted to say for months.Madison quickly stepped backward. “I was only joking. Victoria is being sensitive.”The stranger looked at the wine dripping from my sleeve. “That is an unusual definition of a joke.”He turned toward me. “Would you like to leave?”I hesitated. I had spent the entire evening pretending that Alexander’s behaviour did not hurt. I was suddenly tired of pretending.“Yes, thank you.”Alexander caught my arm. “You are not
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Chapter: Two“You will attend the reception with me tonight, Victoria. I have already arranged everything.”Alexander sounded warm enough to fool anyone who had not spent seven years learning the difference between his real affection and his convenient performances. I was sitting in my car outside the hotel when he called, still thinking about Eleanor’s furious expression.“I have plans,” I replied.“Cancel them. It is an important company event, and people expect to see my wife beside me.”His wife. The title sounded ridiculous now.He continued before I could answer. “I also ordered you a necklace. Consider it a late anniversary present.”I nearly laughed. “How thoughtful.”The stylist’s studio was filled with mirrors, soft music, and women preparing for the evening. A designer brought out a sapphire necklace, explaining its rare stones and delicate setting. I barely listened. I was staring at the doorway.Chloe Bennett had just entered.“Victoria! What a lovely surprise.”Her smile was bright,
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Chapter: One"You can stop waiting, Victoria. Alexander isn’t coming home tonight.”The message glowed on my phone while seven candles burned on the anniversary cake. I read it twice, although the words did not change, then looked at the dinner I had spent four hours preparing. Alexander Sterling’s favourite roast, the potatoes he liked crisp at the edges, and the expensive red wine he had once said tasted like our honeymoon. Everything was ready for a husband who had forgotten he was married.Tonight marked seven years since Alexander had promised to love me in front of hundreds of people. Ten years since he had first chased me through rain outside a university library, insisting that one day I would wear his ring. I used to believe that kind of love could survive anything. Six months ago, I began to suspect that it could not even survive a pretty secretary.The first warning had been a lipstick mark on his shirt collar. A bright red shade I never wore. Alexander had laughed when I asked about i
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