Chapter: EpilogueEpilogueTwo Years LaterPaige's POV."Paige Russo" My name echoed through the auditorium, the crowd erupting in a loud cheer.I stood up from where I sat with other graduates, making my way towards the podium, the smile on my face so wide it hurt as I noticed my biggest supporters amidst the crowd, their yells and cheers warming my heart, Dad, Mum, Carlos, Claire, Jay, Lisa, Brandon, my beautiful babies but my eyes fixed on Him, My Husband.It is two years in now and I am still struggling with coming to terms with the fact that we are actually married. His smile was brighter than everyone else's own, his eyes glowing with so much pride and joy for me tears sprung to my eyes as I replayed the past two years in my head. We had a really bad fight when Jace first brought up the idea of me going back to get a degree after I had told him before we even got married that I wasn't interested. He insisted that he had promised himself I would get a degree and oh boy was he serious. He didn't bu
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Chapter: One hundred and ninety two-PaigePaige's POVLisa and I stood waiting patiently for our time to be ushered in. Dad was walking m down the aisle while Abigail dcided to do the honours for Lia after Lisa insisted she did't want her step father doing it when her mother was present. I guess she is only trying to make the most out of her Mother's presence. My hands became clammy as I stood a sudden fear and imposter syndrome washing over me,this is too good to be true maybe just maybe this is all a dream."Calm down Princess o you are going to drop soon" Dad whispered into my ear"What?" I mummured."I can feel how nervous you are,you are literally shaking,you need to calm down" Dad chuckled drawing small circles on my palm that seemed to soothe me more than I thought it would."I don't know I am so scared" I admitted."It is very okay to be scared but you can't let it win. I is your day so you have to keep your head high and be confident" He encouraged his voice soft with affection."You are right there is nothing to be
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Chapter: One hundred and ninety one- PaigePaige's POVTwo weeks later...Wedding Day"You look so beautiful, my child" Mum compliments as she did the finishing touches on my hair. "Thank you, all thanks to you" I replied as I stared at myself through the mirror. Mum and Dad had decided to get married after Lisa and I, they claimed they didn't want to steal our shine although I feel the reason is more than that but I didn't push further. Everyone has been very helpful this past few towards the planning of the wedding especially Catherine whom I didn't even know was a professional wedding planner until a week ago when I asked her to help me find one, and trust me she has done such a wonderful work."Where is Lisa?" Mum asked."She is with her Mum, I guess they still have some things to settle between themselves and Lisa really wants them to have a clean slate before the wedding" I answered as I recalled how the past week has been for them both. They have been trying their very best to fix their relationship and since Abigail
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Chapter: One hundred and ninety-PaigePaige's POV"A meal together as a family" Dad spoke up from where he sat as we all settled down in our various seats. My heart warmed as I glanced around the room taking in everyone's appearance one after the other. We have been through a lot but yet here we are still one big happy family. Bigger than we even used to be and I cannot be more grateful."We have to make a toast," I said excitedly pulling Amelia's stroller towards me careful not to wake her up."I agree" Lisa squealed."I will go first" Jace spoke up picking up his glass and standing, everyone's attention turning to him."Never in a million years did I ever think we would get here. A family, the words even sound a bit foreign to me considering it is been a long I actually had one but here we are. My wife, my kids, my brother, my long-time friend and brother, Lisa who has always been more than a sister to me, my newfound parents I didn't realize how badly I needed until I met them and then of course, Carlos, Catherine and
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Chapter: One hundred and eighty nine- PaigePaige's POV"Catherine," I called out in a hurry to catch up with her, I am sure she heard me because she suddenly picked up her pace."Catherine, please I just want us to talk" I pleaded."Please go back to the garden Paige, I want to be left alone" She responded still not stopping, Amelia was making it even difficult to catch up with her."I just want to have a conversation with you, nothing more""A conversation? What do you want to talk about because I have nothing to say to you?" She snapped, finally stopping so I could catch up with her."We need to talk, Catherine, there is no point running away from a conversation you know we are supposed to have""Paige, please I am not interested" She shot."But why Catherine, you cannot keep locking yourself away from the world. You need to let us help you, we are here for you but you have to let us in" I said softly."Why?" She murmured confusing me."I don't understand, why what?" I asked."Why do you want to help me, why are you doing th
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Chapter: One hundred and eighty eight-PaigePaige's POVTwo weeks later.Today is a really sad and gloomy day for us all, we had decided to bury Grace's ashes, well what the police could get for us, host a remembrance ceremony for Jace's parents, mourn all our losses, and bask in all the pain and tragedy that we had been through this past year all in one day before any wedding or celebrations...more like trying to let go of everything so we could move on. I had been discharged a week ago with a serious warning to remain on bedrest of course but today I wouldn't be adhering to that, much to Jay's dismay and rantings about how the day should be moved to a day when I have been cleared by the doctor but why do that? Besides Catherine needs this the most she has been a shell of herself. She was never always around us before now but now even when we go to her she never wants to see anyone including Jay. She just locks herself in Grace's room and cries nonstop no matter what any of us says to her. It was weighing Jay down the most, I
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Chapter: NineAnnabelle’s POV Five years later “Finally done for the day” I sighed as Lily and I walked out of the office. “You make it sound like you didn't make me do most of the work” Lily shot, making me burst out in laughter. “You only did the paperwork, I had to attend meetings upon meetings” I shot back rolling my eyes. “We both know paperwork is the tasking part of everything, why didn't I attend the meetings on your behalf while you handle the paperwork” she replied a knowing look on her face. “Oh no, please no” I shrieked. “You do the paperwork really well after all” I added wiggling my eyebrows. “You are lucky, I agreed to stay this long even after I was offered a way out” she grumbled increasing her pace. “Oh please, spare me that. We both knew you couldn't leave me, you love me too much to do that” I replied hitting her shoulders. “Yeah sure, I only stayed because I couldn't leave my godchildren behind and nothing more” she said adamantly. “Keep telling yourself th
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Chapter: EightAnnabelle's POVFace buried deep in the pillow, I laid on my bed and felt the tears quietly run down my cheeks. All the days of agony were heavy in my heart, and no matter how hard I tried the tears would not stop. I understood that seeing me this way was pissing my mother off,considering the fact that I ignored her warnings and advice against marrying Adrien,she kept emphasising on how he wasn’t the perfect man for me.Now here I was, confronting the fallout, pregnant and alone, divorced by the man meant to be loving me. The door creaked open, and without looking up,I knew it was her, her signature citrus scented perfume too prominent too ignore. "And what do you think your doing?" Mom finally spoke up after watching me for a few minutes. She sighed before walking over to the bedside,once she realized she wasn't going to get a reply from me.I gently raised my head, dabbing at my tear stained face while avoiding direct eye contact with her. "I'm sorry,I really tried not to" I mutt
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Chapter: SevenAdrien’s POV“What do you mean by you divorced her?” Jax asked towering over me with his extra height, he had always used it to his advantage and right now I hate him for it,“I didn't know, I was just so angry when I saw the pictures, it didn't occur to me I should have checked it first” I tried to explain,“And the best thing to do was to divorce her right away, like she meant nothing to you or anyone for that matter” he yelled, the veins on his face popping out as his jaw clenched, I have never seen Jax this angry in all our years of friendship,“She was my wife, Jax, why are you so riled up?” I asked,a weird feeling crawling up my spine at the thought that he may actually have ulterior motives,“Are you being for real, Adrien, you divorced your wife for nothing, you do not even know where she is and that is your fucking problem” he screamed scrunching his face in irritation,“You can't blame me, you sound more agitated than I am over my own wife”I shot back still trying to prove m
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Chapter: SixAdrien's POVI stepped into my home after a long day at work, hunger and exhaustion weighing heavily on me. It was a few minutes past 10, and everywhere was dead silent—no lights coming from the kitchen, no sweet aroma of a home-cooked meal, no silent humming from the kitchen while she cooked. She wasn’t even in the sitting room waiting like she always did. Something felt really off, but she couldn’t have left, right?I increased my pace as I headed to our bedroom, a sudden panic filling me. As I pushed the door, an unsettling feeling of emptiness filled me. Walking towards the closet with my heart beating rapidly, I swung it open. Scanning the walk-in closet we shared, I realized I had made the biggest mistake of my life without even knowing. All her clothes were gone except for the only piece of clothing I had gotten for a woman I had called my wife. Grandpa had insisted I buy it for her on one of our business trips, and knowing the old man, he was going to ask Annabelle. I didn’t w
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Chapter: FiveAnnabelle’s POVWhen I arrived I had asked the bartender if had seen Adrien after a brief description of how he looked and he had replied a swift ‘Yes’,he also informed me that Adrien had passed out in one of the rooms available at the club. I had rushed inside the room looking for Adrien but I couldn't find him. I turned to leave but I suddenly felt lightheaded and fell unconscious. I woke up a few hours later but I didn’t put much thought into what happened since I woke up still alone on the bed so I simply continued my search for Adrien who happened to have gone home already.I had gone to look for the bartender from earlier but he had disappeared with no trace and no one seemed to know who I was talking about,that must have been the day those whoring and defaming images were taken.How naive of me to believe it was just mere coincidence but if there is one thing I am sure of is that Adrien will regret ever calling me a gold digging whore. He was going to regret treating me horribl
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Chapter: FourAnnabelle’s POVI fell to the floor as my jelly-like quivering knees failed to hold me up, the tears which I had tried so hard to suppress, finally started to flow and this time I did not try to stop them. I let them drop naturally without thinking about how puffy my eyes would be or the impending headache that was going to come right after. Deeper than I could have ever dreamed, the pain was unbearable. Adrien’s terrible words kept playing in my head like a nasty reminder of how little I mattered to him. How could he treat me as if I was nothing? And to drive out in the middle of the night to be with his ex-girlfriend after everything he had said, it felt as though he was continuously stabbing a knife into my heart. Thinking that loving him would ever be enough made me feel like a fool. I battled for so long just to make this marriage work, always telling myself that maybe one day he would see me, like truly see me, and love me back. Still, at the end of the day, it was all useles
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Fake Dating My Ex’s Boss
One blind date. Two reluctant hearts. A fake romance that feels way too real…
Sienna Blake isn’t looking for love—not after her last relationship left her with more scars than memories. But when her meddling mother sets her up on a blind date, she agrees just to keep the peace. What she doesn’t expect is to come face-to-face with Julian Thorne—her arrogant ex’s boss, a ruthless lawyer with a reputation as cold as the suits he wears.
Julian Thorne—high-powered attorney, cold-blooded strategist, and her ex’s dangerously attractive boss. They met once, a year ago, at a company gala. He thought she was a gold digger clinging to her meal ticket. She thought he was an arrogant snob with a god complex.
Now he’s her blind date.
Julian has his reasons for going along with the charade. Sienna might be the key to taking down a betrayal that nearly cost him everything. All he has to do is play nice, get close, and keep his heart out of it.
But the more time they spend pretending, the more real it starts to feel. And when secrets from the past resurface, they’ll have to choose: continue the lie—or risk everything for the truth.
From fake to fate—what if the biggest lie becomes their only truth?
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Chapter: Twenty SevenSienna's POV Shit.The perfect way to describe my day today and how I am feeling right now. Julian witnessed everything, heck he was able to calm me down before k could pass out, something that has never happened before. If this had happened if he had just let me be when I said I couldn't go, now he has seen the worst side of me that only Lila and Mum have ever witnessed. Lila is going to lose her freaking mind, I haven't called since we last talked after promising to keep her posted all the way. I quickly pulled my phone out of my purse sighing at the number of missed calls I had. Twenty from Lila and two from Mum. Guess Lila didn't say anything to her or my phone would have been blown up with calls by now. The last text from Lila actually got me laughing so hard.'You stubborn best friend of mine, something had better not have happened to you because you only go silent when something is wrong. If you don't call or text me in the next hour I will fly over there and trust me that b
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Chapter: Twenty sixJulian’s POV“Mr.Thorne” A woman probably in her early twenties called out once I stepped out of the car, she was dressed in the hotel’s uniform, a red suit jacket and black office pants. She had a card in hand which I presume should be my penthouse card, just as I had instructed. Renting the penthouse in any hotel is just the only way I would agree to stay in a hotel, in a normal situation I would always go straight to my own house but New Jersey was just added to my radar as I am still working on expanding into this city so that is still under construction. “That would be me” “Right this way please, the staff will bring your bags for you,” She said calmly ushering towards the main entrance.“Just a second please”. I walked over to the other side of the car where Sienna sat opening the car door."We have to go in now," I said softly, putting out my hand for her so I could help her out. Thankfully she was out for the rest of the flight which kept her thoughts out. She had woken up
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Chapter: Twenty fiveJulian's POV"Sir, I think there is something really wrong with Miss Blake" Milan, my flight attendant said as she walked into my cabin her eyes fearful. I knew something was up but I couldn't pinpoint it. There is no point asking her any questions J would go take a look myself. "Ask John to hold on first" I instructed already heading towards where she was."Okay Sir" she nodded heading towards the pilot's wing just as the plane jerked a little signaling he had started moving. "Don't worry let him be" I quickly changed my mind. Immediately Mh ehes fell on Sienna panic-filled me. Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she breathed heavily, clinging to the chairs like it was her only life support. Her eyes were turning white as her breathing increased, she was going to pass out at this rate. She is having a panic attack...I know this anywhere. "Sienna" I hurried over to her side attempting to take her hands off the chair and place them in mine but immediately I touched her she je
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Chapter: Twenty fourSienna's POV We were now seated in the plane waiting for take off and I felt like shit. I am even very surprised I made it this far in without acting out, usually the mere sight of a plane so up close was enough to trigger my panic. If I had tried this two or three years ago Julian would have had more to worry about than a meeting in New Jersey."Would you like me to get anything for you, Miss Blake?" Guess Juliam has done an introduction already. A beautiful elegant woman clad in a black and white uniform asked me, I presume she is the flight attendant. A very pretty and sophisticated one at that, probably one of the many perks of working for the high and mighty Julian Thorne."No thank you" I smiled politely at her as I declined. She nodded calmly at me before walking away heading towards the next wing where Julian was. If she felt anything because of my refusal, she didn't show the beautiful character every employee should possess. Trust Julian to hire the best.Thankfully Julian
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Chapter: Twenty threeJulian’s POV "Sir, the plane is ready," Leah whispered into my ears. It was already some minutes past 2 and we are supposed to be on our way now but my current meeting is taking longer than expected."Okay, check if Sienna is back, we leave in fifteen minutes" "She never left, Sir," Leah informed, shocking me."She suddenly didn't have something urgent to attend to?" I chuckled. Always using every opportunity to show her cunning little self, typical."I really don't know sir, but I know she never left the building" "That's fine, tell her to wait for me in my car, I will be down shortly" I instructed turning to continue what I was saying and she took that as her cue to leave. ****"Start the car, Thomas" I instructed my driver to raising the window between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat back up.The car started the next minute and we were headed for the airport.Sienna sat at the furthest end of the car as far away from me as she could
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Chapter: Twenty twoSienna's POV I stood still waiting until Leah shut the door and her footsteps had faded away before speaking up, "You go blank on me for a full day and then suddenly text me about a trip?" I lashed out, my voice coming out louder than it intended.Julian’s lips curled up, "How is your boyfriend or should I say 'ex' as you said?" The malice in his voice was so raw I could literally feel it."Don't even fucking start, if you had let me explain you would have understood" I defended trying to keep the memory out of my head. I struggled to get myself out of the slump Damon almost put me in and talking about him is the last thing I need right now. "Explain?" He scoffed."I should have let you explain that the same man you swore was your ex was in your house, so close to kissing you? Who knows what would have happened if I hadn't walked in" he rolled his eyes watching me intently waiting for my reaction. One he isn't going to get. "You can think and say whatever you want to, I don't care"
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