I Hate You, Mr Billionaire.
“Give me your hands,”
he ordered, coldly.
I froze, watching him loosen his tie as he walked closer. Something about him felt… off. Mean. Distant. My throat went dry, but I gave him my hands anyway.
He gripped my wrists—tight enough for my pulse to throb under his fingers. He wrapped the tie around them and pulled, dragging me up the bed like an animal on a leash.
My back hit the headboard. Before I could react, he tied the other end of the tie to the frame. Then he reached for the veil on the nightstand.
“What are you doing?”
I asked, heart racing.
He didn’t answer….just placed the veil over my head like I was a doll.
“Making sure I don’t see your face and wish it was hers,”
he said, unbuttoning his shirt.
I blinked.
“Hers?”
He leaned in. His jaw clenched.
“Your twin sister,”
he said.
“I wanted her. Not you.”
His words felt like someone yanked the floor right under me.
“I should be with her,”
he added cruelly.
“Loving her. Worshiping her. Not stuck with a knockoff pretending to be my wife.”
I couldn’t breathe. My hands fought the tie, but it was useless. I was trapped, veiled and bound. Lucian didn’t want me. He wanted ‘her’ instead.
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Losing her clinic was devastating. Facing eviction was worse. But accepting a mysterious nursing job? That was desperation at its finest.
What Scarlett Ashford didn’t expect was that her patient would be her terminally ill twin, the same sister she’d cut ties with. And Lucian Montgomery, her sister’s cold billionaire husband, offered her a proposition far beyond medical care.
He wanted her to be his surrogate.
Scarlett wonders—what twisted melodrama has she gotten herself into?
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-Three: The OfferSilence hits the room like a wall. My chest heaves. My arms shake. My face burns so hot, I think it’s melting my makeup that I have on. I stare at him, and he stares back, calm yet amused, as if he’s enjoying every second of my fury. Then he bursts up laughing. A real, full-blown laugh that shakes his shoulders as he throws his head backwards. He coughs and grabs his water to gulp it down, calming his hysteric and amused laughter. “You,” he says between laughs, “are exactly what this family needs. If only Sienna learned from you.” I blink, confused as I stare at him like he has lost his damned mind. He straightens and leans back, eyes glinting with mischief. “But don’t mistake my admiration for leniency, Scarlett. I like your fire. I like how upfront you are. But remember exactly who you’re talking to. One wrong step, one wrong word, and all the people you care about… even the ones closest to you… could be at my mercy.” I narrow my eyes and lean forward, my palms planted to h
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty Two: Tell Me Who You AreScarlets POV:I can barely breathe. My chest feels tight, like someone pressed it with a vice. My hands are sweaty and shaking. My legs feel like they’re about to give out under me. I stare at Grandfather like he just threw a hand grenade into my life. My mind is screaming and my heart is pounding like creamy, it loud in my own ears.He knows. He knows. He knows. It keeps repeating in my head like a loud broken bell. He knows I’m not Sienna. He knows everything. I can feel it in the way his eyes lock onto me, like he’s looking right through me. How long has he known? How long has he been watching me, waiting for me to slip up? I never believed I would be caught on day one. It’s not even a full twenty four hours yet and my entire fake identity is hanging by a thin thread that feels ready to snap.I try to keep my voice steady and force my lips to move.“How do you know about Scarlet, my twin sister?” My voice cracks and I want to slap myself. I hate how small it sounds. I hate how
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty-One: LucianLucian's POVI never believe in love. It was a fabricated concept, created to fuel the delusions of people who have nothing better to do than chase feelings they can’t even define. That belief has been passed down through the Montgomery line like some sacred family recipe. My Great-grandfather preached it. My grandfather shaped it. Father was supposed to sharpen it and carry it with pride.But no. The old fool had to turn into one of those sentimental imbeciles he used to mock. All because he fell for my mother. A woman with zero background, zero connections, zero pedigree. She worked in a kindergarten. She taught toddlers to hold crayons and tie shoelaces. And somehow, whatever witchcraft she possessed dragged my father down and so deep into the warm, fuzzy pit he once swore he’d never enter.With there Adultery shaped in the passion of love, that was how I was born. Their little love-child miracle. The bastard l.Grandfather hated the whole thing. He saw emotion as an incurable dis
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Chapter: Chapter Fifty: Stop pretendingThe second I heard his voice, my blood turned to ice.Grandfather stood with his cane resting against the marble floor. His face was a blank slate as his eyes flicked between me and Lucian. That damn unreadable Montgomery stare that made my skin itch.How long has he been standing there? Did he hear us? Did he hear everything?My pulse roared in my ears. I could feel Lucian beside me, his body tensed like a coiled spring, ready to snap. The air between us was thick enough to choke on.Grandfather didn’t rush. He never did. He was as calm as ever, like he hadn’t just caught us in the middle of a full-blown crisis.“Sienna,” he said, smooth as aged whiskey. “A word.”My stomach dropped.I shot a glance at Lucian. His jaw was clenched so tight I thought his teeth might crack. “We were just leaving, Grandfather,” Lucian cut in, his voice as sharp as his stare.I could feel the weight of his glare, the way his body tensed beside me. “She’s not feeling too well.”Grandfather didn’t blin
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Chapter: Chapter Forty-Nine: Claims I walk toward the door, my heels clicking softly against the marble floor, each step echoing like a countdown in my head. A countdown till I high tail it and run.My chest is still tight from the dinner. From Catherine. From the lie I shoved down everyone’s throats. My palms are damp. My fingers twitch. The adrenaline hasn’t left me yet, and I don’t know if it ever will.“Miss Sienna,”Whitmore’s calm voice follows me, smooth and unshakable.“Would you like me to escort you to the ladies’ room?”I nod, grateful for a moment of privacy, a chance to disappear from every judgmental eye in that room.“Please. That would be… very helpful.”He steps ahead, silent, steady, like a shadow carved from certainty. I follow, trying not to trip over my own thoughts. The hallway stretches on, grand and quiet, lined with paintings of Montgomerys staring down at us like they know every secret before we even think it. Chandeliers hang high, catching the dim light, throwing patterns across the marble fl
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Chapter: Chapter Forty-Eight: The Taste of a Lie“Are you telling us, Sienna, that you’re pregnant?”The word hangs in the air like smoke that will not fade.Lucian’s hand is still on my knee. The weight of it suddenly feels heavier, like it carries the eyes of everyone around that long, fancy table.I don’t dare look at him. My heart pounds so loud I hear it in my ears. Each second drags. I feel every stare drilling through me. I swallow once. Then again. My brain scrambles for something to say, anything.I didn't mean it literally. God, no. The words just slipped out when I was trying to shut Catherine up, to throw her own poison back at her. But now the lie sits there between us, waiting for me to either own it or die by it.I can’t deny it. Not now. Not after that talk about fertility, miscarriages, and medication. If I say I’m not pregnant, I look pathetic, like a broken toy pretending to be whole. Worse, I embarrass Lucian in front of his entire family.That is not an option. My chest tightens. My palms go damp on my lap. I ha
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Chapter: Chapter 30LYLA POV Sharp whispers pulled me from my deep sleep. My eyelids felt heavy, and a migraine started to kick in. But I could still make out the sound of two girls bickering back and forth. "I'm telling you, we should leave! Mama said not to bother her," one of them whispered urgently. Her voice was softer, nervous. "And I'm telling you, if we leave now and she wakes up alone, we'll be in bigger trouble!" the other shot back, stubbornly, I managed to pry my eyes open, squinting against the pale light seeping through the curtains. At the foot of the bed sat two little girls. They looked exactly the same from head to toe—round faces, messy brown hair falling to their shoulders, and expressions that mirrored each other in a strangely cute way. The only differences were the colors of their dresses and their eyes. One had bright amber eyes, almost like Cathy's, and wore a green sundress with tiny white flowers. The other had light blue eyes that reminded me of clear skies, dre
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Chapter: Chapter 29CEDRIC POV The meeting with Alec dragged on way longer than it should have. Cathy got back to finding me and Alec still arguing about how to handle the illegal organ buyers. It wasn’t something new between me and Alec. We never did see eye to eye. I was the blunt, straightforward type, the kind who dealt with problems quickly and left no room for loose ends. Alec, though? She liked mind games, dragging things out, playing the diplomatic route to gain control. It was exhausting to say the least.We were the opposite of eachother but worked so well non the less.Business with Alec never wrapped up smoothly. She had a knack for stretching out what should’ve been quick discussions, pissing the shit out of me. Cathy took the initiative to handle the list of organ buyers we got from Rafael. I didn’t have to worry—she always got answers in the most terrifying way possible. By the time someone thought to lie, she’d already torn them apart. Meanwhile, Alec kept ranting about the shipment
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Chapter: Chapter 28The evening passed in a blur, the silence of my new reality stretching uncomfortably. I spent most of it sitting on the bed, staring at the walls, half-expecting to wake up and realize this was all just a nightmare. My mind spun, grasping at any possible way out, but every thought led to the same dead end—I was trapped. I had no idea how long I sat there before a knock stopped my train thoughts. The door creaked open, and Bella stepped inside. "It's time for your bath," she said, her voice polite but firm. "And we need to change your head bandage." I stood up slowly, my muscles stiff from being motionless for so long. "Where’s the bathroom? I can handle it," I muttered, already walking toward the door. Bella tilted her head slightly, as if she had expected my response. "I'm here to attend to all your needs, so I'll be doing the cleaning and changing." I blinked at her. Did I hear that right? "I can bathe myself," I said, sharper this time. "I know. But it's my jo
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Chapter: Chapter 27Lyla’s POVThe door shut softly behind me, and I stood there for a second, trying to catch my breath. I had no idea where to go, no idea what to do next. All I could feel was the cold air in the hallway, the same coldness that had been in his office.Cathy walked ahead of me, her steps quick and steady. I struggled to keep up, my feet aching with every step. It felt like she was miles ahead, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t catch up. Finally, Cathy stopped and turned around, noticing how much I was struggling. She waited for me to get closer before starting to walk again, this time slower, matching my pace.Every step down the long hallway echoed in my ears. My arms were still wrapped around myself, my fingers gripping the fabric of my sleeves so tightly that my knuckles ached. I didn’t know how I was still standing. I should have collapsed back there. I should have screamed, fought, or maybe faked something. But all I did was nod and obey. Because I was scared. Because he w
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Chapter: Chapter 26Lyla’s POV I swallowed, but my throat felt dry, and the lump wouldn’t go away. My whole body went stiff, frozen in place by his touch. Cedric's hand on my chin wasn’t rough—firm, but not rough. His thumb rested just under my jaw, forcing me to tilt my head up, making me look at him. I didn’t want to. I wanted to look at the floor, at the walls—anywhere but him. But I couldn’t. His gray eyes were locked onto mine, unreadable, cold, terrifying. But at the same time… mesmerizing. Like something from a nightmare you couldn’t wake up from, but you couldn’t look away either. My intrusive thoughts screamed at me— ‘don’t move’. They blared louder than my heartbeat, warning me that this man was as dangerous as his gaze. If I moved even a little, he could break my neck as easily as snapping a twig. One small twist and that would be it. The thought made it hard to breathe, tightening around me until it felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. “Am I clear, little doll?” H
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Chapter: Chapter 25Cedric’s POV Long before I ever set foot in Philadelphia, long before my siblings and I managed to escape our father’s control, there was my mother. She had this obsession with porcelain dolls—beautiful, delicate little things to the point she became a hoarder. Having a specific room to keep all her collection. My mother wasn’t strong. After giving birth to Catherine, she lost the ability to walk. My father, as usual, didn’t care, always left her locked away in her room. With nothing else to focus on, she started making these dolls. I remember the way she smiled every time she finished painting one. She would show them to me every time I visited, and no matter how tired she looked, she’d beam like she had just done something amazing. Alec used to think they were creepy, and Mia didn’t really think much of them. But to me, they were beautiful, fragile little things. And oddly, there was this strange excitement that built inside me every time I touched them, the urge to want to
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