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An Almost Honest Affair
Last Updated : 2026-05-07
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She needed a husband. He needed a wife. Neither expected to find each other at end of the aisle. Mia Cross is a rising CEO with everything under control except her traditional family, who demand she marry before the year is out. Out of desperation, she invents the perfect boyfriend. But when her family insists on meeting him, her lie threatens to explode. Enter Liam Wolfe, her infuriating rival from a competing firm. He’s ruthless, arrogant, and entirely too handsome for his own good. But he needs a “wife” to secure the business deal of his life. Their solution? A marriage of convenience. The rules are simple: no love, no real intimacy, and an expiration date set in stone. But when family drama, boardroom battles, and scandalous rumors put their fragile arrangement under fire, Mia and Liam discover that pretending to be in love might be the most dangerous game of all. Because somewhere between fake kisses and staged smiles, the lines are blurring. And the hardest rule of all to keep might be the one that forbids falling in love. Will their marriage remain a lie… or become the truest thing they’ve ever known?
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Chapter 1: Imaginary Boyfriend
The moment my mother cleared her throat over Sunday lunch, I knew I was in trouble.
She had that look the one she used before announcing she'd enrolled me in "just a few" extracurricular piano lessons at age nine that turned into competitive recitals until I was seventeen. The same look she had the week she "accidentally" set me up on a date with the neighbor's cousin. "Darling," she began, and my stomach sank, "your father and I were thinking..." Here it comes. "...you're twenty-eight, you're doing so well at that little tech company of yours" "Mom, it's a top-five national firm." "Yes, yes, but what's success without someone to share it with?" Across the table, my brother smirked. He'd brought his girlfriend, who was currently charming my grandmother with stories about how they met in a bookstore. I stabbed a piece of chicken like it had personally offended me. "I'm... busy," I said. "You're lonely," Mom countered. "I'm fine." "You need a man." And that's when it happened the moment that will live in my personal Hall of Fame for Terrible Decisions. "I have one," I blurted. Silence. The clink of cutlery stopped. Four pairs of eyes locked on me. "You... what?" Mom asked. I nodded, somehow committing to the lie before my brain had caught up. "A boyfriend. He's uh wonderful. Great job. Very... supportive." Grandma leaned forward. "Does he have teeth?" "Of course he has teeth!" I snapped, too loudly. My father's eyes narrowed. "What's his name?" My mind went blank. "L –Leo." No, that was the name of my high school crush. "Liam."The name of my most hated competition rolled of my tongue. Too late And that was it. One little lie, tossed onto the table between the roast chicken and the mashed potatoes, snowballing faster than I could catch it. "Bring him to the reunion," Mom said, eyes sparkling. "Reunion?" "This Saturday. Everyone will be there." "Everyone?" My voice cracked. Grandma grinned. "Can't wait to meet the man who finally stole our Mia's heart." The rest of lunch was a blur. I nodded at questions about "Liam's" hobbies, mumbled something about him loving golden retrievers, and tried not to choke on my water when Dad asked what his parents did for a living. By the time dessert was served, my fake boyfriend had been given a promotion, a summer home, and an allergy to strawberries. When I finally escaped into my car, I slammed my forehead against the steering wheel. "Great, Mia. Just great." I had five days to conjure up a Liam out of thin air. And that's when my phone buzzed with a news alert. Local Tech Rival Secures Spot in National Expansion Pitch. I tapped the link. And there he was Liam Wolfe. My infuriating, smug, ridiculously good looking rival from a competing firm. The man who'd stolen my biggest client last year. My fake boyfriend had just gotten a face. Liam Wolfe the one man i do not want to think about right now.Latest chapter
An Almost Honest Affair Chapter: Unraveling Secrets
Grief didn’t leave when the burial ended. It followed Mia home. It sat with her at the dining table where Jared used to steal food off Liam’s plate. It stood in the hallway where his laugh used to echo. It crept into the bedroom at night and pressed its weight against her chest until breathing felt like work. The house still smelled the same clean, expensive, quiet but something essential had gone missing. Like a note pulled out of a chord. Everything sounded wrong now. Mia woke before dawn most days. Not because she was rested, but because sleep refused to keep her. She lay on her side, one hand resting over her stomach, feeling the soft, steady proof that at least one thing in her life still chose to stay. Sometimes the baby moved gently, like a reminder. Sometimes it didn’t, and panic bloomed until she felt it again. Liam slept beside her, but not with her. There was a difference. His body faced away now. His breaths were shallow, restless. Even in sleep, there was distan
Last Updated : 2026-05-07An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 61: Farewell Jared
The sky was gray the kind of gray that felt intentional, like the world itself had chosen to mourn.Mia stood beneath a black umbrella, her fingers numb around the handle, her belly heavy beneath her coat. The cemetery stretched out before her in neat, indifferent rows, damp earth clinging to polished shoes and hems of dark clothing.Jared Coleman’s casket rested at the front.Closed. Final.She hadn’t cried yet.Not because she didn’t want to but because something inside her had locked tight, refusing to open. As if tears would mean admitting that he was really gone. As if once she cried, she would never stop.Liam stood beside her, silent, his jaw clenched so hard a muscle jumped near his temple. He hadn’t slept. None of them had. His suit hung on him like borrowed skin.Ava was there too, standing slightly behind Mia, one hand hovering near her back like she was afraid Mia might shatter if touched too firmly.And Rose stood on the other side of Liam.Dressed in black. Head bowed. H
Last Updated : 2026-05-07An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 60: Quiet Way Out
Hospitals were loud in the daytime.At night, they whispered.Mia learned that sitting in the waiting room, her hands folded over her belly, her eyes burning from exhaustion she couldn’t sleep away. Machines hummed softly behind the glass. A nurse passed every now and then. Everything looked… normal.Too normal.“He’s stable,” the doctor had said earlier. “He’s unconscious, but there’s no immediate danger. If he wakes up, we’ll know more.”If.Mia clung to that word like a lifeline.Jared had tried to warn them. She was sure of it now. The urgency in his voice before the crash. The way he’d insisted on meeting at the gala. Whatever he knew it had scared someone enough to silence him.She pressed her palm to the glass.“Please wake up,” she whispered. “You didn’t survive all that just to die here.”Her baby shifted gently, grounding her.“I promise,” she added quietly, “if you tell us the truth, I’ll protect you.”Behind the nurses’ station, a woman in pale blue scrubs signed a clipboa
Last Updated : 2026-05-07An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 59: Water Under the Bridge
Mia felt it before she knew why.It started as a pressure in her chest, sudden and sharp, like her lungs had forgotten how to work. The music at the gala blurred into noise, the lights too bright, the laughter too loud. She pressed a hand to her stomach, steadying herself.Something was wrong.“Mia?” Ava leaned closer. “You’re pale.”“I need air,” she said, already turning away.She pushed through the crowd, heels clicking too fast, her breath coming uneven. Outside the ballroom, the night was cooler, quieter but the feeling didn’t fade. If anything, it deepened, coiling tighter around her ribs.She pulled out her phone again.No new calls. No messages.Jared hadn’t shown up. And that unknown call earlier it sat heavy in her mind, unfinished, unresolved.She dialed his number.Straight to voicemail.Her fingers trembled as she lowered the phone. “Come on,” she whispered. “Pick up.”Behind her, the glass doors opened.Liam stepped out, jacket slung over his arm, his face tight with wor
Last Updated : 2026-05-07An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 37 – Foreshadowing
Sleep didn’t come that night.It hovered at the edges, teasing, cruel.Every time Mia closed her eyes, all she saw were faces Liam’s cold expression, Rosemary’s syrupy smile, Victor Grant’s calculating eyes.By morning, she’d given up trying.She dressed slow, . Gray skirt, white blouse, hair slick
An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 35: Man behind the curtains
The call came when Mia was still trying to make coffee taste like it belonged in her mouth again. Her hands trembled as she picked up the phone, Daniel’s name showing on the display. She didn’t even realize she’d been biting the inside of her cheek until she tasted blood.“Dani?” she said when he p
An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 31: Conspiracy
LiamRain streaked the windshield as he pulled into the hospital’s parking lot. His knuckles were white on the steering wheel, a dull ache sitting behind his ribs. The evening that had almost felt normal now seemed like a dream that had slipped through his fingers.He ran through the sliding doors.
An Almost Honest Affair Chapter 30 – The Game Begins
The dining room looked like it was trying too hard to feel warm.Soft music hummed from the speakers, candles flickered on the table, and the smell of roasted chicken filled the air. Liam had done all this the candles, the food, the quiet effort. I stood by the doorway, clutching the back of a chai
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