LOGINSophie Richard’s life has been anything but easy. After her father remarried a wealthy woman with a daughter Sophie’s age, Sophie found herself trapped between family politics and financial despair. When her mother’s failing kidneys demand treatment they cannot afford, Sophie faces a desperate choice. Enter Jerome Ken, the enigmatic and ruthless CEO of Ken’s Group. A single agreement between Sophie, Jerome, and his formidable mother binds Sophie to Jerome in an arranged marriage-for one year. What begins as a cold, transactional arrangement soon becomes a tangled web of desire, secrets, and power. Forced into close proximity, Sophie and Jerome navigate a dangerous dance of attraction and resentment, where every glance hides an unspoken tension-and every touch threatens to break them. Amid betrayal, family secrets, and the shadow of a secret baby, Sophie must decide: will she survive the dark world she’s been thrust into, or will Jerome claim more than just her hand? Find out in this captivating romance story….
View More‘If Ryan wasn't outside…then who was sitting in that car?,’ Sophie thought. ‘And right across from mum’s window…(gasps) Mom!’She rushed to her mum’s room again.A gust of wind blew in through the open window.‘Open window?’She could have sworn she closed that window before leaving.A quick eye search around the room showed that everything was normal.(Buzz) Her phone's screen lit up.‘That was just a warning’ She stared at the message until the words began to dance.‘Someone had been here’ Her breathing sounded too loud in her ears.Behind her, the monitor continued its beeping.Mrs Richards remained asleep.Unaware of the danger that she was in.Vulnerable to the maniac who was using her condition as leverage.Her chest rose shakily with relief.At the thought of the text message, fear settled deep in her stomach like ice.She swallowed hard and walked slowly to the window again.The black car was gone.“Sophie, what's wrong?” Jerome asked.He was leaning on the doorframe.His g
The phone slipped from Sophie’s trembling hand and onto the floor.Jerome’s eyes immediately narrowed.“Is something wrong?”“Um-no, you startled me”He gave her a long stare before finally shifting his eyes to her lips.“Why’re you here?”His eyes snapped up to meet hers.She looked away timidly.She’d been warned to ‘be a good girl’.She has no other choice but to play along—if she really wanted to save her mother.She bent quickly to pick up the phone but Jerome reached it first.Her breath stopped.For one horrifying second, she thought he could see everything.He held out her phone and she grabbed it from ii him.The screen had gone blank.She let out a loud sigh, catching Jerome’s attention.“Is something wrong?” He repeated.“I’m fine, just tired. Why’re you here?”He searched himself for what to say.Matter of fact, he had no idea why he was there. He thought about her and drove the miles to see her.“I forgot something,” he lied.His eyes remained fixed on her face like he wa
Sophie’s hands trembled as she stared at the message on her phone. Her throat went dry.No.No. That didn’t make sense.She put down her phone and glanced toward the entrance. Jerome hadn’t returned yet.Her mind raced.‘Who knew?’She didn’t have any friends.She hadn’t even told anyone about her meeting with the Kens. ‘Not even Mum. Nobody knew about it at the time. Except…(gasps)’‘…Jerome’Her heart skipped violently at the thought.‘No…’ she whispered, shaking her head. ‘It can’t be…’But the doubt had already planted itself deep within her chest—and it made her heart ache…burn.‘All this time?’She let out a raspy laughter.She should’ve known. She should’ve known that she was a nobody.Jerome made her feel special and she fell foolishly—why would he want to have anything to do with her?.She sank back into the chair, her chest rising unevenly.Maybe she was just overthinking things.Maybe this was all a coincidence.But deep down, she knew better.Jerome had been too kind…to
"Sophie Richards!” Sophie turned around to find Shelagh approaching her menacingly.“What do you want?” Sophie asked, arms folded.By this time they were all at the entrance door; Shelagh walked very close to Sophie but was stopped by Ryan who stepped in between them.“We both know you do not fit in this lifestyle Sophie. Jerome will dump you in a bit no matter how hard you try to seduce him and replace me” an evil grin formed on her lips.Sophie walks around Ryan and closer to Shelagh.“Look around you Shelagh”, She began “You forced your way here. You are the one trying to fit in here. So I’d advise you to leave my husband and I to our privacy”“(Laughing maniacally) your husband Sophie?, you know- -you’re really good at fantasizing bu-““Sweetheart” Jerome stepped in, his hand was on the small of Sophie’s back. “Let’s go in. Ryan, take care of this nuisance” Sophie inwardly face-bumped herself ‘did he just call me sweetheart? Or am I having a weird dream?’ Her hand felt very s
'Be careful'? She tried to make sense of the message she'd been sent."You might get a headache if you keep your brows furrowed like that for another hour"Mrs Robinson was pouring her another glass of milk"(sighs)Mrs Robinson, (whispering) you must trust the Kens very much""I've had no cause not
She quickly pushed Jerome off her and moved as far away from the couch as she could.Ryan averted his gaze, cursing his stars for coming in at the wrong time. 'I'm a dead man' he cursed under his breath.He stared at his boss who was just few steps away from him."I didn't mean to boss...I didn't k
Ryan glanced at Sophie and back at Jerome. "Mum" Jerome seemed to understand Ryan's gestures, "Please ask Seth to keep Sophie company" Seth's emergence surprised everyone "Please come with me ma'am" he beckoned and Sophie followed him.
On entering their apartment, Sophie froze--her Mum was seated on their only armchair. "Hi, Mum. Didn't the doctor say you needed more rest?" Sophie asked in confusion "Yes Sophie, but the doctor thought the house is a better place to rest, plus, the smell of antiseptic was making me feel nauseous"












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