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Chapter 13

Author: Yemi Express
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-31 22:26:27
I froze, the phone almost slipping from my hand. The voice on the other end was deep, confident, and sent an unexpected chill through my veins. Nathaniel Hargrave. The billionaire heir. Soon to be husband and someone I didn't want to talk about for now.

“Hello, Ava Collins,” his voice came again, deep and calm, like he was reading a script.

"Uh... Hello...Nathaniel," I managed to say, trying to not sound nervous, but my heart was beating so fast.

“Ava Collins,” he repeated my name, as if testing it on his tongue. “I believe we’re about to meet soon...Two days time...Am I right?”

I hesitated before agreeing “Yes, two days time, that's what I suddenly received as news about an hour ago”

“I understand this must be difficult for you,” he said, his voice surprisingly soft, though I could detect the weight of something unspoken underneath.

I swallowed. “It’s... fine, I guess. I mean, what’s there to say? I’m being forced into this marriage."

He sighed, and I could almost picture him rubbing
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