LOGINFor five years, Jessie Moore suppressed her personality, wore clothes she hated, and hid her staggering wealth. She did it all for one reason: to prove to her mother that true love could exist without a billion-dollar price tag. But on the day they were supposed to register their marriage, her boyfriend, Allen Walker, didn't show up. When Jessie went to find him, she didn't find an apology. She found a celebration. Allen was toasted by his friends for finally escaping "the fat girl" to get engaged to a "proper" socialite. “Take this million-dollar cheque and get out of my sight," Allen sneered, tossing the paper at her feet. Jessie didn't cry. She threw wine in his face, tore the cheque to pieces, and walked out—straight into the arms of the city’s most powerful, icy, and untouchable man: Stephen Harrington. Stephen is her best friend’s brother and a CEO who has never spared a second glance for any woman. He needs a wife to stop his family’s meddling; Jessie needs a husband to satisfy her mother’s inheritance demands. It was supposed to be a cold business deal. No feelings. No mess. But as Jessie returns to the Moore Empire to reclaim her throne, she realises the "Icy CEO" is anything but cold behind closed doors. And when Allen discovers the "penniless" girl he dumped is the very heiress he’s desperate to sign a contract with, he comes crawling back on his knees. He’s too late. “You had your chance, Allen.” Jessie smiles, leaning into Stephen's possessive embrace. “Now, I’m the one calling the shots.” Now Jessie is reclaiming everything that belonged to her…including the heart of the icy CEO.
View MoreSTEPHENAmelia was in our bed as usual.Jumping off the edge.I groaned, and Jessie nudged my side.“She is your daughter; take care of her.”My eyes shot open, and I looked at her. Her eyes were closed, and she still looked peaceful, as if our daughter were not actively trying to murder herself.I kissed the side of her head, and her lips stretched into a small smile.I sat up in bed, and Amelia moved until she was in my arms. She was still jumping up and down excitedly.How did she have such energy so early in the morning?“Daddy, Daddy,” she said excitedly, pushing the stuffed penguin in my face. “Mr Toose says hi.”“Hi,” I waved at the stuffed animal and tried to push it away, but she held it firm. Why did she have such a nice grip?“What are you doing awake?” I asked, and she tilted her head with a pout.“Nanny Rose woke me,” she exclaimed, her voice louder than it should have been.I ruffled her hair and got off the bed.In a split second, she was already sitting on a heavily pr
JESSIEMy eyes fluttered open.I felt the heaviness of the crisp blanket over my body first before my mind processed where I was.We were supposed to be on our honeymoon, running down the streets and eating everything we could see.Instead, we were stuck inside, my limbs heavy from the stress of the past month. My throat was itchy after throwing up everything I had on the plane.The sickness didn't pick a good enough time to arrive. As soon as we touched down, I felt sick to my stomach. Stephen had to carry me all the way in.I was in his oversized shirt, clutching my stomach with my eyes pressed together in intense pain.The bathroom door opened, and Stephen emerged. He was dressed in comfy-looking loose grey sweatpants and a T-shirt that hugged all of his muscles.Even with the pain surging through my stomach and the waves from the Caribbean Sea crashing gently outside the floor-to-ceiling glass doors of our private villa, he was still the only thing I could think about.His hair wa
JESSIEStephen was already awake, staring at me. I pushed my chest up with a defiant look on my face.“Take a picture; it would last longer.”“No, thank you…” He kissed my lips, fingers brushing the side of my face. “I want to stare for as long as I can.”“Ughh, so cheesy,” I murmured.I have no idea how he managed to get us to sleep over at the main house, but I was sure Tina had stormed off at some point in the night.I tried to get out of bed, but Stephen held my shoulders and pushed me back in. My eyes widened, and my lips parted slightly.“What are you doing?” My voice was in a hushed whisper.“What are you suddenly shy about?” he asked, flipping a lock of hair that had fallen over my face. “You weren't shy at all last night when you were squirming under me now, were you?”I clapped my hand to his mouth, my heart beating in my chest. “Are you allowed to say things like that?” I asked.He laughed and nodded. “I am,” his voice reverberated through my palm as he slowly pulled it awa
STEPHEN “Where is she?” Evelyn was standing in the doorway, refusing to let us both go in after Jessie. “Your grandfather would like a word with her," she explained, barely meeting my eyes. This was not the image of her I knew. She was one to never back down from a challenge. I guess the reality of things was finally dawning on her. She was always the one who looked me in the face when she was clearly in the wrong. Acting all self-righteous. “And I can't go in there because…?” “He won't eat her up now, would he?” she asked, finally looking up at us. “Allow them to talk for a while, and you both can come with me." "Come with you?” Tina scoffed. She looked at the door and then turned, walking out of the house. “When dinner is ready, send someone for me." I was left standing there with my mother. “Stephen, come have a word with me." I nodded, curious what she was going to say now. She led me to the room she loved sitting in. “Can I offer you anything to drink? Tea? Coffee? So












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