Taming the billionaire playboy

Taming the billionaire playboy

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Jasmine Hayes swore sheโ€™d never go looking for the father who abandoned her. But when her motherโ€™s life is seconds from slipping away, pride becomes a luxury she canโ€™t afford. He agrees to pay for the surgeryโ€”on one condition. She must marry Alexander Phillips, the billionaire heir originally promised to her half-sister. Jasmine doesnโ€™t know him. She doesnโ€™t want him. But she signs away her future to save the only person who ever stayed. Alexander isnโ€™t looking for a wifeโ€”heโ€™s looking for a solution. His image is in ruins, his family is pressuring him, and marriage is the quickest way to silence the board. Jasmine is not the bride he expected, but sheโ€™s convenientโ€ฆ and temporary. The contract is clear: โœ” No love โœ” No sex โœ” No complications โœ” Ten million dollars after the quiet divorce But nothing about Alexander is safe. Nothing about Jasmine is simple. And nothing about this arrangement is going according to plan. She agreed to marry a stranger to keep her mother alive. He agreed to marry a nobody to keep his empire intact. Neither of them expected the real problem to be each other.

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Chapter 1 : marry him or ur mother dies

Chapter 1 : marry him or ur mother dies

Jasmine smoothed the front of her blouse for the third time before the gates opened. It wasnโ€™t expensiveโ€”just a soft cream top and dark jeansโ€”but it was the nicest outfit she owned that didnโ€™t carry a memory of the hospital, or at least the smell of poverty.The guard barely looked at her before stepping aside, like heโ€™d been told to expect her.

The mansion stood in front of her, white stone and glass, nothing like the cramped apartment she and her mum lived in. Her heartbeat thudded in her ears, but her face stayed calm. She was here for her mother.

A maid opened the door before she could knock twice.

โ€œMiss Jasmine?โ€ the woman said quietly.

Jasmine nodded.

โ€œhe is expecting you. This way.โ€

They didnโ€™t walk farโ€”just down a wide hall that smelled faintly of polished wood and expensive furniture. As they approached the living room, Jasmine heard nothing, no voices, no footstepsโ€”just the soft hum of air-conditioning.

Then she saw them.

Lorenzo, her half brother lounged on one side of a velvet couch, phone in hand but attention clearly elsewhere.

Liana, his twin sister sat opposite him, legs crossed, posture perfect. A velvet robe in wine-red draped over her like sheโ€™d woken up beautiful on purpose. Her gaze trailed over Jasmine, slow and assessing, not a word spoken, but everything said.

Their mother was there too. Elegant, composed, the kind of woman who didnโ€™t soften even when she smiled. Her expression didnโ€™t change when Jasmine passed, but her eyes narrowed, as if measuring how much trouble had just walked in. She used to be her father's secretary, but after they were caught to be having an affair, Jasmine's father left her mum for her, completely abandoning her, and her mother.

Not one of them spoke. Not hello. Not who are you. Not why are you here.

The maid didnโ€™t pause.

Jasmine kept her steps steady and her face high , even though she could feel their eyes at her backโ€”questions, judgment, maybe even annoyance. She didnโ€™t look their way again.

At the end of the hall, the maid stopped beside a closed office door.

โ€œHeโ€™s waiting for you inside,โ€ she said, then slipped away without knocking.

Jasmine took a slow breath, fixed her shoulders, and reached for the handle.

The door clicked shut behind her, soft but final.

He was sitting behind a wide mahogany desk, fingers steepled, watching her like she was a meeting he didnโ€™t have time for. The years hadnโ€™t softened him. His hair was mostly dark with a few strands of silver, his suit tailored, his posture straight enough to make the room feel smaller.

For a moment, he didnโ€™t speak.

Just looked at her.

Like she was a face he was trying to place.

Then, finallyโ€”

โ€œSo,โ€ he said, voice calm, almost bored, โ€œyou found me.โ€

Jasmine stood in front of the desk. She didnโ€™t sit, even though he gestured lazily to the chair opposite him.

โ€œI need your help,โ€ she said, her tone steady. โ€œMy mother is in the hospital. The treatment is expensive. I know you can"

โ€œIโ€™m aware of her condition,โ€ he interrupted, as if she were reciting something heโ€™d already read in a file. โ€œYour message mentioned it.โ€

Her hands curled at her sides. Sheโ€™d spent nights building the courage just to ask. Hearing him speak about it like a business memo made something inside her tighten.

โ€œShe doesnโ€™t have time,โ€ Jasmine said. โ€œIf we start treatment this week, the doctors saidโ€”โ€

He lifted a hand, silencing her without raising his voice.

โ€œI can pay for it.โ€

Relief flickered in her chestโ€”brief, sharp, disbelieving.

โ€œBut,โ€ he added, leaning back in his chair, โ€œI donโ€™t do charity.โ€

The word stung more than she expected. She kept her eyes on him.

โ€œWhat do you want?โ€

For the first time, his gaze sharpened, like he was looking at someone useful instead of inconvenient.

โ€œThere was an agreement,โ€ he said. โ€œA marriage arrangement between this family and the Phillips family.โ€

Jasmine didnโ€™t move. Her pulse rose in her throat.

โ€œIt was meant for Liana,โ€ he continued, โ€œbut her mother declined. And now the Phillips family is reconsidering our partnership.โ€ His eyes didnโ€™t waver. โ€œAlexander Phillips is the heir. He needs a bride. You will take the place intended for your sister.โ€

Your sister.

Like the word was nothing more than a title, not a relationship he'd never acknowledged.

Jasmine stared at him. โ€œYouโ€™re asking me to marry a stranger so youโ€™ll pay for my motherโ€™s treatment?"

โ€œIโ€™m not asking,โ€ he said simply.

There was no threat in his voice.

He didnโ€™t need one.

Because he knew exactly what she couldnโ€™t afford to do.

Jasmine didnโ€™t look away. If she blinked, she might break.

โ€œAnd if I refuse?โ€ she asked quietly.

He didnโ€™t lean forward. He didnโ€™t even shift. His expression stayed smooth, like her answer was irrelevant to the outcome.

โ€œThen your motherโ€™s treatment doesnโ€™t happen,โ€ he said. โ€œAnd you leave the way you came.โ€

Her breath caughtโ€”just onceโ€”but she held his gaze.

โ€œSo thatโ€™s it,โ€ she said. โ€œYouโ€™ll pay her bills if I marry into a family Iโ€™ve never metโ€”because Liana wonโ€™t.โ€

A faint, dismissive sound left him. โ€œLiana has expectations. You donโ€™t.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re not shackled by their standards,โ€ he went on. โ€œYouโ€™re not associated with our public image. If anything goes wrong, it doesnโ€™t stain us.โ€ Us. Not her.

Jasmineโ€™s jaw clenched. โ€œYou knew where we were all along.โ€

It wasnโ€™t a question.

He didnโ€™t deny it.

โ€œThereโ€™s no point discussing the past,โ€ he said. โ€œYouโ€™re here now. And Iโ€™m giving you an opportunity.โ€

She almost laughed. Opportunity. Like sheโ€™d been handed a scholarship, not sold into convenience.

โ€œAnd what,โ€ she said slowly, โ€œdoes Alexander Phillips get out of this?โ€

โ€œStability,โ€ he said. โ€œA wife makes him look anchored. His grandfather is reconsidering the succession after his last... scandal. The board thinks marriage will fix his image. His parents agree.โ€

Her eyes narrowed. โ€œSo Iโ€™m a reputation bandage.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re a solution,โ€ he corrected.

Silence stretched between them, humming with choices that werenโ€™t choices at all.

Jasmine drew a quiet breath. โ€œAnd if I do thisโ€”how fast will you pay for her treatment?โ€

โ€œAs soon as you agree,โ€ he said, like they were finalizing a contract. โ€œThe hospital will be wired the full amount today.โ€

Today.

Her heartbeat tightened painfully in her chest. The doctors had said the word urgent three times that morning.

โ€œAnd if I leave after the wedding?โ€ she asked.

His eyes hardenedโ€”not angry, just calculating. โ€œYou wonโ€™t. Not until the Phillips family no longer needs you.โ€

She swallowed the dry lump in her throat.

He was done speaking. She could tell. This was a transaction, not a conversation.

Jasmine straightened, not trusting her voice for a second.

โ€œFine,โ€ she said at last. โ€œIโ€™ll marry him.โ€

There was no triumph in his face. Just the mild satisfaction of a deal closed.

โ€œIโ€™ll have the papers drawn up,โ€ he said. โ€œAnd Jasmineโ€”โ€

She paused at the door, hand on the handle but not turning it.

He looked at her like a businessman confirming inventory. โ€œDonโ€™t make a mess of this.โ€

She didnโ€™t answer.

Because she couldnโ€™t promise that.

Not when heโ€™d dragged her into his world only to use her as leverage.

Not when heโ€™d called it an opportunity.

Not when heโ€™d called it charity.

She opened the door and stepped out, closing it quietly behind her.

And for the first time since she arrived, she let herself breatheโ€”but not in relief.

In preparation.

Because she had just agreed to save her motherโ€™s lifeโ€ฆ by becoming someone elseโ€™s solution.

And she didnโ€™t even know his face yet.

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Kathy D
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So interesting, I love it
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Purple Nightshade
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Right from the opening scene, I knew I was going to love this book. The tension, family distaste, and an unexpected deal. The perfect recipe for a romance novel that'll leave me rooted in the couch for hours on end.
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This is good
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This is one of the Best books I've read on here. So engaging and dramatic. I love!
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This is no doubt a masterpiece. Kudos author!
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