LOGIN"One year. No feelings. No intimacy. Just play the part." When Scarlett Hayes's seven-year-old brother is given a strict hospital deadline, she has no choice but to do the one thing she never thought she would—ask the city's most powerful billionaire for help. Lucien Reed is cold, powerful, and determined to avoid an arranged marriage. He doesn't give money without expecting something in return. He offers Scarlett five hundred thousand pesos to pay for her brother's treatment—in exchange for one year of pretending to be his devoted wife. It was supposed to be a simple business arrangement. Scarlett wears his wedding ring, Lucien pays for her brother's medical treatment, and they go their separate ways when the contract ends. But as they play the role of a married couple in front of the media and his ambitious family, their fake marriage starts to feel more real than either of them expected. Scarlett agreed to the marriage to save her brother. But when the contract ends, will Lucien really let her walk away?
View MoreSCARLETT HAYES POVThe silence that followed Lucien’s words was heavy, suffocating, and absolute.I forgot how to breathe. Beside me, Ethan looked like he had just been slapped. His jaw hung open, his face draining of what little color it had left. Selena’s hands began to visibly shake, her fingers twitching against her sides as she stared at Lucien, then at me, as if trying to calculate if she had suddenly fallen into an alternate reality."F-Fiancée?" Selena stammered, her voice cracking under the sheer weight of the word. "But... Mr. Reed, she’s a maid. She just got hired yesterday. There must be some kind of mistake—""The only mistake here is your presence in my house," Lucien said, his voice dropping to a low, icy register that made everyone in the room flinch. He didn’t even raise his voice, yet the authority he carried was absolute. "I do not tolerate staff who orchestrate cheap, pathetic dramas to settle personal vendettas. Pack your things. Both of you. You have ten minutes
SCARLETT HAYES POVThe chime of Lucien’s phone confirming the successful transaction was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. Five hundred thousand pesos. Just like that, Toby’s surgery was locked in, and the suffocating weight that had been crushing my chest for weeks finally loosened, if only a fraction."Go back to your duties for now," Lucien said, pocketing his phone. His voice was instantly back to its default setting—businesslike, detached, and utterly cold. "My lawyer will draft the contract tonight. I expect you to sign it tomorrow morning without any complaints.""I won't complain," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "Thank you, Mr. Reed.""Lucien," he corrected, not looking back as he turned and walked down the hallway. "Get used to saying it."I watched his retreating figure, still trying to process the absolute insanity of what had just happened. I was going to marry Lucien Reed. The city’s most eligible, ruthless billionaire. It felt like a fever dream, but t
SCARLETT HAYES POV"Are you planning on standing up, or do you always greet your employers by throwing yourself at them?"The voice was deep, incredibly smooth, and freezing cold.My breath caught in my throat. I looked up, my eyes traveling from a sharp, tailored lapel to a strong jawline, and finally to a pair of stormy, silver-gray eyes that looked down at me with absolute, razor-sharp focus.Lucien Reed.He was even more imposing in person than in the rare, blurry photos in business magazines. His dark hair was styled back, a few stray pieces framing his forehead. He radiated the kind of quiet, suffocating power that made you want to apologize just for breathing the same air."I—I’m sorry," I stammered, scrambling to find my footing.He let go of my shoulders instantly, as if my very touch was an inconvenience. He reached down, slowly smoothing out the front of his flawless charcoal suit jacket."Who are you?" Lucien asked, his eyes scanning my damp, faded clothes, my messy ponyta
SCARLETT HAYES POV"You missed a spot."I paused, my shoulders aching as I slowly sat back on my heels. Selena stood at the end of the long corridor, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. She wasn’t even looking at the floor. Her eyes were locked onto me, tracking every ragged breath I took."I've wiped down this section three times, Selena," I said, keeping my voice as even as I could manage. My hands were red and raw from the harsh chemicals in the bucket, and my lower back felt like it was about to snap."And you'll wipe it a fourth time if I tell you to," she snapped, taking a slow, deliberate step forward. The sharp click of her heels sounded like a countdown. "Don't get smart with me, Scarlett. You’re lucky I even let you keep this job after your pathetic display yesterday. If it were up to me, you'd be sleeping on the curb right now."Just ignore her. She wants you to snap. She wants an excuse to fire you. Toby's pale, exhausted face in that sterile ICU room flashed in my mi








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