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“I can’t believe you just said that!” I burst out, staring at Ethan like he’d sprouted twenty extra heads. “You want me to... to pretend to be your girlfriend? What, like, fake holding hands? Fake kissing? Fake everything?” He didn’t blink as his nonchalant gaze met mine, a hint of a smirk playing on those lips. “Yes, Riley. That’s usually how fake dating works.” All Harper Adams wanted was to get through one evening pretending to be her best friend on a blind date. But when her date turned out to be Ethan Reynolds—her infuriatingly handsome CEO—things quickly spiraled out of control. Now, she’s caught in a whirlwind of fake romance to help him dodge his family’s relentless matchmaking schemes. Between awkward office run-ins and public displays of “affection” at high-society galas, Harper is discovering that fake dating might be a lot harder than she thought—especially when her feelings for Ethan start to feel all too real. With secrets piling up and hilariously disastrous moments at every turn, Harper’s left wondering: can she survive this charade, or will her fake love life blow up in her face?
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Harper’s POV "Where's Eric?" I scanned the pub, weaving between low-lit booths and the thrum of late-night noise."Over here!" his voice rang out from the back.He waved both arms above a table cluttered with shot glasses, an untouched bowl of peanuts, and enough empty bottles to supply a recycling drive.I practically jogged over. "Eric, how much have you had?"He stood—barely—and pulled me into a clumsy hug. “I missed you, friend”The way his chin rested on top of my head like we were puzzle pieces that somehow still fit after all these years… it wasn’t fair."Okay, drama boy. Let’s get you some water—""I broke up with Historia," he blurted, eyes glassy.I blinked. “You what?”"She said I don’t like her. That I spend too much time with other people. With work. That I’m too... loose?"I sat down beside him, slowly pouring us both shots. “Loose? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. You just like people.”He shook his head. “Apparently I like them more than her.”There was a bea
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Harper’s POV“Isn’t that the CEO?” Connor whispered, ducking behind his monitor like it would shield him.Sasha froze mid-keystroke. “Oh God—why is he here?”I shrank in my seat, hunching so low behind my desk I nearly became one with my keyboard. My sunglasses slid down my nose, but I didn’t dare adjust them.“Did someone mess up?” Jean craned her neck toward the glass wall where Ethan Reynolds stood, a white-clad reaper of corporate dreams. “No seriously, who did it?!”Connor leaned toward her. “Ten bucks it’s Keith. Or Sasha. She took a whole donut from the executive fridge yesterday.”“Guys!” Marco whispered urgently, glancing over. “Relax. Maybe he’s just... inspecting the floor.”“I’M NOT READY TO BE INSPECTED,” Sasha hissed.Meanwhile, I was having a full-body crisis.I didn’t get caught yesterday, right?I ran off like a cartoon villain the second that elevator door opened. No way he recognized me. There was makeup. The bruise looked different. I’m safe. Totally safe. Probably
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David’s POV“David.”“….”“DAVID.”I snapped out of my thoughts. “Yes, Mr. Reynolds—sorry. What did you just say?”Ethan glared at me from behind his desk, arms crossed, that familiar scowl tightening across his face. “I said, if you’re this distracted, maybe I should send you to shoot clay pigeons with my grandfather.”I winced.“At this point, are you trying to avoid it—or auditioning for it?”“I’ll find her,” I said quickly.“Good. Because if I don’t get results soon…” He leaned forward, voice low and lethal. “I’m taking Riley Bennett to meet him instead.”“What?! Ethan—!”“I mean it.”My jaw clenched. He wasn’t bluffing. If Riley got dragged into this? She’d have my head.I forced out a stiff nod and left his office, heart pounding. I didn’t have much time left.Ethan’s POVI was pacing the eighth floor when I saw a figure turn a corner down the hall. My steps slowed.‘What the hell...?’ The person was short, in sunglasses, overly peppy—moving like they were trying too hard not to
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David’s POV“Riley!” a staff called out, pushing her sunglasses higher on her face as she climbed into the car.“You’re late,” Riley grinned as she rolled down the window. “Traffic. Get in.”There was something about the way she held her phone tucked tight to her ear, thumb nervously tapping the side. It sparked something.Two weeks ago, I’d dropped files to the finance strategy department floor—quick delivery, no chit-chat. But I remembered her. The girl in the corner cubicle with a desk that looked like a stationery convention threw up on it.I was parked just a few cars behind, engine off, eyes trained on the exchange like a man on a surveillance mission—which, to be fair, I kind of was.I narrowed my eyes. That girl—Harper, right? —looked familiar. Not just because I’d seen her in the office before, but… there was something else. I couldn’t put my finger on it.“He still thinks I’m in Peru,” she muttered, letting out a breath. “Honestly, if he shows up at my funeral.. I’m haunting
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Ethan’s POV“Ethan,” David said carefully, watching me stare out the window. "The chairman says he's out of patience.'' I didn’t move-- The silence between us stretched, filled only by the ticking of the antique clock on the shelf behind me.David cleared his throat. “It’s been almost a week since she went off the radar. There’s only so much I can say to buy time.”'RINNNGGGGG'The shrill ring of my office phone cut through the tension. I picked it up immediately. “This is Ethan Reynolds.”Another phone buzzed a second later. David looked down at his screen, his brows lifting. “It’s the chairman,” he mouthed.I exhaled and ended my call. “Handle it,” I said.David answered, his voice level. “Yes, sir. Ethan is—currently in a board meeting... Yes, I’ll remind him. Understood.”He hung up slowly. “He says one more day of silence, and he’ll come to the office himself.”“Tell him I understand,” I said, sitting down and opening a document just to look busy.David didn’t move. “Ethan… You’
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Harper’s POVRiley’s silver Mercedes came to a stop in front of GlowMira’s towering glass entrance. The sunlight glared off the building like it, too, was judging me. I sat motionless in the passenger seat, clutching my coat and shielding half my face with my hair like some kind of Victorian ghost. My dignity as well as my tolerance for chaos, had hit an all-time low.“Thanks again,” I said, attempting a grateful smile that came out more like a grimace. “Seriously, I owe you.”Riley gave me a sunny grin, completely unfazed. “Please. It’s the least I can do after... well, you know.”I sighed. “You mean after initiating the chain of events that led to me being publicly clowned, borderline blackmailed, and now forced to fake-marry a man who terrifies me with just a glance?”“Exactly! That. But on the bright side...,you’re getting chauffeured now!”I stared at her.She reached over, inspecting my makeshift face covering. “Yeah, the eye patch is... not working. Wait.” She dove into the glov
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