Masuk"Mr. Damon, I... I just came out to get some fresh air," I stammered, rushing up to hold him as Donna slipped quietly away."Who is that you were just talking with?""Oh, her? She is just a guest, we were just talking about the weather, that's all.""Oh, okay, Come, let's go home, the car is ready," Mr. Damon said, walking toward the vehicle with me following right behind him.The moment we got home, I rushed to my room, collapsed onto the bed, and drifted fast asleep.The next morning, I walked downstairs and instantly froze, Ivana was standing right there in the living room, smiling brightly with her young son beside her, As I turned around to tiptoe back upstairs, Mr. Damon spotted me."Bella, come, let's eat breakfast together."Please, God, let Ivana not recognize me as Luke's ex wife, If she does, I am completely finished, I panicked internally.I walked slowly down the stairs and took a seat at the dining table. "Good morning, Mrs. Ivana.""Oh, you are still here?" Ivana hisse
The light instantly clicked on."Mr. Damon? I am so sorry, I thought it was a burglar.""It's fine," he said, pulling himself up from the floor. "What are you doing sleeping out here in the cold?""I heard it's your birthday, so I wanted to surprise you, I didn't expect to fall asleep while waiting for you.""Thanks, Bella, we had a security breach at the Mason Group headquarters, that's why I came back this late.""It's nothing, sir, Happy birthday," I said, handing him a wrapped box.He tore the ribbon off and opened it, Inside was a gold pen engraved with his name."Thanks, Bella, I really love it.""That's not all," I said, rushing into the kitchen and returning with a small frosted cake. "Come make a wish, sir."He stared at the lit candle for a moment, closed his eyes, and blew out the flame."Thank you so much, Bella, this means alot to me, the last time I got a surprise like this was when my wife was alive, I wasn't as rich as now back then, but every single year on my birth
"Bella, do you trust me?" Mr. Damon asked. My heart raced in a dozen different directions, Did he find out his daughter is my husband's mistress? Oh no, I haven't saved up enough money yet to leave. "Bella, you don't seem to trust me, it's fine, I am still a stranger to you, but I promise I will protect you, from any danger, you just need to tell me." "It's not like that, I do trust you." "Since you do, why didn't you tell me your ex-husband asked you to come meet him in private? Why did you go alone, knowing full well he could hurt you?" "I didn't want to drag you into my mess, that's why I went alone, and as for Luke, I genuinely didn't know he could be that violent." "Bella, I got alot of connection, i can help you deal with your ex husband if you want, just say the word, beside I am the one that insisted, so don't worry about me, just don't hide anything from me next time." would he still wanna help me, after he finds out his daughter is part of the reason am suffering, I th
Luke walked closer to me until my back hit the door."I didn't mean for things to go this far, you know I love you, so please be obedient and come with me.""If you really love me, you would let me go."Before I could finish speaking, Luke pressed a handkerchief over my nose, and everything went black.I jolted awake in a hospital bed, kicking the blanket off as I scrambled out and pushed the door open into the hallway, I caught sight of Luke walking toward me and started running."Bella, don't you dare run, come back here," Luke yelled, chasing after me.My limbs felt heavy, my vision blurry as I ran out into the crowded lobby."Help, Somebody help me, This man wants to kill me, call 911," I screamed, collapsing onto the floor as Luke caught up."She is saying nonsense, don't mind her," Luke panted, grabbing my arm.A bystander shoved Luke backward. "Stay away from her, I am calling the cops right now.""Put down your phone, I am her husband, I said she is saying nonsense, why can't
I hailed a taxi, giving the driver Donna's address, When I arrived, the front door was wide open. I stepped inside to find Julian sitting in a wheelchair while Donna stood beside him, tears streaming down her face, I dropped my bag straight onto the floor and rushed over."Donna, why are you crying?""Our company is gone, Ivana has taken everything my family spent years building from the ground up, we only have this house left—the one she used to live in with my brother, she sold it, and he was thrown out yesterday.""This is nonsense, How dare Ivana take what belongs to the Hayes family? You guys need to sue her."Donna shook her head, her voice cracking. "Her father owns half the country, he is the wealthiest man in the country, what do you think we can do to her?""Wait, isn't the wealthiest man Damon Mason? Ivana's surname is Cruz.""She took her mother's last name."I froze completely, So the man whose house I slept in last night is my husband's mistress's father? No... no way."
"Sweetie, I want us to get a fake divorce," Luke said. "What the hell do you mean by a fake divorce? I don't understand," I snapped. "I don't really want us to get a divorce, It's just going to be temporary, I am doing this for our family, try to understand." "Luke, you haven't even told me why you want a divorce yet." "There is this contract the company has been trying to get, It's going to bring in billions for the company, but the person in charge of the contract will only award it to me on one condition—which is that I marry her temporarily." "What? Who asks for a marriage certificate just to award a contract? This is new." "Honey, please, this is going to be temporary, Don't you want our future kids to have everything they want?" "Luke, I don't know, just..." "No, just, please, Bella, you know I love you so much, we can't lose this contract, the company is going through a rough patch right now, this is our only shot back to the top, please." Who asked for marriage to awar







