LOGINAfter a tragic accident killed her father and made her mother unconscious, Anna was thinking about how to raise money for her mother's treatment when she met Lewis Cole, an intelligent billionaire who needs a wife to secure his inheritance before his thirty-second birthday. Anna seems to be a perfect candidate, but she was not interested in Lewis because she has a crush on Lewis’s brother, Stefan. Desperate, Anna takes Lewis’s one-year contract marriage offer. She soon finds out that living with a traumatized man is not easy, especially when his presence awakens feelings she never knew she had. Lewis shows her affection in public but is cold in private. He tries to keep their relationship professional, but the woman he once kissed in a drunken state turns out to be more than a convenient bride. Their budding relationship was ruined when Annabelle was discovered pregnant... and Lewis is not the one responsible. An anonymous envelope of unexpected truths and plots of manipulation and betrayal comes to further shake the foundation of their trust. Can a marriage built on contract survive the truth, or will their pasts destroy their chance at a real future? Will they find love after marriage or separate and become strangers?
View MoreEthan had settled the bills and was waiting for her at the car park. Anna took slow steps towards the car. She was okay now, but still felt weak. If she was in a better situation, she would have decided to sleep in for one more day. Her body deserved that.She noticed Ethan was staring at her, legs crossed, back relaxing on the car. He opened the door for her as she approached and made sure she was safely tucked in before going around to the driver's seat.As they pulled up to the back of the high-rise building, Anna turned to look at him. "Why are we here?""I thought you might be uncomfortable with people staring." He shifted the gear to P and turned off the ignition. "We'll take a private elevator to my office."She stepped out before he could come around to open the door. She noticed his car was the only one in this parking lot as she followed him to the elevator, which had only two buttons. The one marked "29" must lead to his office floor."Bring the check and Ms. Bennett's copy
The morning sunlight came in through the gaps in the hospital curtains, shining across Anna's face. She squinted against the brightness, her mind still in confusion about dreams she couldn't remember well. It was something about a ridiculous proposal.As she became fully awake and conscious, the previous day's memories came rushing back to her: collapsing in his office, Margaret's suspicion, and Lewis's offer. She groaned, pressing her palms to her closed eyes. It wasn't a dream after all.The click of the door brought her back to her present environment. A nurse in blue scrubs came in. "Good morning, Ms. Bennett," she greeted, checking the monitors and taking notes on a file. "How are you feeling today?"Anna pushed herself up, wincing as her body ached. "Better, thank you. When will I be discharged?"The nurse checked her notes. "Dr. Patel will run a few more tests, just to be sure. But if everything looks good, you should be able to leave this morning." With another adjustment of t
Lewis found Anna in a sitting position when he re-entered her room. "You should lie back and rest, doctor's orders." Without a word, she slipped back under the sheet."I apologize for the embarrassment.""It's not really embarrassing. It's typical of mothers. I doubt my mom would have acted differently under the same circumstances.""Is there someone you'd like me to call? Is there a friend who could possibly bring you a change of clothes?"She opened her eyes briefly, nodded in the negative, and shut them again. If Lewis was shocked by this, he didn't show it. It only served to further fuel his determination to help her.While Anna slept, Lewis paced at the window, his mind considering several options like a chess player analyzing his next moves.He prided himself on his sharp mind and problem-solving skills, seeing patterns others missed. He had to come up with a reasonable solution to the situation before him now.He began to play the scenes in his mind: from the feeling she stirre
Lewis Cole was rarely distracted. His ability to focus on a singular goal had helped him to transition from operating room to boardroom, building his billion-dollar company from scratch. But hours after he had taken Anna to the hospital and returned to his office, he was still thinking about how her eyes had flashed when she was defending her work."The design team's report, Dr. Cole." Clara placed another folder among the others that crowded his table due to the afternoon's confrontation.He nodded, but his attention drifted to the copy of her illustration in front of him. He couldn't help studying them. The detail was remarkable. It was not just anatomically correct but somehow alive. She understood the heart's structure in a way most medical illustrators didn't.Lewis leaned back in his chair, watching his company's new device demo on his computer screen. He knew he should be checking requirement documents for production expansion, not obsessing over an artist.But try as he might,


















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