Lahat ng Kabanata ng Marry Me For Money: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

TerranUnlike yesterday when I woke up, I wasn’t feeling nearly as confident or excited about what I had to do today. But today, I was going to do it. I was going to talk to Hailey. Nothing was going to get in the way. Well, unless she absolutely refused to talk to me. I wasn’t looking to go to jail for stalking or something crazy like that.I was a nervous wreck. I had tossed and turned all night thinking about what I would say and playing out the various scenarios. So much was riding on me convincing her to love me—to let me love her. I had to have the exact words. They had to be right. This one conversation would change the course of my life. It was hard to fathom just how important it was until I started listing the many things that would change if she chose to tell me to get lost without giving me a chance. I would lose everything. Her, my inheritance, and my company were all dependent on how the conversation went. That was a lot of pressure to put on a guy. I was feeling it now.

HaileyI tried my best to stay rational and impartial. I wanted to fall into his arms and believe everything he was saying. I wanted to. I wanted to pretend I never heard what Lance said. I wished like hell we never had the conversation outside the restaurant, but we did. As much as I wanted to believe him, I had to know for sure. I had to know he wasn’t just running another game on me to get that money. I closed my eyes, replaying the scene and him accusing me of going after him simply because of the money.When I opened my eyes, he was staring at me with those expressive green eyes that I could stare into for days. He was so handsome. It should be illegal, I decided. A man should not be able to be that good-looking. It wasn’t fair. How could any straight woman resist him?“Terran.” I said his name like I wished everything he said was true.“Tell me. I can handle it. Please, put me out of my misery and just tell me what’s on your mind.”He was waiting to hear what I had to say. The t

TerranI was as nervous as a kid picking up his first date and having to meet an angry father. The stress of it all had me changing my clothes three times. A damn suit felt too stiff, but I didn’t want to look too casual.The date was about showing her I was serious about getting her back. I had to prove to her I meant every word I’d said at lunch yesterday. I had meant them all. I did love her, and the more I said and acknowledged it, the easier it got. It was like knowing the sky was blue.I loved Hailey, and that was that.Now, the tricky part was getting her to believe me. I wasn’t sure how I could convince her. I had told her repeatedly, but she was looking for some proof. Maybe I could take a lie detector test. I didn’t know. I was desperate enough to do just about anything.When I parked my car in front of her place, I was giddy with excitement over seeing her. I hoped she would let me touch her. I wanted to run my fingers through that silky blond hair and inhale her scent whil

HaileyIt felt so good to have him next to me, his big strong hand holding mine as we walked to the edge of the lot. I loved being on the beach with him. I realized then that the smell of the beach reminded me of him. He wore expensive cologne, but underneath it, I could smell the sun and sea on him. It always made me think of vibrancy. He was a vibrant man, and I was naturally drawn to him.“Hold on a second,” I said, stopping to pull my shoes off.“I can carry those,” he said.I shook my head. “No. You need to carry your own. Come on, take your shoes off and let your toes sink into the cool sand.”He laughed. “That sounds good.”He quickly removed his shoes, stuffing his socks inside, and rolled up his pant legs a bit. Then we set off in search of a quiet place to spread the blanket.“I think here looks good,” I said, pointing to an area flanked by tall beach grass and away from the lights of the parking lot and the hotels that dotted the beach.He spread out the blanket before sitt

TerranI’d been working from home, trying to keep on top of things without actually doing face-to-face meetings. I had done some Skyping to satisfy some client needs, but any new business I was leaving up to the vice president to deal with. It felt good to have more free time. I realized I wasn’t quite as invested in the company as I had been. I wanted to spend my time with Hailey. I knew she was about to become very busy, and I would struggle to get any time with her at all. I had to take advantage of every minute.I sent off the last email and checked my watch. I was supposed to be meeting Zach for a late lunch. We hadn’t seen each other all week and had been playing phone tag. The always carefree Zach had gone to Vegas Tuesday and got back into town late last night. When he texted and asked to meet for lunch, I was worried he was going to tell me he’d gotten married by Elvis to a complete stranger.Stranger things had happened.I walked into the restaurant and grabbed a table, orde