Chapter 21

My phone buzzed violently, against my nightstand, shattering the last few seconds of sleep I was clinging to. I groaned blindly swiping across the sheets for it with one hand and burying my face in the pillow with the other.“What time is it…” I cracked an eye open. Pitch black.The screen glowed:4:35 A.M.What the actual hell.I finally grabbed the phone and answered, already scowling. “This better be good,” I muttered, voice gravelly. “Hello?”“Is this Miss Jessica?” a man’s voice asked smoothly. “Jessica Thompson?”I blinked. ‘Jessica, …. Who even is that?’“You’ve got the wrong number, man.” I yawned into the receiver, flopping onto my side.“The number’s correct.”“Congrats. Still not Jessica and I don’t do prank calls. Goodbye—”“Are you sleeping?” he cut in, as if I hadn’t just answered with my voice three octaves lower than usual.“Obviously.” I muttered, pulling my blanket over my head. “What kind of sociopath calls at—” I checked the screen. “—FOUR THIRTY-FIVE?!”“Are you s

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Chapter 22

Harper's POV“Good morning, Mr. Reynolds!” Staff chirped, bowing their heads as Ethan strode through the glass doors of GlowMira like he owned the entire city.Which, technically, he kind of did.I, however, was frozen on the sidewalk just outside the lobby, crouched behind a planter like a raccoon avoiding tax fraud.Did he leave? Is the coast clear? Can I exist without accidentally locking eyes with him again?I peeked over the ledge, and my soul nearly evaporated through my scalp.'Nope. Not clear. Ethan Reynolds, six-foot menace, has officially entered the building and hijacked my peace of mind.'At this rate, I was going to develop premature gray hair.How was I supposed to work like this? Every hallway, every breakroom coffee pot, every elevator ping sent my fight-or-flight response into full meltdown. I’d become a walking anxiety attack in heels.And to make things worse?I jabbed my phone screen in fury.Still no response.“Come on, Riley,” I muttered. “You orchestrate an iden

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Chapter 23

"Where the hell is it?!" I muttered, darting left and right like a pigeon on caffeine. Riley's hot pink wig bobbed with every step, threatening to slip off my head. My cheap dress clung to me in all the wrong places, and my heels? They were planning my murder.The crowd up ahead buzzed like bees around a hive, and that's when I spotted him—tall, sharp, already swarmed by curious onlookers.“Oh no. I’m late!”I rushed up, panting. “Y-You’re already here!”Ethan glanced down at his watch, completely unbothered. “You’re late.”I whipped out my phone. “By one minute?!”He didn’t even blink.I forced a polite smile, though behind it brewed the kind of rage only public transit delays could inspire. ‘You’ve probably never waited for a train in your life, you luxury-leather-wrapped tyrant…’“Well,” I said sweetly, “let’s blame my ‘tardiness’ on how sudden this meeting was.”“You were aware of it yesterday. Idiot.”That made my eye twitch."So why’d you want to meet?" I asked, arms crossed.He

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng The CEO’s Temporary Bride: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 23

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23