All Chapters of Arrange Marriage to a Heartless CEO: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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CHAPTER ONE: Signed and Sealed

CHARLOTTE’S POVYou know those stories where the girl gets whisked off into a surprise marriage and ends up living happily ever after?Yeah, this might not be one of them.I was halfway through a cup of coffee and a chapter deadline when the world decided to flip itself upside down.“Charlotte, your mother and I need to talk to you”. That was Barry, my charming, overly groomed stepfather, whose love for tailored suits almost equals his obsession with control.He never “needed to talk”. He ordered meetings like a CEO who forgot he was also part of a family. I thought it would be about my writing again. Something about it wasn’t “career-worthy” or “profitable” enough for someone with a legacy like mine. Whatever that meant. They seize every opportunity to make fun of me and my career path.I dragged myself into the dining room and immediately regretted it.Barry sat at the head of the table, arms crossed, a folder in front of him like he was about to present or pitch a business deal to

Last Updated : 2025-07-30

CHAPTER TWO: Smoke and Mirrors

AIDEN’S POVPeople think being born into money makes life easier.Oh, they are so wrong.Money doesn’t erase secrets. It just buys better ways to bury them.I was eight when I realized my family didn’t operate on the concept of love. They operated on strategy. Every hug was calculated and every smile had an agenda.So when my father, Adam Kingston, called me into his office and said, “You are getting married” I didn't flinch at all.I just asked, “To whom?“Charlotte Parker,” he said, pouring himself a drink from his wine shelf in his office. “Barry Parker’s stepdaughter and Dianne’s only child.”I sat down, legs crossed, watching the amber liquid swirl in his glass. I recognized the name. Who didn’t? The Parkers were once one of our biggest rivals in the industry until they weren’t.“Didn’t you bankrupt Barry?” I asked calmly.I saw the shocked expression on his face before he quickly replaced it with a smile.“I broke him, piece by piece. Years of precision. And now? He’s desperate.

Last Updated : 2025-07-30

CHAPTER THREE: The Man Behind the Name

CHARLOTTE’S POVI wasn’t sure what I expected when I walked into that room.Maybe someone arrogant and cold. The type who saw women as part of a checklist. A name, a ring, and a legacy.But Aiden Kingston wasn’t what I imagined, he was worse.He was calm.And not the “let’s talk this out” kind of calm. The dangerous kind. The kind that said I’ve seen things you wouldn’t survive.He didn’t argue or smile. He didn’t try to charm me like most men would when told they’d be marrying a stranger.Instead, he just looked at me like I was another detail in a long, exhausting list of duties.Which pissed me off even more.I wasn’t a detail.And I wasn’t his.Back home, I slammed the door to my room and stared at the ceiling, unsure whether I wanted to scream or cry.I chose bothA few angry tears slipped down my cheeks, but I wiped them away before they could fully fall. Weakness wasn’t allowed here. Not in Barry’s house. Not under Dianne’s shadow.And for what?A dying company?A reputation s

Last Updated : 2025-07-30

CHAPTER FOUR: The Vows We Never Chose

CHARLOTTE’S POVIt’s strange how quickly life can pivot. One day, you are arguing with your mother about a future you don’t want, and the next, you are standing before a mirror in a wedding gown that doesn’t feel like yours, yet somehow it oddly fits.I always thought I’d run away if forced into something like this. But here I was, not running, screaming, or fighting.Just…. accepting.Maybe it was exhaustion. Or the way Aiden had looked at me the night we signed the marriage agreement. His eyes were quiet, guarded but not cruel. Maybe it was because deep down, I knew there was no going back. My father’s legacy was gone. My mother had made her bed and I was the final pawn left on the board.So I surrendered, but on my terms.I would walk into this with my head high, even if my heart dragged behind me.The morning of the wedding was calm. Too calm. No last-minute protests or soap opera-style objections. Just makeup artists, photographers, and my mother pretending this was every girl’s

Last Updated : 2025-07-30

CHAPTER FIVE: Cold Walls, Warm Lies

AIDEN’S POVI messed up.Not because I said too much, but because I allowed her to see something I buried a long time ago. That moment on the stairs, the book in her hands, the softness in her eyes, it cracked something inside me.And cracks? They are dangerous.Because when people find the cracks, they start digging.I have lived most of my life behind stone walls. And I built them for a reason.The next morning, I didn’t wait for breakfast.I left early.Charlotte had this look on her face last night like she thought something had changed between us that we were finally becoming something.We weren’t.We couldn’t.By the third day of me successfully avoiding Charlotte, she finally confronted me.I was in the study, hunched over reports I brought home from the office. I was deep inside my work when she walked in.“Aiden.” Her voice was gentle. “Can we talk?”I didn’t even look up. “I’m busy.”“You have been busy for days.”I sighed. “It’s called work, Charlotte. You should try it som

Last Updated : 2025-07-30

CHAPTER SIX: Words That Burn

CHARLOTTE’S POVMy phone rang just after noon.I stared at the screen. It was my mother.I didn’t want to answer.But I did.“Hello?”“Charlotte.” Her voice was so oddly sweet. “It’s been almost two weeks since the wedding and not a single call from my only daughter?”“I have been … adjusting.”“Adjusting?” She laughed lightly. “What’s there to adjust to? You married a Kingston, you should be happy and thanking me.”I stayed quiet.She continued, “How is Aiden? He’s treating you well, isn’t he?”“He barely talks to me.”There was a moment of silence.“Are you doing your part?” she asked.“My part?”“Yes, being a good wife, obedient and respectful. Men like Aiden don’t want difficult women.”“Difficult?” I scoffed. “You think I’m the problem?”“You need to learn how to keep your voice down, young lady; you were raised better than this.”“I was raised to be silent and pretty, not to be someone’s doormat.”“You are being dramatic.”“No, I’m being honest. You married me off for a business

Last Updated : 2025-08-02

CHAPTER SEVEN: The Dinner Party

CHARLOTTE’S POVThe garden was quiet, birds chirping softly in the distance. I sat with Elsie on a bamboo chair under the oak tree, sipping a cup of cold lemonade.“You have been quiet these past few days,” she said.“I have had a lot on my mind.”“Still thinking about what Cheryl said?” Elsie pushed again, trying to make me talk.“It’s not just that; the house, the silence, Him, everything.”Elsie glanced toward the mansion. “He doesn’t talk to you much anymore?”I looked at her and scoffed, “He barely looks at me. I deserve more than cold glances.”“You deserve more ma’am.”“I don’t know what I deserve anymore.”We fell silent.Footsteps crunched on the path that led to the oak tree.“Charlotte.”I turned and saw Aiden. He stood a few feet from us in his suit, distant as always.“Yes?”“There’s going to be a dinner tomorrow.”“A dinner?”“Yes, to celebrate our companies coming together and our marriage.”“And you are telling me this now?”“You have enough time to prepare.”“Why didn’

Last Updated : 2025-08-04

CHAPTER EIGHT: Shattered Reflections

AIDEN’S POVThe sound of the slap still rang in my ears long after she ran up the stairs.I stood there, staring at the space where she had been, the sting of her palm burned into my cheek, and something deeper burned in my chest.I deserved it.I had crossed every line, broken every unspoken agreement between us. Whatever little peace we had begun to build, I just shattered it with one reckless word.“Prostitute.”I sank onto the couch, pulled at my tie until it hung loose, and exhaled like the guilt alone would crush my lungs.“What the hell is wrong with me?” I muttered under my breath.What was I doing?Why did I always destroy the good before it even had a chance?Charlotte didn’t deserve that. None of it. Not my jealousy or my silent treatment and most of all, not my venomous pride.And yet, I gave it all to her.Because it’s what I knew.Because kindness felt dangerous.Because love was something I didn’t trust.The moonlight poured in through the tall windows in the living roo

Last Updated : 2025-08-07

CHAPTER NINE: The Edge of Regret

AIDEN’S POVFour days since we last spoke, four days since I last saw her.I sat behind my desk, staring at the untouched stack of reports. My thoughts were a mess of everything, but work. I learned back in my office chair, eyes fixed on the ceiling as if it held answers.The silence between Charlotte and me was deafening. I tried to lose myself in spreadsheets and contracts.Why did she have to die? If she hadn’t died or our baby.. I would not have gotten married to Charlotte. I miss her laugh, her scent lingering in the sheets, the softness in her eyes. I really miss you, Ariana.“Sir?” Sheila’s voice snapped me out of my imaginary world. Sheila is my personal assistant.I looked up. “Yes?”“These are the contracts you asked for,” she said, placing them on my desk. “I have rescheduled all your meetings for today, should I move tomorrow’s too?”I ran my hand through my hair. “No, leave tomorrow. Actually… move the first half, I need to get home early.”Her brows lifted. “Going home

Last Updated : 2025-08-08

CHAPTER TEN: A Step Forward

CHARLOTTE'S POVI was still replaying the conversation in the garden when I heard footsteps in the hallway. It was heavy, deliberate… not the hurried tap of Elsie or the softer shuffle of Petra.“Aiden, you don’t have to…”“I want to,” he cut in, his voice steadier than I had heard in weeks. He leaned on the doorway like he wasn’t sure if he was allowed in, his hands buried in his pockets. “I’m done letting things fall apart. I’m not losing you, Charlotte.”The words hit me like a stone dropped into still water. Ripples, slow and dangerous.“You haven't said things like this before,” I told him.“I know, and I mean it.”“That’s what scares me,” I replied with my face down.He stepped inside, frowning. “Why?”I shrugged, though my chest tightened. “Because it’s always easier to say you’ll change than to actually do it.”“Then let me prove it.”“How?”“Dinner,” he said almost instantly, like he’d already decided. “Tomorrow night. Just the two of us. No interruptions, no phones. I’ll tak

Last Updated : 2025-08-11

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