All Chapters of I Was Her Bargain-Bin Stand-In Fiancé: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Alex's POVThe next morning, the Hunt family's driver, Ben Carter, came to pick me up.I'd assumed I was just going to take care of some engagement formalities. But the car pulled up outside the Cloude Hotel instead.A brand-new welcome sign stood at the entrance to the hotel lobby.Neither my name

Alex's POVOn the day of my departure, I woke up long before dawn. The apartment was unusually quiet.Nicole hadn't come home the night before.I took only two suitcases with me. Inside were my research files, the photo album my father, Christopher Smith, had left behind, and the admission letter I'

Nicole's POVNicole didn't sleep all night.At 6:00 am, she called Alex, but an automated voice kept repeating that the number was no longer in service.She tried calling again from Taylor's phone but got the same result.Alex hadn't blocked her; he had given up the phone number he'd use for four ye

Nicole's POVThe next afternoon, Nicole arrived at Aurelia. She hadn't contacted Alex ahead of time.In the past, she had believed that showing up in person was enough to show someone they mattered to her.But the security system at the joint research lab stopped her at the glass entrance.The recep

Nicole's POVAfter returning to Eldoria, the first thing Nicole did was audit the studio's financial records for the past four years. The files that the accountant brought over to the conference room filled the entire table.She had only intended to finalize the transfer of ownership, but as she rea