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Dumped by My Ex, Then I Married the Richest Man

Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Maybe... He Likes Me

Word Count: 1247    |    Released on: 04/12/2025

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o him, she mumbled, "Why is your

ll, twenty-something years without a girl, finall

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, it was him hugging her. And now

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nothing

ducked her head back out, holding her breath

her efforts w

, eyes still closed, lips curled up as if he couldn't hold it

ke she was lying to hersel

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e thing looked. But honestly? If he was go

propped himself up on one arm

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get up, only to lose her balance the mom

grabbed onto something random

olding her by the waist just in

ng his chest slipped off when he

he heat of his breath brushing her skin and their

-was he planning

her back tugged, pulling her

he just

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to overdrive, trying and fa

ally, "Don't worry, I won't touch you wit

gfully, and Clarissa realized th

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ian, you fre

and scrambled

side her, leaned his chin on her shoulder,

bright red and the color crept all the way up to h

left, only that her hear

shallow girl who'd fall for a g

he just scared t

logy freaking

kinda feel like Elia

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d a little on the doorknob. He glanced back-sh

somehow it still fel

hour later, he

w Clarissa already dressed up, stand

widening. "You haven't left y

mething,"

slightly. "

abbed her wrist. Brow slightly furrowed,

what was up with him-

sked me to come over f

oud did she remember-the w

he's still in Hawaii with Aria. I'm ju

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when he wants, st

dude,

place was, but Elian didn't pull up GPS or

asked but

probably just s

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home tonight

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1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 The Eighteenth Proposal Betrayal2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Last Performance of Love3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Left at the Marriage Registration Center4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 A Sudden Marriage Proposal5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Can I Kiss You 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 This Is Our Home7 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Starting Over, One Bite at a Time8 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The Gift That Found Its Way Home9 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Maybe... He Likes Me 10 Chapter 10 Chapter 10 The Son Who Shamed Her11 Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Stepping Into His World12 Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Words That Still Hurt13 Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Meeting the Man I Chose14 Chapter 14 Chapter 14 If I Had Chosen Him First15 Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Winning Her Family's Heart16 Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Heir to a Broken Heart17 Chapter 17 Chapter 17 A Kiss for a Debt Repaid18 Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Her BFF Said: Just Sleep With Him19 Chapter 19 Chapter 19 No More Ties to the Past20 Chapter 20 Chapter 20 She Doesn't Belong to Him Anymore21 Chapter 21 Chapter 21 He Was Protecting Her All Along22 Chapter 22 Chapter 22 A Husband Worth Keeping23 Chapter 23 Chapter 23 The Kiss She Said Yes To24 Chapter 24 Chapter 24 One Kiss Before Goodbye25 Chapter 25 Chapter 25 The Gift That Wasn't Hers26 Chapter 26 Chapter 26 A Rose for Every Day27 Chapter 27 Chapter 27 She's No One's Doormat Anymore28 Chapter 28 Chapter 28 The Way She Stood Up for Him29 Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Drunk on Him, Not the Wine30 Chapter 30 Chapter 30 She Bought the Rings This Time31 Chapter 31 Chapter 31 She Flaunted What Was Thrown Away32 Chapter 32 Chapter 32 He Loved Her for Eight Years33 Chapter 33 Chapter 33 She Bought Him a Ring34 Chapter 34 Chapter 34 She Didn't Lose the Man-She Left Him35 Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Fireworks, Flirting, and First Moves36 Chapter 36 Chapter 36 She Slipped a Ring on His Finger37 Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Her Ex Lost Sleep Over Her New Man38 Chapter 38 Chapter 38 She's Not Hiding the Marriage Anymore39 Chapter 39 Chapter 39 His Kiss Left a Better Color Than Any Lipstick40 Chapter 40 Chapter 40 She Walked In Wearing His Ring41 Chapter 41 Chapter 41 He Was Never Loved42 Chapter 42 Chapter 42 She Didn't Know It Was Tempting43 Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Those Gifts Were Never Yours44 Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Her Ex Asked Her to Divorce45 Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Soft Words, Warm Hands, Full Heart46 Chapter 46 Chapter 46 He Was There Before She Knew47 Chapter 47 Chapter 47 She Didn't Just Play-She Dominated48 Chapter 48 Chapter 48 She Fell for Him, Just Like That49 Chapter 49 Chapter 49 He Knew Everything about Her50 Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Not Everyone Deserves a Second Chance51 Chapter 51 Chapter 51 He Was Just Her Father's Name52 Chapter 52 Chapter 52 He Tried to Twist the Truth-She Didn't Flinch53 Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Married Perks and Petty Revenge54 Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Scared of Ghosts, Safe in His Arms55 Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Watching the Film, Replaying the Past56 Chapter 56 Chapter 56 A Kiss That Stayed With Her57 Chapter 57 Chapter 57 She Came with Connections, Not Talent58 Chapter 58 Chapter 58 A New Face, A Possible Friend59 Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Late-Night Calls Never Stay Innocent60 Chapter 60 Chapter 60 This Time, the Flowers Had His Name61 Chapter 61 Chapter 61 When a Man Publicly Claims You62 Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Only Mine to Call63 Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Almost Offered Myself64 Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Brothers in Suits, Enemies in Sight65 Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Wife Comes First, Always66 Chapter 66 Chapter 66 He Played Me a Violin Love Confession67 Chapter 67 Chapter 67 He Wanted to Tag Along Too68 Chapter 68 Chapter 68 The Wrong Package, Right Feelings69 Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Tonight, I Gave Him Everything70 Chapter 70 Chapter 70 The Morning After Bliss71 Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Meeting His Family, Marking His Heart72 Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Born Into Power, Raised by Rebellion73 Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Uninvited Guests, Unforgiven Past74 Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Not My Fire-But I'll Watch It Burn75 Chapter 75 Chapter 75 The Knife You Threw Finally Turned76 Chapter 76 Chapter 76 The Ex Who's About to Marry a Lesbian77 Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Chef, Chauffeur, and a Whole Husband78 Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Half My Scars Have Your Name79 Chapter 79 Chapter 79 He Paid Her Off Like a Problem80 Chapter 80 Chapter 80 She Let It Go. He Couldn't.81 Chapter 81 Chapter 81 The Bodyguard Who Fell First82 Chapter 82 Chapter 82 She Sat in His Lap, Then on His Throne83 Chapter 83 Chapter 83 If Not With You, Then With No One84 Chapter 84 Chapter 84 The Man Who Handles Periods Like a Pro85 Chapter 85 Chapter 85 He Deserved That Bite86 Chapter 86 Chapter 86 From One Night to Marry Me 87 Chapter 87 Chapter 87 A Watch That Tells More Than Time88 Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Dinner with the Ex's Family89 Chapter 89 Chapter 89 What Did You Call Me Just Now 90 Chapter 90 Chapter 90 The Ex Is Engaged. The Ex-Girlfriend Is Pregnant.91 Chapter 91 Chapter 91 She Dumped the Groom, Kept Her Pride92 Chapter 92 Chapter 92 Drinks, Lies, and No Regrets93 Chapter 93 Chapter 93 Kisses, Crashes, and Complicated Crushes94 Chapter 94 Chapter 94 Midnight, A Sofa, and A Hundred Kisses95 Chapter 95 Chapter 95 She Fell, He Froze96 Chapter 96 Chapter 96 A Knife, A Lie, and No Apology97 Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Hospital Visits and Emotional Receipts98 Chapter 98 Chapter 98 He Thought It Was From Her99 Chapter 99 Chapter 99 She Didn't Say It. He Still Knew.100 Chapter 100 Chapter 100 He Brought a Rose. She Brought Her Whole Heart.