The CEO Fell for His Dead Wife

The CEO Fell for His Dead Wife

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Regina, a talented medical student from a prominent family, is forced into a contract marriage with Damian Harrison, a ruthless billionaire CEO. But when a chance encounter with a stranger leads to unexpected consequences, Regina's world is turned upside down. As she rebuilds her life and confronts her past, Regina must navigate a complex web of family secrets, hidden identities, and deceit. Meanwhile, Damian's icy demeanor hides a vulnerable side, and he will stop at nothing to claim the two children she's been raising alone. With secrets and lies lurking around every corner, Regina must decide whether to trust her heart or her head. Will she find redemption and love, or will the secrets and lies tear them apart?

The CEO Fell for His Dead Wife Chapter 1 PROLOGUE

Regina learned early that silence could hurt more than screams.

The silence in the Gray mansion that night was thick, suffocating, and intentional. The chandeliers glowed warmly above polished marble floors, but there was no warmth for her. Not here. Not anymore.

She stood in the center of the living room, fingers tightly clutched around the strap of her old backpack-the only thing she had been allowed to keep. Inside were her medical textbooks, pages creased, margins filled with handwritten notes. Proof of her existence. Proof of her dreams beyond balance sheets and boardrooms.

Across from her, her parents sat next to each other on the cream leather sofa, composed and tidy, as if this were a business meeting instead of a punishment.

"You've embarrassed us enough, Regina," her father said, without looking up. His voice was calm, even bored. "This is the consequence of your stubbornness."

Her mother's lips formed a thin, disappointed line. "We gave you everything. And you chose to disgrace the Gray name by insisting on medicine instead of loyalty."

Regina swallowed hard. Her throat burned, but she wouldn't cry. Crying had never softened them.

Only one person in the room was smiling.

Sasha.

Her twin sister leaned casually against the staircase railing, arms folded, black hair cascading perfectly over one shoulder. She looked radiant-effortlessly so-like someone meant to be adored. Her brown eyes met Regina's, glimmering with something dark and triumphant.

"You should thank us," Sasha said lightly. "At least you're still breathing. That's more than you deserve after ruining my engagement."

Regina's heart clenched.

The contract marriage.

She hadn't wanted it. She had begged-quietly, desperately-to be spared. But when Sasha cried about marrying Damian Harrison, the ruthless billionaire heir, the family had turned to Regina instead.

*You'll do it,* they said. *You owe us.*

And she had almost broken. Almost.

But fate intervened cruelly.

One reckless night. One stranger in a bar. One mistake that felt-if only for a few hours-like freedom.

Now that mistake pulsed inside her womb, a secret no one here wanted to understand.

"You're no longer a Gray," her father continued. "From now on, you are nothing to us."

Nothing.

The word echoed in her chest as security stepped forward. Not to gently escort her-but to ensure she didn't touch anything on her way out.

Regina lifted her chin. "I won't beg," she said softly. "I never wanted your approval anyway."

Sasha laughed. A sound too sweet to be kind.

"You won't last a year out there," she murmured. "People like you don't survive without family."

Regina met her gaze, something fierce flickering behind her green eyes. "People like *you* don't know how to survive without hurting others."

For a split second, Sasha's smile faltered.

That night, Regina Gray walked out of the mansion with nothing but her bag, her pride, and a future that scared her.

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Two months later, she met Damian Harrison.

She didn't know his name at the time. All she knew was that he had blue eyes sharp enough to see through her smile and a voice sounding like danger wrapped in velvet. He didn't ask about her family. He didn't ask why she looked like she was running from something.

For one night, Regina wasn't a disappointment, or a replacement, or a burden.

She was just a woman.

By morning, he was gone.

Three weeks later, her world was falling apart again.

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The pregnancy destroyed the little stability she had managed to build.

The Harrisons canceled the contract marriage in outrage. The media tore her apart. Her university expelled her overnight. Her family publicly denounced her, calling her immoral, reckless, unworthy.

And Sasha watched it all unfold with quiet satisfaction.

The final blow came on a rainy night when Regina agreed to meet her sister one last time-foolishly hoping for closure.

They stood at the edge of a deserted construction site, wind whipping Regina's coat around her trembling body.

"You always wanted to be special," Sasha said, stepping closer. "Medicine. Love. Freedom. Even now, you're carrying *his* child."

Regina frowned. "What are you talking about?"

Sasha smiled.

Then she pushed her.

Regina barely had time to scream.

The world spun-steel, rain, darkness-before everything went black.

---

She woke up to pain.

To voices shouting.

To hands dragging her from the edge of death.

A man with eyes like hers stood over her, his face pale with shock. Beside him, an older man knelt, gripping her bloodied hand as if letting go would kill her all over again.

"Hold on," the man whispered. "You're not dying tonight."

They told the world Regina Gray was dead.

A tragic accident. A fallen woman. A scandal erased.

And in her place, something else was born.

A woman with a new name.

A woman with unfinished vengeance.

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**Five years later...**

"Doctor Helen Gray," the nurse called urgently. "We need you in Operating Room Three. Now."

Regina adjusted her gloves, her expression calm and composed-unrecognizable from the broken girl she once was.

As she stepped into the bright surgical lights, she whispered a silent promise to the past she had buried.

*Regina Gray may be dead.*

*But Helen has come back to claim everything they took from her.*

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“Regina, a talented medical student from a prominent family, is forced into a contract marriage with Damian Harrison, a ruthless billionaire CEO. But when a chance encounter with a stranger leads to unexpected consequences, Regina's world is turned upside down. As she rebuilds her life and confronts her past, Regina must navigate a complex web of family secrets, hidden identities, and deceit. Meanwhile, Damian's icy demeanor hides a vulnerable side, and he will stop at nothing to claim the two children she's been raising alone. With secrets and lies lurking around every corner, Regina must decide whether to trust her heart or her head. Will she find redemption and love, or will the secrets and lies tear them apart?”
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Chapter 1 PROLOGUE

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Chapter 2 BORN A SPARE

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Chapter 3 A HOME THAT ISN'T MINE

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Chapter 4 Pressure Mounts

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Chapter 5 PRAISE FOR ONE, SILENCE FOR THE OTHER

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Chapter 6 The Contract

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Chapter 7 The Night Without Names

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Chapter 8 Consequences

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Chapter 9 Ruin

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Chapter 10 The Death

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Chapter 11 The Woman Who Lived

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Chapter 12 Ashes to Armor

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Chapter 13 The Past Stirs

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Chapter 14 Echoes

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Chapter 15 Five Years Later

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Chapter 16 The Twins at Dawn

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Chapter 17 A Name That Stayed Buried

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Chapter 18 Fame Without Roots

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Chapter 19 The Children's Demand

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Chapter 20 The Email from the Dead

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Chapter 21 Conditions and Boundaries

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Chapter 22 Arrival

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Chapter 23 Flora's Gratitude

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Chapter 24 Damian Harrison, Groom-to-Be

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Chapter 25 The Children Roam

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Chapter 26 A Father's Instinct

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Chapter 27 Regina's Breakdown

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Chapter 28 Sasha's Suspicion

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Chapter 29 Blood Never Lies

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Chapter 30 The Call Without a Face

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Chapter 31 A MEETING WITHOUT NAMES

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Chapter 32 THE FAMILIAR STRANGER

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Chapter 33 THE NIGHT THAT WON'T STAY BURIED

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Chapter 34 THE MAN WHO CAUSED HER RUIN

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Chapter 35 CONFESSION WITHOUT A NAME

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Chapter 36 THE LIFE HE WASN'T MEANT TO SEE

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Chapter 37 THE TRUTH THAT SHATTERS HIM

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Chapter 38 A FATHER WITHOUT THE RIGHT

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Chapter 39 THE ENGAGEMENT HE DESTROYS

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Chapter 40 THE WOMAN WHO DIDN'T BREAK

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