Married to the Man I Hate

Married to the Man I Hate

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She never imagined love would begin with a marriage she didn't want. Forced into a union to save her family, Elena promised herself one thing, she would never love her husband. But the man she hated was nothing like she expected... And the heart she tried to protect slowly betrayed her.

Chapter 1 The Marriage I Never Wanted

I never thought my life would change on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.

The hospital corridor smelled of antiseptic, fear, and quiet despair. Fluorescent lights flickered above me as I sat on a cold metal bench, my fingers clenched tightly around the medical bill in my hands.

The numbers didn't make sense.

They were too big.

Too cruel.

Too final.

My vision blurred as tears filled my eyes. I wiped them away angrily, but they kept coming.

This couldn't be happening.

"Miss Moore," the nurse called softly, her voice gentle in a way that made my chest ache. "Your mother needs the surgery within the week. Waiting any longer would be... risky."

Risky.

A polite word for fatal.

I nodded, forcing my lips to move even though my throat felt tight. How could I tell her I didn't have the money? How could I tell my mother that surviving depended on numbers I could never afford?

I felt small. Helpless. Ashamed.

That was when he appeared.

Adrian Blackwood.

I noticed him before he spoke-tall, composed, dressed in a way that screamed control and wealth. He didn't belong in this hospital, among crying families and worn-out hope. He belonged somewhere else. Somewhere untouched by desperation.

His eyes met mine, calm and unreadable.

"I can help you," he said quietly.

I looked up sharply. "Help me?"

"I'll pay for your mother's surgery."

For a second, I couldn't breathe.

Hope rushed through me like warmth after freezing cold. Then fear followed, sharp and immediate. Nothing in my life came without a price.

"There's a condition," he added.

Of course there was.

"What condition?" I whispered.

He paused, as if weighing my fate in silence.

"Marry me."

The world tilted.

"What?" I stood up so fast my head spun. "That's-no. I don't even know you."

"This marriage will be in name only," he said calmly. Too calmly. "One year. After that, we divorce. No complications."

I laughed shakily. "You can't be serious."

But when I thought of my mother lying weak and pale in that hospital bed... my strength crumbled.

That night, I cried until my chest hurt.

And the next morning, with shaking hands, I signed the papers that changed my life forever.

Standing beside Adrian at the small registry office, I felt nothing but emptiness.

This wasn't love.

This was survival.

And as I said I do, I made myself a promise-

I would never fall in love with my husband.

I had no idea how cruel fate could be.

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Married to the Man I Hate
1

Chapter 1 The Marriage I Never Wanted

02/01/2026

2

Chapter 2 The First Night

02/01/2026

3

Chapter 3 A Small Gesture

02/01/2026

4

Chapter 4 Moments Between Us

02/01/2026

5

Chapter 5 A Surprise of Care

02/01/2026

6

Chapter 6 When Silence Speaks

03/01/2026

7

Chapter 7 Standing Beside You

03/01/2026

8

Chapter 8 The Weight He Carries

03/01/2026

9

Chapter 9 When the World Notices

03/01/2026

10

Chapter 10 Where I Belong

03/01/2026

11

Chapter 11 Learning to Stand

03/01/2026

12

Chapter 12 When Standing Alone Hurts

03/01/2026

13

Chapter 13 The Weight of Silence

07/01/2026

14

Chapter 14 After the Noise

07/01/2026

15

Chapter 15 The Quiet Tests

07/01/2026

16

Chapter 16 The Cost of Being Seen

07/01/2026

17

Chapter 17 The Question of Legacy

07/01/2026

18

Chapter 18 The Body Keeps the Score

08/01/2026

19

Chapter 19 The Space Between Yes and Goodbye

08/01/2026

20

Chapter 20 Preparation

08/01/2026

21

Chapter 21 Departure Without Leaving

08/01/2026

22

Chapter 22 Fault Lines

09/01/2026

23

Chapter 23 Negotiation

09/01/2026

24

Chapter 24 Echoes

09/01/2026

25

Chapter 25 Thresholds

09/01/2026

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Chapter 26 Conditions

09/01/2026

27

Chapter 27 Waiting Rooms

10/01/2026

28

Chapter 28 Decision Theory

10/01/2026

29

Chapter 29 Aftermath

10/01/2026

30

Chapter 30 Maintenance

10/01/2026

31

Chapter 31 Fractures

12/01/2026

32

Chapter 32 Repair Work

12/01/2026

33

Chapter 33 What Remains

12/01/2026

34

Chapter 34 The Shape of Time

12/01/2026

35

Chapter 35 The Weight of Ordinary Days

12/01/2026

36

Chapter 36 When Distance Isn't Absence

12/01/2026

37

Chapter 37 The Quiet Return

12/01/2026

38

Chapter 38 What We Carry Forward

12/01/2026

39

Chapter 39 When the Future Knocks

12/01/2026

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Chapter 40 Choosing Without Certainty

12/01/2026