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Flash Marriage To My Best Friend's Father

Madel Cerda

I was once the heiress to the Solomon empire, but after it crumbled, I became the "charity case" ward of the wealthy Hyde family. For years, I lived in their shadows, clinging to the promise that Anson Hyde would always be my protector. That promise shattered when Anson walked into the ballroom with Claudine Chapman on his arm. Claudine was the girl who had spent years making my life a living hell, and now Anson was announcing their engagement to the world. The humiliation was instant. Guests sneered at my cheap dress, and a waiter intentionally sloshed champagne over me, knowing I was a nobody. Anson didn't even look my way; he was too busy whispering possessively to his new fiancée. I was a ghost in my own home, watching my protector celebrate with my tormentor. The betrayal burned. I realized I wasn't a ward; I was a pawn Anson had kept on a shelf until he found a better trade. I had no money, no allies, and a legal trust fund that Anson controlled with a flick of his wrist. Fleeing to the library, I stumbled into Dallas Koch-a titan of industry and my best friend's father. He was a wall of cold, absolute power that even the Hydes feared. "Marry me," I blurted out, desperate to find a shield Anson couldn't climb. Dallas didn't laugh. He pulled out a marriage agreement and a heavy fountain pen. "Sign," he commanded, his voice a low rumble. "But if you walk out that door with me, you never go back." I signed my name, trading my life for the only man dangerous enough to keep me safe.

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Nathan Cross, the infamous underworld boss, married Jane Rivers on the day her family's wealth collapsed. He had harbored a secret love for her for a decade.

After their marriage, he treated her like royalty.

Jane believed she had found the right man, until their fifth year together.

She discovered she was pregnant, but Nathan, who had always cherished her, demanded she terminate the pregnancy.

She overheard him speaking with a friend, only to find that Nathan was having an affair, and for that woman, even went so far as to force Jane to abort the child.

Worse, she learned he had engineered her family's downfall, driving her parents to their deaths.

Jane contacted Nathan's sworn enemy abroad and faked her death to escape.

After she was gone, Nathan wept, pleading for her return.

But it was too late. The pain he inflicted would be repaid a hundredfold.

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No one knew that Nathan Cross, a man feared by all, hid a deep love for Jane, the brightest rose in Eldridge society.

From the moment he first felt love, he was captivated by her, keeping his feelings hidden for ten years.

When Jane casually mentioned she preferred clean-cut men, he abandoned his criminal empire to rebuild his life for her.

He sought out her preferences, mastering the art of baking her favorite osmanthus pastries.

Every business he owned carried her name in some subtle way.

His bedroom walls were plastered with her photographs.

Finally, on the day Jane's family went bankrupt and her parents took their lives, he found the courage to confess his love.

Upon learning this, Jane fell for Nathan.

He spoiled her endlessly after they got together. Extravagant jewelry arrived constantly, and he once lined an entire coastline with roses just to make her smile. When he learned she wasn't ready for children, he got a vasectomy.

Jane thought she had married the right man.

Then, in their fifth year, she became pregnant unexpectedly.

Nathan, who had always adored her, insisted she end it.

She refused, determined to keep the baby.

That day, they parted on bitter terms, and his affection for her vanished.

In her presence, he spent millions to buy Claire Winters' virginity.

Later, Jane found a piece of provocative clothing in his sleek black car.

When she confronted him in his study with divorce papers, he was video-calling Claire.

His muscular arm moved rhythmically, his deep voice thick with desire. "Sweetheart, I miss you so much."

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