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A Contract Marriage With My Nemesis

Chapter 5 

Word Count: 790    |    Released on: Today at 15:24

k. Her high heels hit the concrete floor with a sharp, aggressive click. She fired o

s slid open on th

fted. She could feel the heavy, uncomfortable st

heir heads, pretending to look at their monitors. But th

ody to physically block two middle managers

e doors of her CEO office. She grabbed t

alked past it. Her finger found the small, hidden button she had installed months ago,

alian leather sofa. They looked entirely too co

e. When she saw Elena walk in, a sickeningly s

d the heavy door shut behind her. She reached over and twisted

s alone with the two people who h

n a mask of deep disappointment. "Elena, you ha

and slammed it down on the wood. The red li

ound his waist. She looked at Elena with fake pity. "Just go t

been struggling with your mental health. Say the stress caused a breakdown. If you do that, I wil

. A cold, dark laugh bubbled up in her che

ing up to the cloud, she pulled open the top drawer, reached inside, and p

f the desk. It landed with a sharp cl

contempt. "You want to save my stock? You

ened. "My funds ar

eaned forward. The physical distance between t

lena stated, her voice razor-sharp. "Current

re horror. A drop of cold swe

e slipping. She frowned, clearly havin

in Macau. If I hand the files on that account over to the SEC right n

s the desk, his hand clawing fra

her lips curling into a cruel sneer.

e a whip. "Drop the savior act, Darron. You a

frozen, his chest heaving as he dragged in ragged breat

ely flipped. She pointed a shaking finger at Elena. "

dead, freezing eyes locked entirely on Darron, w

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A Contract Marriage With My Nemesis
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“My fiancé always told me he loved me. But not long after our engagement, I woke up suffocating in the dark. He was pressing a pillow over my face, his eyes cold and dead, while my half-sister stood by watching with fake pity. They had orchestrated everything just to steal my trust fund. It all started with a massive hotel scandal. They had drugged me, thrown a cheap escort into my bed, and brought a mob of paparazzi to ruin my reputation. When my fiancé broke through the crowd, playing the heartbroken victim, he knelt down with a massive diamond ring. "I know things have been hard, but I love you. If you come home with me, I will forgive all of this." In my past life, I cried tears of gratitude and let him slide that ring onto my finger. That ring sealed my death warrant. I lost my company, my dignity, and eventually, my life. Until my lungs burned and my heart stopped, I didn't understand. How could the people I trusted most plot my murder so ruthlessly? Why did they have to tear my entire life apart? Opening my eyes again, I was back on the morning of the hotel scandal, exactly one year ago. But the man lying bare-backed in my bed wasn't a random escort. It was Johnathan Chase, my family's biggest corporate rival and the most ruthless predator on Wall Street. Listening to the paparazzi pounding on the door, I smiled coldly.”