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Forbidden To Love You

Chapter 5 A Thought I Shouldn't Have

Word Count: 1129 | Released on: 22/10/2026

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before saying goodnight. I replied politely and tried to shake off the

e study, I found myself t

underst

and already there was something ab

that I would come home to find my uncle married to a young woman, or maybe

n, I needed to sto

dy and found Victor s

ill awake?

ou the same th

"I have wor

s opposite him. For a mom

at had been sitting in my mind since

ked up. "A

." I

"I didn't think

ew that you were getting married wa

d quickly."

ing that." I

true." He de

d. "You surpri

miled. "

for a while. "

sion softe

there was no hesitation, there was

y. "Then that'

, returning his att

other moment. Then he sa

red." I

will do that." He

faintly.

"Goodnigh

ian." He replie

e vibrated. I looked at the screen, it was a me

s I read it twice

t the lease, no more late-night calls demanding answers he didn't hav

er for a moment, It hadn't

good, and telling them to stop worrying and get some res

ket and stood there for a second,

his own. For the first time all day, my shoulders felt looser, the tension that ha

at unreadable look on my face in front of everyone, it no lon

tinued up the stairs, the weight in my chest n

as quite quiet, the only sounds I

the way she had looked at

Why was I

esides, there was no room in my

my room and

ng, I woke ear

etting dressed when I h

I heard Elena. I stopped for a moment and I didn't know why. I could

thing. Elena's voice was quieter than the o

rly before, I smiled without m

s ridiculous and was get

oom and wen

breakfast room, Clara l

ning." Cl

ep well?" Vi

" I replied

scrolling on her phone. S

at same strange

e, I quickly

I said to

," Elena

. Victor wasn

t something that had happened that mornin

it was how it h

ioned the phone ca

solved the i

" I r

king us out for ice-cream

ekend."

for a moment. She was definitely lis

wasn't important because she wasn't part of

daries were and I inten

se for a while. I had some business to hand

ont door, I heard f

she wasn't coming after me, she simply sto

d at each other. Neith

a small smile a

ood day,"

oo." I

d outside. The moment I ste

s happening, she just

cause the more I noticed her... the harder it became

Chapter End

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sharongirl2021 Romance

“Blurb / Synopsis With her family drowning in debt, the beautiful twenty year old Elena accepts a marriage contract from Victor Ashbourne, a handsome fifty year old billionaire who needs a wife. He promises to clear her family's debts and give her a comfortable life, but there is one condition, she will become his wife without expecting love. Moving into the Ashbourne mansion should have been the beginning of Elena's new life, but Victor's seventeen year old daughters, Clara and Vivienne hate her. They blame Elena for taking their mother's place and makes her feel like a stranger in her own home. Then Adrian Ashbourne returns after six months away. Victor's nephew is the last man Elena should ever fall for. But neither of them can resist the attraction between them. Soon, stolen glances turn into secret meetings, and their forbidden relationship becomes a secret they are determined to keep from the family. Until Elena discovers Adrian is engaged, heartbroken, she tries to walk away, but Adrian convinces her that his feelings for her are real. Meanwhile, Victor begins falling for his own wife. The marriage that started as a contract slowly becomes something more. Victor starts taking Elena on dates, buying her gifts, and showing her a tenderness she never expected from him and although Elena's heart belongs to Adrian, she can't deny how safe and happy Victor makes her feel. But when Elena finally discovers the truth about Adrian, her entire world collapses. The man she thought loved her has been playing her all along and his plan is far more sinister than she ever imagined. With nowhere else to turn, Elena confesses everything to Victor, the affair, the lies, and the terrifying plan against her. Victor already knows about her betrayal, but instead of destroying her, he forgives her, because somewhere along the way, the woman he married for a contract became the woman he couldn't bear to lose. Together, Victor and Elena expose Adrian and Patricia and bring their dangerous plan to an end. But once the secrets are gone, Elena must face the truth she has been avoiding. She had married Victor for money, she fell for Adrian by mistake, but somewhere between betrayal and forgiveness, she fell in love with her husband. Now Elena must decide whether to remain trapped by the contract that brought them together or finally choose the man her heart can truly trust.”