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A Wife For The Ruthless Ceo

Chapter 2 The Engagement Party

Word Count: 1423    |    Released on: 12/04/2025

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e weight of the world settled upon my chest. It

ir golden light casting a warm, almost mockin

I were suffocating beneath the weight of a hundred eyes

to escape. But there was no escape from this. I had been trapped in this world for years, an

agement

ld mark the end of

ts' plan would fina

ny of this. But my desires didn't matter. Not when the

ther, standing near the center of the ballroom, looking

eir eyes. Only cold calculation, the kind of look that reminded me of the bu

I saw

i

l-wishers, his figure impossibly tall and straight, wi

d his piercing blue eyes scanned the room with de

ct way. But to me, he was nothing more than a s

n't care, but my body betrayed me. My heart thudded in

n't loo

my ears. My gaze was locked on him, and the moment our eyes met, a wave of something dark, s

is harder, wouldn't he? He would be just as cold,

arp and commanding. "Evelyn, darling, com

couldn't avoid this anymore. My feet felt like lead, each step heavi

She had that look again, the one that made me feel like a pawn in a game I didn

ommanding. "This is the moment, you know. The

stomach churning. I didn't r

his presence as if he were a shadow looming ove

tone sugary sweet as she greeted him with practiced warmth. "It's so

lways so composed, so calculated, always in control. He was the kind of man who thrived

ded once more. His eyes were cold, distant like ice, and yet there was something da

d my tongue, forcing myself to stay composed. I couldn

ing with mock sweetness, "it's finally t

me. This was a game to him. He saw it as a transaction, a deal

smile that felt like a betrayal to everything I stood for. "S

ike a force I couldn't escape. I wanted to pull away, but I couldn't.

at first. But the pressure from behind me, the knowing gaze of my parents pushed me f

mine, and I knew this would

e engagement. This was a promise, a contract. My parents had sold me out for their

culated, his movements almost predatory. I wanted to pull away, wanted to scream, but I kep

r faded into the background. The world seemed to narrow, until there was on

is was the moment I would be bound to him foreve

arm against my ear. "I'll make you reg

eryone. I didn't know if I wanted to cry, to scream, or to punch him in the face. But I did

shore. We were expected to smile, to pretend that this was a happy occasion. But

iam k

ating force. Neither of us spoke much, and when we did, the words were sharp and cold, nothing but formality an

eyes glinted with cold amusement, in the way he moved with a quiet confidence

was the one w

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1 Chapter 1 The Proposal Of Doom2 Chapter 2 The Engagement Party3 Chapter 3 The Wedding Day4 Chapter 4 The Mansion5 Chapter 5 Behind The Closed Doors6 Chapter 6 A Moment Of Rage7 Chapter 7 Secrets And Silence8 Chapter 8 Beneath The Facade9 Chapter 9 Unspoken Truth10 Chapter 10 Loveless Marriage11 Chapter 11 The Cold Billionaire12 Chapter 12 The Price Of Perfection13 Chapter 13 A Complicated Love14 Chapter 14 A Spark Of Curiousity15 Chapter 15 The Unknown Call16 Chapter 16 Beneath The Surface17 Chapter 17 The Lies That Bind18 Chapter 18 The Distance Between Us19 Chapter 19 The Voice From The Past20 Chapter 20 Entangled Heart21 Chapter 21 The Weight Of Resentment22 Chapter 22 A Heart Torn Apart23 Chapter 23 A Price Of Hurt24 Chapter 24 Love Amidst The Heartache25 Chapter 25 The Walls Between Us26 Chapter 26 A Cold Hearts Melts27 Chapter 27 Echoes Of Memories28 Chapter 28 Love In Shadows29 Chapter 29 Unspoken Words30 Chapter 30 The Ultimate Sacrifice31 Chapter 31 Love And Fury32 Chapter 32 Vengeance And Deceit33 Chapter 33 By My Side34 Chapter 34 The Escape35 Chapter 35 Love In Bloom36 Chapter 36 Sweet Surprise37 Chapter 37 Web Of Deceit38 Chapter 38 Safety Needed39 Chapter 39 Moment Of Love40 Chapter 40 Love We Share41 Chapter 41 Her Message42 Chapter 42 A Concerned Heart43 Chapter 43 Our Moments44 Chapter 44 Whispers Of Love45 Chapter 45 Her Return46 Chapter 46 Her Obsession47 Chapter 47 Memories Of The Past48 Chapter 48 Secrets And Lies49 Chapter 49 Entangled Heart50 Chapter 50 Toxic Desire51 Chapter 51 Bumping Into Her52 Chapter 52 Hurting Her Feelings53 Chapter 53 A Marriage Of Secrets54 Chapter 54 Love And Sincerity55 Chapter 55 Game On56 Chapter 56 The Set Up57 Chapter 57 The Misunderstanding58 Chapter 58 Broken Love59 Chapter 59 Protecting My Woman60 Chapter 60 Until She Is Gone