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Because Of You

Chapter 5 The Marriage Deal

Word Count: 1011    |    Released on: 15/02/2025

n in the mirror. A thunder rumbled from afar and Lauren wa

" She mumbled to herself

t means she had come back to life. Everyt

d anything that was ha

t of all the nurses? How did she even know me out of

ind of mysterio

had to listen to everything that voice re

es more to leave. She packed the nutrition file that belonged

ding his health to her email. She had printed

and straighten

ess to Stefano's Boss. Second thing, find out th

rrently cheating with.....th

feeling of heartbreak or pain at the thought of

him, mess him up as muc

e her shoes and stepped o

rd Harrison,

__~~~~~__

The secretary glanced at her holding

scheduled to meet Mr Richard H

es over Lauren's appearance slowly. "

er brows. "I'm no

ork here?

se and part-tim

am

en Ga

s and then called the telecom and listened to the pers

ss Lauren. Mr Harr

alked ahead till she got to the dark brown

mumbled to herself. She took a deep breath, pull

n front of his monitor as h

of his desk. "Good afternoon sir. I am

her direction and continued clicking and

on another chair. She pulled out the brown envelope th

Richard continued typing

oking at her. "Just place the meal

ked at him. This was not the agr

ollow up with him for three mont

at she expected. Lauren remembered that his mother had stated cl

of what was expected of him.

r from the sweet '$300,000'

hat money. She was willing to frustra

Stefano's Boss.....by getting into Richa

ady counting. Two months was not

ks." She answered, kee

cking s

chair closer. He placed his hands on

nd stared back at him, wat

g anything? Ugh! This is why she pr

in front of her

paying you $30

a.

ving that response. He was frustrating but sh

really sign

e chuckled. "Feisty, I see. My mom b

e out of this job. The pay is enticing. I am staying by your sid

that annoyed Lauren and

loser on th

r. Lauren fr

mething as he looked at her. Did he know her

gh his brain screamed 'no', he opened hi

ner, let's g

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“Lauren Gartner is betrayed, played for a fool and dies by the hands of her rich fiance, the man she thought she would spend the rest of her life with. She gets a rebirth, a second chance to fix her mistakes and find a better path. This time, she wants revenge. To get her desire, she needs the power and wealth of someone higher than her rich fiance in order to pull him down. Richard Harrison discovers he cannot take over his parents' companies completely unless he gets married. He insists he has no interest in love and proposes a contract marriage to Lauren Gartner, his new personal nutritionist. Desperate to pursue her cause for revenge, Lauren accepts the contract marriage while ignoring the instant attraction and love growing between them. Will things go smoothly as she planned? Or will she be at the mercy of a familiar enemy waiting for her downfall?”