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Love in the Headlines

Chapter 5 Sign my life away

Word Count: 2008    |    Released on: 17/04/2025

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boredom that marked every facet of my monotonous life. If that was it, then this is the

s? How the fuck was I

ou mean? "

e asked, a smirk taking over his features. The more he made me disgruntle

cream. " If you can't convince her to take you back, then

continuing, "--is really none of my business. I gave you option

s not perfect, it was in fact riddled with holes but at least I made myself delusionally happy everyd

ands of time, I would neve

y actions and not backing down but the sharp glint in his eyes warned me not to mistake

. Round, easy and enjoyable to play around wi

egrading comparison. If I continued to take everything

which would be better for you anyway, never meet again. " Ivan started, returning to his seat while I remained

Reign,

hese thirty days, you'd be

bothering to muffle my voi

orter releasing a story with

shut

hed. I can do whatever you want me to do from the comforts of my home

you to be comfort

, sa

ns asked and you have to report to m

ndering how long his r

y devoted to the task given you, that is

I have a job. How am I supposed to

won't have a job anymore if you continue to piss me off. " he

ret was not a feeling I was alien to, in fact it was one of the emotions I had felt the most in my life. A lot

as still going to lose my job but at least no one would know about my lack of judgement and

d pushing all my thoughts to the back of my mind. I eyed the docu

contract, "

of a man. I read through, noting that the agreement contained all the rules he already mentioned to

t, I signed away my freedom for the next month. I dropped the contract, reeling f

nd hating myself even more for finding him attractive. Personality was more

low? " He asked sarcastically. I stood up, resisting the urg

ioned as we went out of the room, wonder

gned? " He asked, looking at me like

o stay with you but it i

go for a day or two? " His

pack, say goodbye to my old li

is you've gotten yourself into. I don't tru

the elevator with hi

he ride down the elevator was silent and it gave me enough time to stew in my thoughts. I had tu

n camera, I would have just turned around and left. Instead of seeing juicy news from the situation, I should have ju

m to care. He finally stopped when he got to the lobby desk and I almost snorted when the receptionist started smiling and batting her lashes. I had read about this lots of times in romanc

instructions. It looks like that was all I was doing when I was with him. Watching and listening, never speaking. Never

viously heading to. I recognized the car as a Mercedes Benz based on the logo but knowing exactly what typ

front or beside him. While I was debating, the man at

sked. He seemed nicer and I sighed in relief. I w

t. " I admitted, my cheeks

t in with him at the

man in thanks and reluctantly entered the car and sat at the other side of Ivan. I

really needed to find out his name so

him, making himsel

e. I had never met Melanie Anderson before. I had simply seen her from afar. Yet I was supposed to m

on was grabbed when the man, whose name I still did not know, drove past huge gates t

knowing how egotistic Ivan was. I got out of the car and followed him, stopping t

d. The aesthetic of the house was dark and modern, an avid representation of I

chandelier I was gaping at and turned my attention to the sidebar Ivan was pointing at. It was filled with diffe

..." I

. While I was

ass

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1 Chapter 1 World's Biggest Scandal2 Chapter 2 A great day.... maybe not3 Chapter 3 That damn reporter4 Chapter 4 In Thirty days5 Chapter 5 Sign my life away6 Chapter 6 Day one: start7 Chapter 7 Million dollar nails8 Chapter 8 Friendship9 Chapter 9 What is in this whiskey 10 Chapter 10 An explosive plan11 Chapter 11 All girls like pink12 Chapter 12 Her dream man13 Chapter 13 Tattoos and Muscles14 Chapter 14 How to know when you like someone15 Chapter 15 Reign Abbot16 Chapter 16 Ivan Hamilton's woman17 Chapter 17 Drunken mistakes18 Chapter 18 His demons19 Chapter 19 Mummy20 Chapter 20 A woman in my bed21 Chapter 21 Scars22 Chapter 22 Hallucination23 Chapter 23 Phobia24 Chapter 24 Her sister's fiancée25 Chapter 25 Does it have to be Mel 26 Chapter 26 Hangovers and cramps27 Chapter 27 Playful banter28 Chapter 28 Attraction vs. liking someone29 Chapter 29 More like stalking30 Chapter 30 Where have you been all my life 31 Chapter 31 Mevan ship32 Chapter 32 D stands for dinner and disaster33 Chapter 33 Just acquaintances34 Chapter 34 Jinxed35 Chapter 35 Hate it when you do that36 Chapter 36 Drunk Reign37 Chapter 37 Dresses and heels38 Chapter 38 I will never be him39 Chapter 39 Shitty families40 Chapter 40 Earnest chasing41 Chapter 41 What happened to Mel 42 Chapter 42 Self destruction43 Chapter 43 My choice44 Chapter 44 Chocolate cake45 Chapter 45 Four months46 Chapter 46 The joke47 Chapter 47 So much for professional48 Chapter 48 Welcoming banquet49 Chapter 49 Talk of the town50 Chapter 50 Paparazzi and Elites51 Chapter 51 Something in common52 Chapter 52 Hate you for life53 Chapter 53 Unexplainable actions54 Chapter 54 Face-off55 Chapter 55 Sensitive56 Chapter 56 Useless things57 Chapter 57 Finding me58 Chapter 58 Declining stocks59 Chapter 59 Fat girl60 Chapter 60 On my own61 Chapter 61 Girlfriend62 Chapter 62 Press conference63 Chapter 63 Rude awakening64 Chapter 64 Looks too real65 Chapter 65 Feelings66 Chapter 66 Don't test me67 Chapter 67 What you deserve68 Chapter 68 My best friend69 Chapter 69 Too close for comfort70 Chapter 70 Costly mistake71 Chapter 71 Crazy man72 Chapter 72 That was not love73 Chapter 73 Primera74 Chapter 74 Dangerous game75 Chapter 75 I didn't mean to hurt you76 Chapter 76 Claim her as mine77 Chapter 77 Luckiest day of my life78 Chapter 78 Kill me first79 Chapter 79 Matchmaking80 Chapter 80 Nice one, fate81 Chapter 81 In my arms82 Chapter 82 Forbidden romance83 Chapter 83 Like my son back84 Chapter 84 Crossed a line85 Chapter 85 Live in this moment86 Chapter 86 Between us87 Chapter 87 Something was wrong88 Chapter 88 Lost blood89 Chapter 89 Just Melanie90 Chapter 90 Petty coward91 Chapter 91 Once: a mistake, twice: intentional92 Chapter 92 Soap opera93 Chapter 93 What about Mel 94 Chapter 94 Dilemma95 Chapter 95 A feeling96 Chapter 96 A god97 Chapter 97 The bad guy98 Chapter 98 Mel knows99 Chapter 99 Father100 Chapter 100 Normalcy