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THE CEO'S SECRET BRIDE

THE CEO'S SECRET BRIDE

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Chapter 1 The offer

Word Count: 998    |    Released on: 11/06/2025

p in a fake marriage with the most powerful CEO

for a rich man to save me. I have principles and I take pride in it. And

a happy woman became devastated and now here I am right here standing in the luxuri

e."He spilled that fat

working for a f

heard you wrong."I said, so

ly unbothered, like he hadn't just droppe

me just fine

wife, women practically threw themselves at his feet. He was rich, ridiculously good-looking, and

e came out shaky,

ou hate me

at makes me the pe

al wife," he said smoothly

ll do exactly what I say and walk away whe

get in return?"I

your father's

y voice lowers

e was framed. I also know that the people who

saying you

record is wiped clean, your mother's medical bills will

,that's all

I watched my mother waste away, and stood helpless as

thy arrogant man offered me everything I had

you're not tellin

elling you, Annabel. But that's

and deny this ambush I smell, but then, my mother's sick face flashed i

was never going to win on my own made me realize I

ace "Give me

at, I made a dea

y knew... I was g

***

arson walked back to his desk, completely at ease, l

draft the contract by t

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y that passes, your father sits in that prison, an

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you'll fa

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ed his hand.

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did it

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hell, Mrs. C

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the biggest mi

***

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THE CEO'S SECRET BRIDE
THE CEO'S SECRET BRIDE
“I am ANNABEL DRAKE, a woman who has spent her entire life in the shadows of others. A forgotten girl child, and also an underestimated employee, in fact I am everything you can think of because I have been through a lot . It started after my father was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. My family lost everything: our fortune, our home, and most painfully, our dignity. My mother fell ill under the weight of disgrace, and I became the sole provider, fighting every day just to keep us alive. When an unexpected job opportunity lands in my lap, I see it as an opening way out of poverty and struggle. Working as an executive assistant for Carson Clair, the almighty billionaire CEO of Sonclair Enterprises, isn't easy. He's rude, and unnecessarily leading over everyone in a bad manner, and I can tell you unapologetically that he's everything I despise in a man. But the paycheck is good, and I need it. Then, the unimaginable happens after a few months. Carson makes me an offer I can't refuse because it is such a juicy offer. It was a contract marriage. He needs a wife to secure a billion-dollar deal, and in exchange, he promises to clear my father's name, pay off my mother's medical bills, and set me up for life. It sounds like a dream... until I realize I'm falling for him. Just as I start to believe that maybe, just maybe, this arrangement could turn into something real, my world shatters again. I discovered a secret which was actually the truth and it changed everything. Carson isn't who I thought he was. And neither is the man I've been secretly confiding in... Fred Mark. One is lying. The other is using me. But the worst part? I don't know which one. And by the time I figure it out, it might already be too late.”