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Dear Billionaire Ex, I am more than an arranged marriage

Chapter 3 The Serpent in the Garden

Word Count: 639    |    Released on: 17/07/2025

age was starting to feel less cold, troub

ches. For Lucian, it was a way to show off his power and prove he was happily marr

's stylist picked out, and her smile w

quietly, glasses clinked, and a string quartet played soft music. Eva stood next to Lucian,

she s

e Mo

n. She moved through the crowd like she owned the room, her smile swee

ather of Ari, a secret Eva kept close. Seeing

yone knew she wanted Lucian for herself. Eva had thought it

to them with a f

e smooth and fake. "What a surprise to see you

ed her cheek, but her eyes quickly flicked t

round Eva's. His voice w

Derek and n

ys a pleasure. And Eva, cong

in his voice. This wa

ed Eva about moving back to San Francisco and pretended to sympathize. Bu

cial events, family dinners even the coffee shops Eva went to. E

Zadie had been talkin

Henry's failing company. Henry, desperate for

ed to fake companies controlled by Derek Chad. Zadie was tr

dn't sto

with Miles Rourke, her old colleague, hopin

Eva confron

ou about me and M

d. "She said many thin

hiding

didn't you

d answer, Lucia

ur father's company," Lucian said

r father's financial record

ut serious. "Some secrets are better left buried.

ing. "Why are you doing

family. Even if that means keeping

alked away. She knew t

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Dear Billionaire Ex, I am more than an arranged marriage
Dear Billionaire Ex, I am more than an arranged marriage
“After being fired from her job as a reporter, Eva Langston returns to San Francisco, only to find her family on the brink of financial ruin. Her once-thriving father now drowns in debt, and his last hope lies in a man she never wanted to see again, Lucian Thorne, her cold, calculating billionaire ex. Lucian agrees to save her father's company, but under one cruel condition: Eva must become his wife. Dragged back into the world of power, manipulation, and unsaid truths, Eva realizes Lucian has his own reasons for dragging her into this nightmare. As old wounds resurface and dark truths are uncovered, Eva must decide- can love survive their shattered past, or will the secrets lurking in both families destroy them for good?”
1 Chapter 1 The Weight of a City2 Chapter 2 A Gilded Cage3 Chapter 3 The Serpent in the Garden4 Chapter 4 Echoes of Betrayal5 Chapter 5 The Gathering Storm6 Chapter 6 The Shadow Deepens7 Chapter 7 Unearthing Buried Truths8 Chapter 8 The Ghost of a Future9 Chapter 9 The Public Arena10 Chapter 10 A Web of Deceit11 Chapter 11 The Detective's Shadow12 Chapter 12 A Dangerous Alliance13 Chapter 13 The Serpent's Nest14 Chapter 14 The Heart of the Storm15 Chapter 15 The Unraveling Threads16 Chapter 16 The Serpent's Offspring17 Chapter 17 Unmasking the Deceiver18 Chapter 18 The Thorne Legacy at Stake19 Chapter 19 A Mother's Return20 Chapter 20 The Final Gambit21 Chapter 21 The Whispers of a New Threat22 Chapter 22 The Ghost in the Machine23 Chapter 23 The Desert's Secret24 Chapter 24 The Architect's Madness25 Chapter 25 The Heart's Failsafe26 Chapter 26 The Aftermath and the Alliance27 Chapter 27 The Silent Signal28 Chapter 28 Echoes from the Past29 Chapter 29 The Quantum Key30 Chapter 30 The Desert Rendezvous31 Chapter 31 The Last Stand32 Chapter 32 The Global Fallout33 Chapter 33 The Maestro's Symphony34 Chapter 34 The Prison Break35 Chapter 35 The Maestro Revealed