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The Billionaire's, Contract Bride

Chapter 4 No Other Choice

Word Count: 1753    |    Released on: 15/10/2025

a's Poin

bling loud sounds from a church while Adrian returned the documented agreement into the st

rt of dangerous sit

fastened the case with a clear snapping sound. "Although, let's

ady rising to his feet. Like tossing away insignificant funds

00 PM tomorrow," he stated. "G

ever, I had thought this

tinge of apprehension mixed with seriousness was noticeable in

st one further thing. Avoid mentioning any aspect of this to others. N

mother inc

rain from tellin

n, I sat inside the seating area, intensely staring at the currency equivalent to one hundred dollars. I was merely an

e experience a risin

ern that I had just consented to participate in something outrageous. As Tony bid farewell for the night, I was

the lift, heading up to the fourth level where my mother had been staying for the

as faint and raspy. "You're ar

r resting place. She seemed noticeably fragile with each passing day

ed a grin, but it failed to reach the vision. "The medical professiona

tely hits my stomach. "In r

ve intervention, my beloved. We mu

f unfavourable details. He is a caring person with comforting vi

ated, seated in front of us. "We are required to perfor

ished, though it was unneces

estioned, despite my awareness

it will be approximately thr

Mom's face. "Three hund

not the full amount. " We were met with a sympathetic gaz

ion," Mom said softly. "We sim

e, an agreement amounting to two million dollars – sufficient not only to fu

sured her, grasping her hand. "I give

yes welled up with tears. These silent tear

feel terrible for bein

htened my grip on her hand. "You are

ds. . . We will never a

ut instinctively. "I have identified a

anticipation and apprehension

an, the contract, and the fictitious marriage. However, his warning echoe

telling a lie. "It's a very lucrati

loyment offers su

brication came more easily as I continued. "He is a frequent travele

hospital bed. "Sera, dear, that s

Mom. I assure

I observed her internal struggle as she a

ill you

orro

e conveyed concern. "Th

Mom, there may be times when I have to

el wh

other lie, but what other choice did I have? "The significant asp

uched my face. "Are you certain about t

tion. However, as I observed my mother lying in the hospital bed, growin

her. "Everything is going

ry and her future dreams after she heals up. She says she wants to grow a garden and t

, my phone buzzes fr

by 5:30 sharp. Make sure you

on, like a switch flipped. I have ninety minutes

g. I see the cheap furniture and the pictures all over the walls. Most

erything I own fits really easily. This fact

side my building out front. The driv

y chance? Mr. Kane se

ever had someone open a car door like that before. The

ncy car. It seems brighter, like the windows a

gs that look like they are trying to touch the sky up above. Stores with fancy names in gold let

I have ever set eyes on. The chauffeur does

u up top," he tells me now. "Go u

l around are rocks, shiny gold stuff, and see-through

drian Kane now," I

yes with his head. "Top floor. Tak

. I watch the numbers tick higher

op flat is bigger than houses. Big glass shows the city

the flat now. He's not in a suit today, just pants and

spot?" I ask, while I

my bags like they weigh nada. "Come h

I can't even think of using. Adrian

e says, when he starts

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“When an overturned cup of coffee turns everything upside down, two strangers strike a bargain that could ruin them both. Billionaire Adrian Kane must be married in thirty days or forfeit his empire to his wicked brother. Faced with desperation and running out of time, he offers an indecent proposal to Seraphina, a frazzled waitress who holds down three jobs to save her ailing mother. Two million dollars. A year of sham marriage. No strings attached. It appears to be the ideal arrangement until Adrian finds out the truth about Seraphina's past. She is the daughter of the man who ruined his family and pushed his father to suicide. Now Adrian has to decide between the vengeance he has been seeking for so long and the woman who is thawing his icy heart. Yet Seraphina holds secrets of her own. When her own long-lost father shows up with threats of death, she must decide between saving her mother's life and shielding the husband who's beginning to mean the world to her. As lies are exposed and passion is ignited, Adrian and Seraphina both discover their sham marriage has turned true. Trust is destroyed. Hearts are broken. Lives are on the line. Can love survive when built on a foundation of lies and revenge?”
1 Chapter 1 Midnight Coffee2 Chapter 2 Thirty (30) Days To Hell3 Chapter 3 Desperate Deal4 Chapter 4 No Other Choice5 Chapter 5 Signatures and Secrets6 Chapter 6 Towering Cage7 Chapter 7 First Impressions8 Chapter 8 The Perfect Act9 Chapter 9 Kindness and Strange Brews10 Chapter 10 Secret Spaces11 Chapter 11 Coffee and Confessions12 Chapter 12 Marcus Makes His Move13 Chapter 13 Late Night Conversations14 Chapter 14 Dangerous Territory15 Chapter 15 The Investigation16 Chapter 16 Hospital Visits17 Chapter 17 Unexpected Kindness18 Chapter 18 Growing Closer19 Chapter 19 The Other Woman20 Chapter 20 Fighting for Her21 Chapter 21 Breakthrough moment22 Chapter 22 The Comfort23 Chapter 23 Marcus's Discovery24 Chapter 24 The Bomb Drops25 Chapter 25 Shattered Glass26 Chapter 26 Ice Cold27 Chapter 27 Desperate Questions.28 Chapter 28 The Silent Treatment29 Chapter 29 Satisfaction30 Chapter 30 Drowning in Whiskey