Our Accidental Forever
I never expected my life to change so drastically. One moment, I was a woman with dreams, deeply in love with a man I thought I’d spend my life with. The next, I was betrayed and heartbroken, walking in on him cheating without a hint of remorse. That night, overwhelmed with pain and too much alcohol, I made a reckless decision, a one-night stand with a stranger who, to my shock, turned out to be my new boss. Arec, the vice president of Denco Groups, was desperate. To secure his future as CEO, he needed a wife, and in a twist of fate, he offered me a contract marriage. It sounded absurd, but his desperation mirrored my own need to escape the wreckage of my life. It was supposed to be simple: no emotions, no strings attached. A business arrangement, nothing more. I thought I could handle it, that I could keep my heart out of it. I was wrong. What started as a deal quickly spiraled into something far more complicated. As our fake marriage blurred into real feelings, the world around us began to close in. Disapproving family, old enemies, buried secrets, scheming rivals, and even an attempt on my life threatened to tear us apart. This is my story, a journey of heartbreak, unexpected love, and a fight to protect what we built together. In a world filled with lies and deceit, can a marriage born out of necessity become something real? --- Warning: This book contains mature themes. Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/NJJKETf4
Before the wedding.
Joanne's POV:
Ever since Arec called to confirmed if he misunderstood my text, I couldn't get it out of my mind.
I remembered how I had, stared at my phone long after the call with Arec had ended, my fingers gripping it so tightly that my knuckles turned white.
The nerve of him. Arec and I had been friends for years, yet for the first time, he had doubted me. He questioned my judgment because of her.
I still could not believe it, he doubted me. Me, his longest, most loyal friend. All because of her. Ella.
Ever since that woman had come into his life, nothing had been the same. Arec had always trusted me without hesitation. If I told him something, he believed me. We never needed to explain ourselves to each other; we just understood. But now, with Ella around, he second-guessed me. He had even asked me to explain myself as if I were some outsider. As if I didn't know what was best for him.
It was infuriating.