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Billionaire's Marriage Deal

I never in my wildest imagination thought that my life would one day take such a huge turn: signing a marriage contract with Jonathan Wells, the coldest billionaire in Wells Enterprise, so my sister could stay alive. It was supposed to be cut and dry: I’d be his wife on paper, and in return, he would take care of my sister’s medical bill and promise our future. No attachments. No strings. Business only. But life rarely adheres to a simple script, does it? Pulled into his ruthless world, secrets of my past start to resurface, putting everything in jeopardy. I, Chloe Jackson, was the illegitimate daughter of his biggest competitor-a man I had been running from my whole life. Now my estranged father wants me back under his control, just when I’m starting to see that maybe Jonathan isn’t as heartless as he seems. Torn between the board’s merciless scrutiny, Jonathan’s mistrust, and a corporate war driven by my father, I’m adrift in a maelstrom of power, betrayal, and something even more dangerous—love. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I wasn’t supposed to care. But in the end, it might not be the contract that keeps our worlds apart-but rather the very thing that could mend my heart. Because Jonathan Wells isn’t just a billionaire. He’s the only man who can break me-or save me.

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Chapter 25: Secret's Revealed

Chloe's Point of View

The air in the room felt thick with tension. Jonathan's words kept repeating in my head like a mantra: 'There's something I haven't told you.' The way he said it, the weight in his voice, made me feel like walls were closing in on me.

"What do you mean?" I stammered, my voice shaking slightly even though my heart pounded in my chest.

Jonathan didn't look at me right away. His hand ran through his hair while his jaw clenched tight in a stall, and all this only turned my tension a few degrees up.

"I did not want to tell you like this," he said finally, looking everywhere but into my eyes. "But after tonight. after seeing Isabella and Victor getting more involved, you deserve to know."

"Know what, Jonathan?" I kept at him, reaching in closer. "What aren't you telling me?"