webnovel

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.

SELENE_SELENE · Urbano
Classificações insuficientes
25 Chs

Chapter 13: Unexpected Moment

Chloe's Point of View

As I stepped into the penthouse with my body screaming to relax, the door creaked silently behind me. It was dragging the weight of each muscle with the day, and I thought I could hardly keep my eyelids open. Working for the whole night through impossible demands of Jonathan had left me more tired than ever.

I tumbled onto the soft sofa in the living room, sprawling on to it without even getting out of my working clothes. The fabric engulfed me, throwing me into a hazy, dreamless sleep almost as fast as the click of a switch, I suppose. The last thing I recall is the constant thrum of the city outside my window, distant and thin.

But it wasn't too long before something from within or without really stirred me from my slumber.