[MATURE CONTENT] “I owe you my life. Tell me anything you want. Don't worry about how rare or expensive it is; houses, cars, money, status, name it. I'll give it to you. I give you my word.” “Marry me,” she said. Odelia, an egocentric socialite, was stood up by her fiance on her wedding day. She ended up in jail and lost her company due to a huge plot by her fiance and fake sister. As if that was not enough, after she left jail, they drove her to hell and framed her for murder. In a bid to escape jail for the second time, she accepts a deal, a deal that might as well land her in the lion's den. What happens when Odelia takes a gamble with her life and takes a bullet meant for Don Gardner, the richest man in New York, and makes him believe it was an act of love? What lengths will Odelia go to win his trust and make him her ally? “What a golden opportunity! I must borrow his power and make all of them pay. I must become Mrs. Gardner,” - Odelia Don Gardner is a business tycoon and a ruthless mafia in the underworld. He's still hung up on his first love. But he had given his word, must he marry a stranger because she saved his life? What happens when he realizes she is not who she claims to be and that their fates had long been intertwined due to a forgotten past.
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"No! Never!" He growled. He said the words more to himself than to her, the weight of her confession hanging in the air like a delicate thread. Though he was taken aback by her revelation, an undeniable sense of familiarity settled within him, creating a strange comfort amidst the turmoil.
He recognized the whirlwind of emotions swirling around him, each one vying for his attention, yet he steeled himself, determined to keep his thoughts clear and not be swept away by the confusion that threatened to engulf him.
Despite the storm of emotions raging within him, his countenance showed a look of disdain, as if the mere thought of marrying her filled him with profound revulsion.