The Masked Villain's 50th Wife
His only mistake was taking his brother's girlfriend as his substitute wife.
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The Ogirri family, a noble family of Lords, held a peculiar tradition – the bride-to-be would spend the final two days before the ceremony within the imposing walls of the Ogirri mansion.
A day before her vows, a hushed conversation between the head maid and her personal servant drifted through the air.
"She screamed through the night," the personal maid whispered, fear trembling in her voice. "I was petrified he might have finished her already. How would I explain her death on the wedding day to her family?"
The head maid, however, remained unfazed. "Lord Cyprian knows better than to see his bride before the ceremony. Rest easy, she's safe until tomorrow night."
Then, hell broke loose in her head.
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Pamela, a 26-year-old with sickle cell, dreamt of adventure. But when treatment stopped working after five years of reduced effectiveness, doctors gave her a year to live at most. All she wanted was peace.
Life, however, had other ideas.
She's an introverted journalist, preferred hacking for information over leaving her comfort zone. Then came the story of a 34yrs tycoon with 49 wives, all mysteriously dying within three months of marriage. The story had no answers, and it got personal when the billionaire's 50th soon-to-be wife turned out to be her boss's only daughter.
Knowing her health, her boss offered a deal. Go undercover for three months as his daughter, find the truth about the tycoon, and her family gets years of education and care after she's gone. As the family breadwinner, the choice wasn't difficult.
But things wasn't as easy and straightforward as she thought when she met Him.
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