After being tricked by her ex-fiancé and best friend, Jeanne's life turns upside down. The scam they pulled off leaves her with nothing, as they take all her wealth. In her desperation, a man named Leo Morgan appeared and proposed a contract marriage to Jeanne. "I will help you take back all your property rights. In exchange, I ask only that you enter into a contract marriage with me for three years." Jeanne don't know what exactly Leo's intention was, but she eventually accepted his offer. As time passed, Jeanne never expected that her decision to take Leo's contract marriage would lead her to big problems that linked to her family. It's about a big secret behind the death of her parents and the disappearance of her eldest brother, William Hart. And without realizing it, Jeanne and Leo's fates have been linked long before they ever met. ------------------------------------------------------------ "Oh, Jeanne ... What a pity you are. You think you're in Paradise, but you're actually dance in Hell."
Lihat lebih banyakPOV JEANNE…"Is it really okay?" I asked.I was currently in Samuel's car and we were heading to Dawn's family residence.After rejecting Samuel's declaration of love, I decided to go home. But Samuel suddenly invited me to have dinner with his family. And I don't know what came over me, but I said yes. "After all, this is your quality time with your parents," I said again.I looked doubtful at Samuel who was sitting in the driving seat, right next to me.He then glanced back at me. "Calm down," he said, chuckling softly, "Don't you already know my parents?"I lowered my gaze and then said again, "Yes, but it's been a long time since I've seen them." "...""Isn't this supposed to be your time with them anyway?" I said again, "You once said that you often don't have time to spend with them, even to enjoy dinner together."A second later, Samuel chuckled softly. "Oh come on Jeanne, I'm sure they'll be happy to see you," he said casually. "...""They already think of you as their own
POV JEANNE…"So that's the problem...""...""I think he's gone too far," Samuel said, "And it's best that you separate from a temperamental person like him." "...""You'll only put yourself in a toxic relationship if you continue to stay with him," Samuel said again, "Moreover, your marriage is only a contract. What's with a guy like that? Only dare to give the woman he loves with a contract marriage. Tch! He's a loser."I smiled weakly when I heard Samuel's words. What he said was true, nothing good would come from maintaining a relationship with a temperamental person. However, on the other hand, I still love Leo. And even though I said earlier that I didn't want this child I was carrying, I still had the conscience not to throw it away. "I also think it's fine to be the father of the child you're carrying. Of course, if you don't mind," he said again. My eyes widened when I heard the sentence that came out of Samuel's mouth. However, instead of answering him, I smiled bitterl
POV JEANNE… "Leo, what did you do?!" I said in a high tone to Leo just after he poured the drink on Noah's face. But he seemed to ignore my words. The next second, Leo seemed to grab Noah by the collar and then he punched Noah's stomach and face.WHACK! WHACK!"You bastard! How dare you approach my wife when I'm not around," Leo said as he kicked Noah several times in the stomach. I, who saw this, immediately approached Leo and tried to stop him. "Stop it! Leo! Enough is enough!" I said.I tried to bring Leo a little away from Noah who was crying in pain on the floor while holding his stomach."Ugh! Cough! L-Leo, listen to my explanation, this is all just ... a misunderstanding — Cough!" Noah said, stammering in the middle of his groaning and coughing."Misunderstanding? You said that after I caught you approaching my wife, hm?!" replied Leo and then I heard him laugh sarcastically, "Don't you remember what you did back then, huh?!" "Leo, don't! Stop it! This is all just —""Sh
POV JEANNE…"Yes, do it that way..."CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!"Give a more natural smile — Yes! Good!" Amidst the hustle and bustle of the people around me, my gaze focused on the figure of Noah who was still in the middle of a photo shoot and recording session for an advertisement. "It was only a month ago that he did a 'face reveal' as Noisjy, and now he has a lot of advertising jobs," I said as I smiled at him.After I left Marea Restaurant yesterday, Noah immediately contacted me. We had originally promised to meet in person at Ocean Prime Restaurant, but Noah suddenly informed me that afternoon that he might be a little late because he had another job to do. I finally decided to go to his studio, which also happened to be not far from Ocean Prime. I then turned my gaze around and found the studio crews looking at me hatefully. It seems that apart from being a crew, they are also fans — I thought.With a smile of astonishment, I then said, "And there are also many troublesome fans
POV JEANNE … KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!There was a knock on my room door, but it didn't make me take my eyes off the pile of documents on my desk. "Come in!" I said.CREAKNot long after, I heard the sound of the door opening. "Is there anything you would like, ma'am."When I heard the voice of the man in front of me, I instantly turned my gaze to stare at him. Not far in front of me, stood the man who had always accompanied me as my personal bodyguard, Jonah Mason. I saw him smiling at me as he made a small bow, though I kept a straight face because I had been in a bad mood lately. "Come with me to Marea Restaurant tonight," I said as I looked at him coldly, "I want to eat Italian food.""Yes ma'am, but are you fine with Master Leo's requirements?" Jonah asked and sounded a little hesitant.Hearing that name mentioned instantly put me in a bad mood. My relationship with Leo had become a little bad after I found out that he had a personal assistant who was a woman. I didn't try to q
POV JEANNE…"What took him so long," I muttered as I sat waiting in the lobby of the mansion. I occasionally glanced at the hallway on the second floor where Leo and Owen had disappeared, but I never saw them appear from there. An hour passed and Olivia had also left shortly after Leo and Owen disappeared in one of the corridors on the second floor. Before she left, as always, she threw a sardonic gaze at me. "At least I'm grateful that I managed to stop Leo," I muttered in relief. I don't know what the problem was between Leo and Olivia, but this wasn't the first time my husband had put a gun to someone else's head. Even with his brother, he didn't hesitate to do it, even if Owen's intentions were just a joke.But this time felt different — I thought. "I feel like it's quite serious this time," I muttered again as I smiled wryly, "This is the first time I've seen Leo seem to be completely controlled by his anger." In the midst of sinking into my thoughts, I suddenly felt a lig
POV OWEN … "That bastard! How could he's so reckless ..." I grumbled as I got out of my car. Two days ago Leo told me to help him in Canada because he had to go back to see Jeanne who was rushed to the hospital. I was in Mexico for my political business and was about to return to New York City, but when I got that news from Alena — Leo's personal assistant — I immediately flew to Canada.I did the work in Canada quickly, hoping that I could go home and relax afterward. However, after I arrived at the New York City airport, I got a report from one of my spies at the mansion that Leo was on a rampage and had a gun to Olivia's head. Hearing that, I canceled my relaxing plan and immediately caught up to Leo at the Morgan family's mansion. SMASH!I opened the main door of the mansion and shouted, "Stop! You dumbass!" However, a few seconds later I realized that things were much worse than I had imagined. On the stairs of the second floor I saw Jeanne who seemed to have lost her bala
POV JEANNE … "Ugh...!" I woke up with a slight pain in my head. My vision was blurry and all I could see was white light, as well as my hearing which felt as if the voices around me sounded like drowning. However, slowly I got back all my senses and at the same time the dryness in my throat kicked in. "W-Water," I said softly. My voice that sounded weak and made me wonder. How long have I been asleep? — I asked myself. "Ah, you've finally woken up." A moment later, I heard a woman's voice from my left side. I slowly moved my head slightly to look to the left side. Then I saw a woman dressed as a nurse. She seemed to be taking a glass of water and spooning a little water from the glass into my mouth. I opened my mouth slowly and let the water wet my mouth and my throat. It feels better — I thought. After getting my energy back, I tried to get up from my position. But the woman next to me held me back. "Please don't push yourself, Mrs.," she said, "You'
POV LEO "Argh! Shit!" WHACK! CRASH! I hit the surface of the table with my bare hand. It's been two days since I arrived in New York City and went to the hospital where my wife is unconscious even now. After I heard the explanation from Doctor Lucas, I immediately searched for Mylene Rutz's service record in all hospitals in the city. However, not a single hospital in New York City claimed to have received a doctor named Mylene Rutz. "Tsk! How could she commit suicide on the same day that Jeanne was hospitalized," I muttered in suspicion, "It all felt too planned to be a coincidence." I tried to track Mylene Rutz whereabouts and found out that she committed suicide on the same day when I got the news that my wife was rushed to the hospital. After sorting everything I became very sure of one thing. "She was murdered, not killed herself," I said. A few minutes before Mylene Rutz fell from the floor of her apartment, the power in her building suddenly went out
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