The Trillionaire's Contractual Bride
“The contract was only for a year, Mr Gray. I marry you for one year and you stay the fuck away from my properties,” her tone was high-pitched annoyance and anger.
“You got it all wrong, sugar. The contract was to quench my thirst for you but all you did was fuel that desire. Now, I want to own you. Your body, heart and fucking soul,” that honeylike baritone was void of its usual teasing now.
He meant every word of it. There was no escape for her.
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As she lay on the operating table, bleeding to death from an abortion her husband, Regal had arranged, Claire saw her life flash before her eyes.
Even in her dying state, he refused her a transfusion because donating blood would ‘hurt’ his unborn child.
The words pierced through her heart. The man she'd given her world to chose her sister over her without blinking.
But then life smiled at her and she was given a second chance to correct her mistakes.
What happens when she gambles this chance by stealing from the famous trillionaire, Asher Gray? What will be her fate when he barges into her life and overturns her world with his wicked seduction?
When life throws Regal at her feet, begging for a second chance, when old flames ignite, will she let go of the past and forgive or pursue the prospect of a beautiful new love?
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Chapter: Chapter 93CLAIREI stared at him breathless for a moment. I was almost sure that I had misheard him, but then a part of me knew that I didn't. This was really happening. “Wait, what?” I sounded more breathless than I would have liked. My eyes fluttered closed as I tried to piece together what he was saying. But a part of me knew what was happening already. Maybe it was the fact that I was in denial. Maybe it was the fact that I was secretly brimming with anticipation, or maybe it was the fact that I couldn't still get over the shock. I knew that Asher was full of surprises. I guess I wasn't just aware of the surprises that he decided to have to go sleeves. Like traveling to another country after informing me in the short space of an hour. “I was hoping for two reactions. A smile on your face and a kiss afterwards. I'm not really sure I know what to do with the reaction on your face right now, he said. I inhaled deeply. He was right. I should say something. “You just told me that I'm going
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Chapter: Chapter 92CLAIRE I tried to refrain from being conscious as Asher stared at me over the table. I noticed that the corner of his lips was tilted in a small smile. With the way he was looking at me, you'd think that I was something that walked out of a dream. My lips parted slightly in surprise. My heart paused, and I didn't exactly know how to react to the way that he was looking at me. I paused and raised an eyebrow at him. “Is there something on my face?” I said, and he smiled, shaking his head silently in response. My gaze traveled down to his food. I noticed he hadn't exactly eaten much, and my brows furrowed as I wondered what could possibly be wrong. I closed my eyes.“You don't like the food. Am I being too much? Did I do something wrong?” I blurted. I was unable to keep the questions at bay anymore. “Don't think too much about it. You didn't do anything wrong,” he said. “Then why do you keep looking at me like I have something on my face?” I said. “You just look... different,’’ he
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Chapter: Chapter 91CLAIRE This wasn't the usual morning that I had expected to have, but somehow, it came out for the better. I don't know if I'll ever get used to the sight of Asher handling the wheel, but it was a very interesting sight. Asher had decided that he wanted us to have the morning to ourselves without the interference of the driver. I looked through the window; the small smile that I had on my face refused to fall off as I observed the passing trees through the window. I tried not to flutter as Asher placed a hand on my bare knee. I shivered as subtly as I could. I wondered why he found it difficult to keep his hands to himself. But it was Asher. He was always going to look for an excuse to touch me. And even if I wasn't going to admit it openly, I wanted it to be that way. I secretly loved it. “You should've given me a bit more time to pack some more things,” I pouted slightly as I shot him a look. I was only able to pack up a small foldable mat, some towels, my water bottle, and than
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Chapter: Chapter 90CLAIRE I shivered with delight as I felt a cold finger trail down my back. My eyes fluttered open almost immediately as I felt myself being pulled out of sleep. I don't know how long I allowed myself to bask in his body warmth. I noticed that his arms were still wound around me like he had no intention of letting me go. I closed my eyes and sighed as I shifted closer to him. If it were humanly possible, I would enter his skin. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was all kinds of exhausted, but in a good way. “I've been thinking,” he said as he continued to trail a finger down the length of my back. I raised my head up slightly to look at him when he paused halfway. He seemed to be lost in thought. I sighed. “What were you thinking about?” I decided to press further. I didn't want him to feel like he couldn't tell me anything. “Well. I've been thinking, and I just realized that we never really get to do anything fun. Together, I mean, he said. My eyes fluttered closed once more as a sm
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Chapter: Chapter 89CLAIRE I noticed the way Asher stared at me as I sat at the vanity. I had just finished having a warm bath, and my face was bare and fresh from all the makeup that it had. I turned to the reflection in the mirror and I realized that one of my sleeves had rolled down by mistake, exposing my bare arm. I met Asher's gaze through the mirror. His eyes were dark and full of primal hunger, and for some reason, I didn't shift my eyes away because I wanted him to want me. I could see the struggle in his eyes. “What's wrong?” I decided to ask. I knew what was wrong, but I still had to ask nevertheless. “What are you talking about?”His voice sounded neutral, but I could tell that he was struggling to keep it together. A moment of tense silence lingered between the both of us. “You keep looking at me. So I'm just wondering if there's something on my face,” I said as I lifted my shoulder up into a casual shrug. “Don't be ridiculous; you know that I'm just trying to make sure you're okay,” h
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Chapter: Chapter 88CLAIRE Dinner wasn't dramatic after Asher and I returned. I politely turned down Liah's father's offer. Why they suddenly picked an interest in my charity fundraiser was something I wasn't sure that I would've been able to understand. I was convinced that they weren't genuinely interested in helping out the people who needed help, the orphan kids. It was more for recognition and a rub of ego, which I wasn't interested in. It didn't align with what I really wanted, which was my genuine intentions to help the kids and the women in the cancer ward. Liah's father's demeanor never changed after I turned him down, although I noticed a bit of tightness around the corner of his eyes when he smiled at me. Liah shot him a look screaming, I told you so'. Asher said nothing throughout the dinner, but I could understand why. Gregory said nothing either; I noticed the reluctance in his movement when he picked up his fork to eat, and I wondered if Asher's words hurt him more intently than I thoug
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The Billionaire's Dilemma
"Marry me," he demanded, "and I'll handle your grandmother's hospital bills and your brother's court case... Otherwise, prepare to face assault charges for hitting me and potential jail time." He said to her with a smirk.
Despite seeming like the perfect guy most women dream of, to Aella Thompson, he embodied her perception of how wealthy people acted: proud, mean, rude, and self-centered.
The weight of his ultimatum left her stunned. A contract marriage with Damien Sullivan or the threat of imprisonment?
Aella agreed to marry him, and over time, Damien, known for his cold-hearted nature, started developing feelings for her sweet and selfless personality. This exposed a different, warmer side of Damien that she never knew existed.
However, just as their feelings for each other grew, Damien's past returned to haunt them. His ex-girlfriend, Amelia Earhart, who had left him years ago to pursue her dreams, reappeared unexpectedly.
Her sudden return stirred up old feelings in Damien, forcing him into a dilemma; choosing his ex, a high-profile A-list model or his wife, Aella, a skilled dressmaker who was now five months pregnant with his child.
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Chapter: Chapter 144 Aella was swept off her feet more than she could have imagined, but not by someone she had thought. She decided she was not going to think about Damien or anything that has to do with him, or literally anything that is tied to his being.She didn't want to think about it. as much as she knew this was the happiest she had ever been since they got married.The least she could do for herself now was to stop ruminating about the past, not when she was starting to come back to being herself. This was the gift to herself, and this was more like the best gift ever. She will stop thinking about him and focus more on understanding herself; she was planning to get a divorce sooner than later. She wanted to be totally free so she could start living again.She's sat in the car; it's a new hair and a her new self. As they rode across the city, she looked back at Blythe, who seemed to be very happy and seemed to be thinking of something that made him smile every second. She looked away from his fac
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Chapter: Chapter 143Just the right amount of sauce to make him look like God's sent. She stared at Blythe, who just unconsciously did the cutest things. There were times he talked to himself, there were times he just glared out the window, or there were times where he just picked up the salon magazine and read it, and his expressions whenever he came across something controversial made him the perfect partner to give your work the gist.Blythe had taken the initiative to get Aella a snack after every hour at the salon he got her milkshakes and takeouts.“Here's some for you!” Blythe voiced handing over the takeout box to her.By this time she had just started to make her hair; she had first gotten into washing it and then styling it.“Thank you!” She smiled, and he walked back to his seat.“That's an intentional mannn!" The hairstylist teased her as Blythe fully walked away.Aella didn't know what to think, nor did she know what to say to the hairstylist.“He's just my friend!” Aella responded with a smi
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Chapter: Chapter 142He paced back and forth as he struggled to keep to himself for the past three weeks—nothing from her—nothing to keep his feelings in check, not even her green light.It was every risky to go visit her in her workplace, as he appeared to be a potential threat to Damien, especially when Damien was the reason for this whole mess in the first place.He picked up his phone for the billionth time trying to place a call to her and explained things well enough to her. But he couldn't; he couldn't bring himself to explain the truth of the whole matter to her; that would not only end him; it would also end their whole family name and career. The way they had left things off, they knew Marie would probably see him as a bad person or worse, a monster that didn't deserve to live.Seth had always wished he wasn't born into the family he was born into, and quite true, he didn't like it there, but ever since he met Marie, he had wished more for that prayer to come to pass than ever before.He felt c
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Chapter: Chapter 141"Well, I must say you look absolutely beautiful." Blythe complimented Aella as he opened the car door for her.Aella had never had alone time with Blythe before; spending the whole day with him felt so illegal, but she knew she had to leave her room at least once so she wouldn't rot away in misery.She had thought about it all so much that she didn't want to think about it anymore; she just wanted to start living life again.The life she had thought she could live with Damien, but it turns out that she couldn't.It's funny how the same life she craved for was the same life God had helped her package with her mom; she could live freely and not depend on anyone.For the first time, she smiled, and that smile was genuine.“And I must say you don't look bad yourself!”. Aella responded with a soft voice.Seeing her smile is his delight, and he wanted more of it to happen. He kicked the car to a start, and they started their little journey.Aella wasn't used to engaging in conversations wit
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Chapter: Chapter 140Yes, maybe there were people out there who hurt you real bad, but you need to understand that they shouldn't make you stop loving; you just choose to love yourself enough to love them and not overlove them, so you know when to leave or when to live by grace, just like you would give yourself a voice when necessary.Aella had left Vollini and Becca in the living room to discuss while she just went to her roomma. DN just wallowed.She cuddled up in her bed and just stared out the window. She watched as the snow fell lightly; she could think of nothing else than just...Her baby…Damien was no longer on her mind; she couldn't really care less; he had done what he had to do, and he had done his worst already.If he cheated, it really wasn't any of her business; the only thing she blamed herself for was staying that long trying to take her power back.She sighed again, giving the fact that she had so many things planned out for herself and her baby.She looked down at her phone and realize
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Chapter: Chapter 139Chapter 139“Just when you thought you had it all, there another shows up to be the worst."Collins paced back and forth in the living room of Becca's house as he wanted to tell Becca about how unruly Damien had been to his sister. Aella wasn't in the midst of all these; they had allowed her to be alone for a while in her room, which they made sure to check on her on a few occasions.“Does he ever think at all, like why is he being the animal that he delivered me from, why is he being like that forsaken dude called Seth?" Collins raged again.Truthfully, he hadn't known his sister's case until they got home from the hospital, and immediately he heard it took the strength in Becca to keep him grounded and not go to confront Damien.Collins had just arrived at the right time.Becca was instantly notified of how inseparable Collins and Aella are; she saw how much love they both have for each other, and she is more than willing to love them both.But she wondered who this sort of guy Coll
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