Kaylee's world shatters when she uncovers her boyfriend's shocking deception - he's engaged to another while intending to keep her as a mistress. Forced into a convenient marriage with Shawn, a mysterious man feigning comatose, she enters a financially driven pact. The union requires her to uphold the facade of his condition - strictly business with no room for emotions or children.
View MoreShawn’s POVI could hear them discuss with the scribbling of paper, but I could not tell what was happening. The only way I could know was to blow my cover, which I could not do.I heaved a sigh as I opened my eyes as her door closed shut with her fading footsteps, throwing the sheet from my body. It was hard to pretend I was sick, harder still to lie still and act like I was immobilized.“What was I thinking when I offered a contract marriage of a lifetime?” I asked myself as I cleaned my face with my palms.I still did not trust her after she signed the paper, using the only way I thought I could get her after our encounter at that party. She was empathetic and losing on both sides with the only viable option being me who she saw lying on a bed at death door.I only needed her pity to get the job done, and now that was over — it was the time for us to move over to the next phase of my plan.“Here is the contract signed by her, Master Shawn,” my butler said as he handed me a piece of
Kaylee’s POV“You aren’t joking?” I asked with a widened expression as he stared at me..“Where are you, Kaylee? I thought you said you were on your way?” My phone buzzed in my hand with a message from my stepmother before he could answer.I shook my head, smiling at him. “I have to go settle some other issues. It was nice of you trying to cheer me up.”He shrugged his shoulders as I bolted past him. My car revved out of the parking lot, speeding towards the hospital. The fleeting lights could not get my mind off the stranger’s words.“Contract marriage? Is that still a thing?” I scoffed as I thought about it. “Must be nuts to think of such a thing.” I concluded as I focused on the road, shaking him off my thoughts until I reached the hospital.I knew where I needed to head to as I rushed to the ICU. There was my stepmother with a grim face and my stepsister standing in the lobby.“The grim reaper finally arrives,” my stepmom sneered as she saw me.“She knew she could have saved us al
Kaylee’s POV“Buzz!” The phone rang in the other chair, waking me up from my thoughts.I stared at it, watching the caller ID appear on the screen — it was my stepmother calling.Our relationship was cordial, at best, with no open conflicts. Ever since my mother passed away, she had moved into our home with her daughter, making me feel like an outsider in my family. My father, reserved with his affections, clearly favored his younger girl over me. The only significant request I had ever made of him was financial support for my boyfriend’s business- a thought that now mocked me as I recalled the betrayal.I sighed as I picked the call, holding the phone over my ears. “Hello.”“Where are you Kaylee?” Her voice rang sharply from the other end.I heaved a deep breath, placing all my emotions in a hidden place in my heart. “I went to a client’s party, and my phone has been in my car.”“Didn’t you see the call?”“From the hospital?” I replied with another question as I recalled the call I
Kaylee’s POV“Help me out here, Kay,” Harvey said. His pleading eyes as he held my hand.I shook my head, standing on my resolve. “I can’t accept your proposal and you know the exact reason.”He stormed out of my gallery with a frown on his face. I shook my head to clear the thoughts from my head as cars honked in front of me. A busy day on these streets and the only thing I could be grateful for was heading to this party on time.I sighed as I tapped my hand on my steering wheel, taking the free time to look away from the jammed road.“I wish I had my own family.” The thought of a client of mine who came with his family for a picnic blitzed through my mind, causing me to smile as I faced the road. “Can’t wait to get married to Harvey,” I thought with a giggle, clinging to the steering wheel.The continued traffic jam reminded me of something I felt I was missing as I turned to my bag on the next seat.“Is he still mad at me?” I asked myself as I switched on my phone. Its logbook was
Kaylee’s POV“Help me out here, Kay,” Harvey said. His pleading eyes as he held my hand.I shook my head, standing on my resolve. “I can’t accept your proposal and you know the exact reason.”He stormed out of my gallery with a frown on his face. I shook my head to clear the thoughts from my head as cars honked in front of me. A busy day on these streets and the only thing I could be grateful for was heading to this party on time.I sighed as I tapped my hand on my steering wheel, taking the free time to look away from the jammed road.“I wish I had my own family.” The thought of a client of mine who came with his family for a picnic blitzed through my mind, causing me to smile as I faced the road. “Can’t wait to get married to Harvey,” I thought with a giggle, clinging to the steering wheel.The continued traffic jam reminded me of something I felt I was missing as I turned to my bag on the next seat.“Is he still mad at me?” I asked myself as I switched on my phone. Its logbook was
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