All Chapters of Lily and the Cold Billionaire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Lily's POV:The buzz of my alarm jolted me awake, but I didn’t need it. My eyes were already open, staring blankly at the ceiling. Sleeping has become impossible since yesterday. How could I possibly rest when the strange man’s words kept playing on a loop in my head?After our bizarre conversation in the hospital lobby, I tried to return to the restaurant, but Jasmine insisted I go home to gather my thoughts and rest. "You look like a ghost." She said, shooing me off with her apron in hand.Rest? How was that possible?“Would you like to marry Lucas Hawke?” He asked.I scoffed out loud, even now, chuckling bitterly at the memory. Was this some kind of joke? Some weird social experiment? Or was I a protagonist in a web novel where the scandal-ridden CEO needs a fake wife to redeem his name?At the time, I waited for him to laugh and admit it was a prank. But no. His face remained stern, his gaze piercing. He meant every word.“Wait, you’re serious?” I asked him.Dead silence.I clasp

Lily’s POV:Two weeks ago, I married The Lucas Hawke.Well, not exactly “married.” We didn’t have some grand wedding, no white-draped ballroom, no aisle to walk down. Instead, we legally joined. Just the two of us and the civil registry. But we did take pictures, in Rome.I’ll never forget the dress I wore—Yumi Katsura’s White Gold Dress. It cost $8.5 million, an absolute masterpiece. Crafted from the finest silk and satin, with hand-stitched zari embroidery that sparkled in the sunlight, 1,000 pearls woven into the fabric, and a rare 5-carat white gold diamond at the center. The centerpiece though—the 8.8-carat green diamond glowed like the sun.Lucas looked the part too, in his black tuxedo from Kiton, a luxury clothing brand known for its tailor-made suits. His tuxedo alone was worth $85,000.After taking pictures, we boarded his private jet to Tokyo for our “honeymoon.” I couldn’t quite get over the irony of it all. Our honeymoon wasn’t about connecting emotionally or starting a