Arrange Marriage to a Heartless CEO

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ets whisked off into a surprise marriag

ight not be

and a chapter deadline when the worl

s Barry, my charming, overly groomed stepfather, whose love

would be about my writing again. Something about it wasn't "career-worthy" or "profitable" enough for someone

the dining room and im

bout to present or pitch a business deal to a potential client. My mother, Dianne, perch

ed around. I shoul

polite and stupid. And a

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oud. A full-on

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mach d

g. Maybe they said "You're not getting married" or "You'r

eat, clinical contract. One glance, and my name was

prank?" I asked Barr

under. We are at the edge, Charlotte. If this marr

y will own us

for my hand. Hers

ldn't do this unles

" I pulled

g off your daughter like a cheap product.

It's for your good. The co

. "Don't bring my

ore when he came into my life after my father died in a car accident. T

rds. Barry wasn't my father's brother in any way that matt

know him," I said qui

d and handsome man, from a good family. Their family has power, money and we ar

.." I caught myself not finishing my words: You are j

this company to me and all I am trying to do is to save what's left of it,

and can save your reputa

of them

, my fingers hovering above th

to just sign

red. "We want y

e it

Not "fall in lov

sion. The way Barry's name had started disappearing from company

he'd rather throw me ov

father

the chair scraping

isn't

even flinch.

I took out my phone and googled "Aiden Kingston" like a mad woman. Spoiler alert,

nterviews, and zero expression in the few pictures I f

going to be

one who cried during dog commercials and belie

d to a stranger whose name fel

, I knew some

this marria

the Kingstons.....they didn'

h

den and strange. I mean who still do

y second book and submitting it to the editors an

s God h

iverse decided

of my questions, but I had

he end of my story, it